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Samuel Wright Sheldon

Samuel Wright Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1806 - 1896  (90 years)

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  • Name Samuel Wright Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 15 Jan 1806  Addison County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Moved 1832  Springboro, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • "came with his family to Spring township in 1832, settling on the farm upon which the remainder of his long life was spent. His father had preceded him here a couple of months"
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Samuel W. #7334
    Buried Nov 1896  Conneautville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 26 Nov 1896  [2, 3, 5] 
    Person ID I412295110841  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Arad Sheldon,   b. 1780 
    Mother Jerusha Wright,   b. Abt. 1780 
    Family ID F2353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alta Carrington,   b. 9 Jan 1810,   d. 30 May 1895  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 01 Jul 1824  [3, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Patience Sheldon,   b. 28 Feb 1831, Steuben County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1895  (Age 63 years)
     2. Andrew Sheldon,   b. 7 Feb 1833,   d. 21 Mar 1833  (Age 0 years)
     3. Samuel W. Sheldon,   b. 13 Feb 1834, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1925, Springboro, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Levi Sheldon,   b. 23 Jun 1836, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1886  (Age 49 years)
     5. Arad Sheldon,   b. 27 May 1839,   d. 17 Nov 1867  (Age 28 years)
     6. Eli Carrington Sheldon,   b. 1 Jan 1841, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1929, Hemingford, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Theodore Sheldon,   b. 6 Feb 1843, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Phebe E. Sheldon,   b. 1 May 1846, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Florence Sheldon,   b. 26 Feb 1851,   d. 5 Nov 1851  (Age 0 years)
     10. Adoniram Judson Sheldon,   b. 3 Jul 1854, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jan 1806 - Addison County, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - 1832 - Springboro, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Nov 1896 - Conneautville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608822079] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000.

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

    3. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Conneautville Courier; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1896; Publication Place: Conneautville, Pennsylvania, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/322503872/?article=1c0eb373-9975-46b7-9d34-a297ba0595bc&focus=0.0019961167,0.5894998,0.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 74 - Samuel W #7334, born 1806, son of Arad #3017 and Jerusha Wright.; Page 113 - his section is blank with an icon of a hand pointing to the notation "No answer has been received to my letter asking for names which should have been inserted here." Further notations are with his brother just below "This No. has been delayed by circumstances beyond my control. - Editor" and further below with another brother "Please read all the notes"

    5. [S1608821610] Assorted Sheldon Papers, various, Page from Sheldon family bible, Abt. 1850.
      Samuel W. Sheldon, born Jan 15th, 1806; married Alta Carrington July 1st 1824; Died Nov 26, 1896

    6. [S1608821610] Assorted Sheldon Papers, various, Page from Sheldon family bible.
      Alta Carrington; born Jan 9th 1810; married July 1st 1824; Died May 30th 1895

    7. [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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