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Ruth Prentice

Ruth Prentice[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1789 - 1853  (64 years)

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  • Name Ruth Prentice  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 1789  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Buried Mar 1853  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
    Died 7 Mar 1853  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I412463814137  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Family Israel Sheldon,   b. 1782,   d. 5 Apr 1821, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Children 
     1. Franklin Wellman Sheldon,   b. 14 Jun 1812, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1876, Winhall, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Lafayette Sheldon,   b. 24 Jun 1817, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1891, Stratton, Windham, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Mar 1853 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Mar 1853 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608727552] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Ancestry.com.

    2. [S1610402201] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870.

    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 44: Ruth Prentice, wife of Israel #1704


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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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