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John Sheldon[1, 2]

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  • Name John Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Residence 2 Aug 1850  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Born Abt. 1851  Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 12 Jun 1860  Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "John Shelden", 8, with parents, attending school
    Person ID I412508046827  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon, II,   b. 1824, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1864  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Toothaker,   b. 1827, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1846 
    Family ID F724  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [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.


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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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