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Joshua Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1782 - 1890  (108 years)

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  • Name Joshua Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 19 Feb 1782  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Joshua #3982 "Beverly, Mass"
    Died 10 Aug 1890  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412465193606  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1 May 1759, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1844, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sally" Pierce,   b. 1761, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1834, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 12 Jul 1782  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    • By Samuel Cotton of Litchfield
    Family ID F80  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisabeth "Betsy" Downer,   b. Abt. 1785, Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Feb 1808  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Sally Sheldon,   b. 28 Jun 1808, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Joshua Sheldon,   b. 21 Nov 1809, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1890, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Jason Sheldon,   b. 15 Feb 1812, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1812, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 15 Feb 1812, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1812, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Elisabeth Sheldon,   b. 22 May 1813, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. John Allen Sheldon,   b. 30 May 1818, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1819, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. John Allen Sheldon,   b. 12 Jan 1820, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1822, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     8. Charles Henry Sheldon,   b. 8 Feb 1823, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1899, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Frances Ellen Sheldon,   b. 25 Aug 1829, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1830, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1782 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Feb 1808 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Aug 1890 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1616849926] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911.

    2. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1616849947] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

    4. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0760604.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 40r: Joshua #3982 "Beverly, Mass"

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

    7. [S1634599505] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S1634599564] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, Ancestry,com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.

    9. [S1634599491] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New Hampshire Department of Health; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969.


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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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