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

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  • Name Ezra Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 7 Nov 1750  Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Nov 1750  Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Ezra #1412 "Revolutionary soldier"
    Person ID I412481075405  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Moses Sheldon,   b. 1 Nov 1716, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1807, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Grave,   b. Abt. 1720 
    Married 20 Apr 1749  Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Elizabeth is listed as "Mrs. Mary Graves" in the Sheldon Magazine. The Mrs. suggests she may have been previously married to a Mr. Graves, but all other records also list her as Elizabeth - not Mary.
    Family ID F1495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Reed,   b. Salisbury Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Jul 1776  [3] 
    Children 
     1. James Sheldon,   b. 6 Feb 1777, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1859, Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Abigail Sheldon,   b. 1779
     3. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1780
     4. Betsey Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1782
     5. Sarah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1784
     6. Laura Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1786
     7. Calista Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1790
     8. Elias Sheldon,   b. 1794
     9. Joel Reed Sheldon,   b. 1797
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1610344749] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth 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; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10.

    2. [S1610344749] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth 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: 37.

    3. [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: 37.

    4. [S1655346026] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 15: Ezra #1412, born 1750, "Revolutionary soldier"

    6. [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; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10.


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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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