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William Henry Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1855 - 1919  (63 years)

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  • Name William Henry Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 21 Dec 1855  Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Edward Harmon #8095
    Buried Jan 1919  Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 13 Jan 1919  Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I412481955682  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Harmon Alexander Sheldon,   b. 29 Dec 1819, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1870, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Mary Bass,   b. 1824, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1907  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1844  [7] 
    Family ID F1824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jennie Sprague Farnsworth,   b. 4 Apr 1864, New Haven, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1956, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 14 Jan 1885  Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Officiated by Alva E. Carpenter, rector. William noted as druggist and physician
    Children 
     1. Margaret Farnsworth Sheldon,   b. 21 Aug 1887, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1923, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609277934] Vermont, U.S., Death Records, 1909-2008, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-01923; Roll Number: S-30870; Archive Number: M-2051567.

    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, 1871–1908.

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

    4. [S1629779459] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1923; Roll: 13.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 81r: William Henry #8096

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

    7. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 163 : 1921.


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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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