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Lafayette Sheldon

Lafayette Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1817 - 1891  (74 years)

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  • Name Lafayette Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 24 Jun 1817  Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 16 Sep 1850  Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 25 Dec 1891  Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412463818525  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Israel Sheldon,   b. 1782,   d. 5 Apr 1821, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Ruth Prentice,   b. 1789,   d. 7 Mar 1853, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abagail B. Sprague,   b. Abt. 1822 
    Married 17 Oct 1839  Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jun 1817 - Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Oct 1839 - Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Sep 1850 - Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Dec 1891 - Stratton, Windham, 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. [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: Stratton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 929; Page: 267a.

    3. [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.

    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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