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Deborah Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Female 1830 - 1867  (36 years)

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  • Name Deborah Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Residence 1830  Essex, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: 1 boy 5-9 (unknown); 1 man 20-29 (Gideon); 1 girl under 5 (Deborah); 1 woman 20-29 (Sarah)
    Born 26 Jan 1830  Essex, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    • Birth date based on her age in the 1850 and 1855 census. She also appears to be tallied in the 1830 census.
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Deborah #10175
    Residence 1842  Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Moved to Westport about this time according to the 1855 state census.
    Residence 29 Jul 1850  Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: age 24, living with the family of E. J. Smith, a wheelright. No occupation noted.
    Residence 19 Jun 1855  Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: working as a domestic for Freelove and Ann Page. Born in Essex County, in Westport for the past 8 years.
    Residence 27 Jun 1860  West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Deblery Sheldon", 30, living with S. W. Cole and family, in-laws of her maternal aunt Susannah Stafford Cole. Samuel Wheaton Cole purchased the Stafford Hotel, possible built by other relatives.
    Buried Jan 1867  West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 23 Jan 1867  West Union, Fayette, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I412292847525  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Essex, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1830 - Essex, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1842 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Jul 1850 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jun 1855 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1610345055] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608699703] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: West Union, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 138; Family History Library Film.

    3. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Westport, Essex, New York; Roll: 503; Page: 40a.

    4. [S1609362884] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1830; Census Place: Essex, Essex, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 114; Page: 321; Family History Library Film: 0017174.

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

    6. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 102r - Deborah #10175, daughter of Gideon #6003 and Sarah H. Stafford. No birth or notes.


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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.

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“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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