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Robert Palmer Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1806 - 1882  (76 years)

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  • Name Robert Palmer Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Born 27 Aug 1806  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Robt Palmer Sheldon #6557 "Rev"
    Residence 18 Sep 1850  St Omer, Decatur, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Oct 1882  Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 9 Nov 1882  Chippewa, Isabella, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I412508692538  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father George Niles Sheldon,   b. 1778 
    Mother Huldah Davis,   b. Abt. 1775 
    Family ID F1528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Amy Marsh,   b. Abt. 1810, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ansel L. Sheldon,   b. 1827
     2. Huldah H. Sheldon,   b. 1829,   d. 1830  (Age 1 years)
     3. George N. Sheldon,   b. 1830
     4. John N. Sheldon,   b. 1831, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ella I. Sheldon,   d. 27 Dec 1934, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3105  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susanna Künzi,   b. 7 Feb 1824, Frutigen, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1907, Chippewa, Isabella, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Children 
     1. Eugene P. Sheldon,   b. 27 Jan 1860, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1890, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     2. Jesse F. Sheldon,   b. 1862, Isabella County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1922, Isabella County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     3. Franklin B. Sheldon,   b. 14 Jun 1864, Isabella County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1908, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     4. Alice Rosetta Sheldon,   b. 6 Sep 1867, Mount Pleasant, Isabella, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1948, Vienna, Dorchester, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Aug 1806 - Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1624100727] Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    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: St Omer, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: 142; Page: 113a.

    3. [S1608403415] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 36; Film Description: 1888 Genesee-1888 Montcalm.

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

    5. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1621002568] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 66r: Robert Palmer Sheldon #6557 "Rev."

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


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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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