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Gershom Sheldon[1]

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  • Name Gershom Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 1788  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Gershom #1911
    Person ID I412512038739  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ebenezer Sheldon,   b. 20 Feb 1754, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1825, Aurora, Portage, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Huldah Hanchet,   b. Abt. 1755,   d. 1791  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 5 Mar 1778  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F2165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roxanna Russel 
    Children 
     1. Albert R. Sheldon,   b. 1815
     2. Lorenzo H. Sheldon,   b. 1816,   d. 1832  (Age 16 years)
     3. Alonzo Seth Sheldon,   b. 1822,   d. 1822  (Age 0 years)
     4. Cynthia M. Sheldon,   b. 1827,   d. 1832  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 20: Gershom #1911

    2. [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 45.


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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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