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William Nelson Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1838 - 1872  (34 years)

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  • Name William Nelson Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 7 Oct 1838  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 7 Oct 1838  Monroe Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Wm. Nelson #8538
    Residence 1850  Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 21 October 1872  Adams, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412534808615  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father James Kingsbury Sheldon,   b. 10 Jan 1810, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1889, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Maria Hicks,   b. 6 Dec 1814, Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1900, Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F3594  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Oct 1838 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1616849926] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911.

    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: Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 317; Page: 273b.

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

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 86: Wm. Nelson #8538

    5. [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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