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Silas Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1794 - 1884  (90 years)

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  • Name Silas Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 25 Jan 1794  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Silas #1708
    Buried Aug 1884  Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 16 Aug 1884  Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412463810211  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 1 Sarah Richardson,   b. 1795,   d. 1 Dec 1818, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1818  Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Silas Sheldon,   b. 1818,   d. 10 Oct 1819, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. Samuel Richardson Sheldon,   b. 26 Nov 1818, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1886, Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anna Richardson 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Sarah Sheldon
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jan 1794 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [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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