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Benjamin Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

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  • Name Benjamin Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 7 Jul 1791  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Confirmed DNA
    • yDNA confirmed from 3rd great-grandson (via son David) through to his 4th great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac of Windsor line.
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Benjamin #6161 "Locke, NY"
    Residence 7 Oct 1850  LaGrange, Lorain, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412438796289  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jeremiah Sheldon,   b. 1770 
    Mother Susan Johnston,   b. Abt. 1770 
    Family ID F93  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lovisa Rice,   b. 6 Jul 1796, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nelson Sheldon,   b. 26 Mar 1816
     2. Sylphina Sheldon,   b. 2 Oct 1817
     3. George W. Sheldon,   b. 11 Aug 1819
     4. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 6 Dec 1821
     5. Ann S. Sheldon,   b. 15 Apr 1824
     6. David F. Sheldon,   b. 14 May 1829, Locke, Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1913, Olivet, Eaton, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     7. James Sheldon,   b. 11 Mar 1831, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F76  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jul 1791 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: LaGrange, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 705; Page: 484a.

    2. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 62r: Benjamin #6161 "Locke, NY"

    4. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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