Ruth Bishop^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1755 - 1815  (60 years)

• Name	Ruth Bishop  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Abt. 1755	Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	New London County, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  	Census: tallied as a female in the household of her husband, William Sheldon
  Buried	Mar 1815	Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA   [3]
  Died	21 Mar 1815	Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I412455759296	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	William Sheldon,   b. 1751, Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1815, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1780	Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  Children	1. William Sheldon,   b. 1779,   d. 1779  (Age 0 years)   2. John Sheldon,   b. 1781,   d. 1817  (Age 36 years)   3. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1783   4. Darius Sheldon,   b. 1785   5. Susan Sheldon,   b. 1787   6. Mary Sheldon,   b. 1789,   d. 1809  (Age 20 years)   7. Lucinda Sheldon,   b. 1791   8. William Sheldon, Jr,   b. 22 Jul 1793, Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1835, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA  (Age 42 years)   9. Daniel Bishop Sheldon,   b. 1799
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt. 1755 - Connecticut, USA Married - 9 Oct 1780 - Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, USA Buried - Mar 1815 - Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Died - 21 Mar 1815 - Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 21. [S1614236031] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: New London, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 6; Family History Library Film: 0568141. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 27: Ruth Bishop, wife of William #873