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Luther Harris Sheldon

Luther Harris Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1815 - 1894  (78 years)

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  • Name Luther Harris Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 22 Nov 1815  Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Luther H. #7647 "Rev. Townsend, Mass."
    Buried May 1894  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 19 May 1894  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I412589516378  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Luther Sheldon,   b. 1786, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah J. Harris,   b. Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Hicks Flagg,   b. Nov 1821,   d. 1903  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Jul 1845  Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Edward Penniman Sheldon,   b. 29 Jul 1856, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1616849947] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

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

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 77: Luther H. #7647 "Rev. Townsend, Mass."

    6. [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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