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John Sheldon, II[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1824 - 1864  (40 years)

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  • Name John Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Suffix II 
    Born 1824  Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Aug 1850  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Census: "John Sheldon Jr", 27, with wife and three children. Living with Ewing Toothaker and family - no occupations noted for anyone in the house but neighbors are ships carpenters and seamen.
    Residence 12 Jun 1860  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Census: "John Shelden", 36, with 2nd wife and seven children, and 1 step-son.
    Military 11 Dec 1863  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Age 38, Co F, 2nd Calvary Maine
    Military 27 Mar 1864 
    • Mustered Out, died
    Died 27 Mar 1864  [2, 7] 
    • "died onboard the Steamer Westmoreland" - Co F, 2nd Maine Calvary"
    Person ID I412508045795  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1784, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hannah Young,   b. 1795, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca Toothaker,   b. 1827, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1846 
    Children 
     1. Sarah E. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1847, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Margaret Ellen Sheldon,   b. 21 Aug 1847, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1921, Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1851, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Marietta Sheldon,   b. 10 Nov 1853, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Edward Sheldon,   b. 30 Dec 1855, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Alonzo Sheldon,   b. Jan 1857, Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy,   b. Abt. 1836 
    Married 6 Sep 1857  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11] 
    • Married by Cyrus Phenix, pastor of the M. E. Church. "John Sheldon" and "Nancy Groves".
    Children 
     1. Joseph Groves,   b. 1856  [Stepchild]
     2. Eleanor Sheldon,   b. 1858, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1634839190] U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1621000994] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.

    3. [S1650920317] Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 91.

    4. [S1650915462] Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 91.

    5. [S1650915462] Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 51.

    6. [S1650917091] Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 52.

    7. [S1614197796] U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S1614210353] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title.

    9. [S1608699703] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M653_442; Page: 869; Family History Library Film.

    10. [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: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 260; Page: 372b.

    11. [S1650917268] Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1670-1921, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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