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Israel Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1782 - 1821  (39 years)

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  • Name Israel Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1782  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Israel #1704
    Died 5 Apr 1821  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Probate 4 Dec 1822  Bennington County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Died intestate, long and detailed inventory taken, several debts paid, remainder when to Widow Ruth. No children were listed as a will wasn't written.
    Person ID I412463809812  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Sheldon,   b. 31 Jan 1750, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1806, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Ruth Harmon,   b. Abt. 1755 
    Family ID F918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Prentice,   b. 1789,   d. 7 Mar 1853, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Franklin Wellman Sheldon,   b. 14 Jun 1812, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1876, Winhall, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Lafayette Sheldon,   b. 24 Jun 1817, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1891, Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1821 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 4 Dec 1822 - Bennington County, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608727552] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Ancestry.com.

    2. [S1610402201] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870.

    3. [S1623740984] Vermont, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1749-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Vermont, Bennington County, Manchester District, Probate Records; Author: Vermont. Probate Court (Manchester District); Probate Place: Bennington, Vermont.

    4. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Vermont Phoenix; Publication Date: 1 Jan 1892; Publication Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/547110610/?article=2c199870-c76e-4893-a507-884ea24ced45&focus=0.45556226,0.6045384,0.580184,0.7808517&xid=3355.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
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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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