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Samuel Richardson Sheldon

Samuel Richardson Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1818 - 1886  (68 years)

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  • Name Samuel Richardson Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 26 Nov 1818  Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Samuel #4342, twin of Silas
    Buried Dec 1886  Elburn, Kane, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 5 Dec 1886  Kaneville, Kane, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412500386621  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Silas Sheldon,   b. 25 Jan 1794, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1884, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother 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  [4] 
    Family ID F1120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 44: Samuel #4342

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

    4. [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.


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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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