Cevedra Blake Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

1840 - 1895  (55 years)

• Name	Cevedra Blake Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Born	1840	Saranac, Clinton, New York, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11]
  	In the 1865 state census he gives "Saranac" as his place of birth, in the 1875 state census he gives Dutchess County. In the 1840 census the family is found living in Saranac, so that is the most likely location, unless he was born while away from home.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1855	Westport, Essex, New York, USA   [6]
  	Census: "Sevedra Sheldon", 15, in the home of his sister Elizabeth Williams, with their father, a widower.
  Residence	17 Jun 1865	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [7]
  	Census: "C. B. Shelden", 25, mason, born in Saranac, with wife, two children, mother in law, and a domestic.
  Residence	1869	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [1]
  	City Directory: "Sheldon, Cevedra B., carpenter, h 3d n. Bond"
  Residence	1 Jul 1870	Montgomery, Somerset, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Cevedra Sheldon", 30, builder, $2000 in real estate, $5000 in personal property, with wife, three children, and three farm laborers.
  Residence	1 Jun 1875	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [8]
  	Census: "Cevedra Sheldon", 32, book keeper, boarder in the household of William and Julia Crist. Born in Dutchess County.
  Residence	1876	New York City, New York, USA   [9]
  	Craftsperson file, patent for chair produced by the Marks Folding Chair Company
  Residence	4 Jun 1880	Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Cevedra Sheldon", 40, builder, with wife and daughter.
  Residence	1888	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA   [3]
  	158 7th Ave, builder, and 416 7th.
  Died	2 Jan 1895	Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [2, 11]
  Person ID	I412307440855	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1804, Essex County, New York, USA ,   d. Aft. 1855, New York, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah H. Stafford,   b. 8 Mar 1809,   d. 1846, Westport, Essex, New York, USA  (Age 36 years)
  Married	Abt. 1825
  Family ID	F3087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Woodworth,   b. 1843, New York, USA ,   d. 1908, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1861	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA   [10]
  Children	1. Emeline Boyd "Emma" Sheldon,   b. Jul 1862, Kings County, New York, USA ,   d. 1937, Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA  (Age 74 years)   2. Harry Sheldon,   b. May 1864, Kings County, New York, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1873, Chester, Morris, New Jersey, USA  (Age 9 years)   3. Arthur Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1866, New York, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F3533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1840 - Saranac, Clinton, New York, USA Residence - 1855 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Married - 25 Mar 1861 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Residence - 17 Jun 1865 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Residence - 1869 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1875 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Residence - 1876 - New York City, New York, USA Residence - 4 Jun 1880 - Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Residence - 1888 - Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Died - 2 Jan 1895 - Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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