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Peter H. Sheldon

Peter H. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]

Male 1831 - 1905  (74 years)

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  • Name Peter H. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Born 5 Sep 1831  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 26 Jul 1850  Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Census: laborer, living with the Oliver family, next door to the Schoonover family.
    Military 14 Nov 1861  Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Enlisted into Co B, 70th NY Infantry
    Military 1 Jan 1862 
    • Mustered In, Co B 70th NY Infantry
    Military 5 May 1862  Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Wounded
    Residence 29 Jun 1870  Lumberland, Sullivan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Census: with wife and sons
    Military 26 Mar 1877 
    • Filed for Civil War pension
    Military 1 Nov 1879  Hainesville, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Receives $1300 in back pension, celebrates by getting "gloriously" drunk with two companions.
    Residence 19 Jun 1880  Sandyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Census: with wife and children, farmer, born in New Jersey, parents born in New Jersey
    Residence 1 Jan 1897  Ulster County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "Patrick H. Sheldon", at the Ulster County Poor House, born in Sussex County, NJ, no relief or work. Same age as our Peter.
    Residence Jun 1905  Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • 1905 State Census, Institutions: At the New York State Soldier's and Sailor's Home. age 74, a day laborer who gave his residence as Port Jervis, Orange Co., New York when he entered the home.
    Buried Nov 1905  Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 15] 
    • At the Home Cemetery
    Died 17 Nov 1905  Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 15, 17] 
    • At the Home Hospital of splenic anemia. In the remarks, notice was sent to his sister Mrs Margaret Danley of Matamoras, Pike Co, PA.
    Person ID I412297799746  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1795, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Bet. 1801-1810 
    Married 05 Jan 1828  Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • William Sheldon and Elizabeth Johnson, both of Pequanak, married by Barnabas King, Minster of the Gospel in the 1st Presbyterian Church at Rockaway.
    Family ID F1852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann Moore,   b. Abt. 1835 
    Married 08 Feb 1861  Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • "Peter Sheldon of Frankford" and "Mary Ann Moore of Newton". However, in 1898 Peter noted in his pension records that he was not married prior to 1868.
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah J. Bowman,   b. 7 Dec 1847, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1896, Sparrowbush, Orange County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1868  Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tri-States Union "In Wantage, by Ira D. Hoffman Esq., Peter Sheldon, of Scranton, Pa, to Sarah Bowman, of Port Jervis, NY"
    Children 
     1. Robert Edward Sheldon,   b. Abt 1866, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. George Washington Sheldon,   b. 25 Dec 1869, Sparrowbush, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1942, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Margaret Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. Abt 1875, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Emily "Emma" "Libby" Sheldon,   b. 28 Oct 1877, Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1917, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     5. William Henry Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1881
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Emma J. Steffenfield,   b. Abt. 1870 
    Married 15 Feb 1888  Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Sep 1831 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Jul 1850 - Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Feb 1861 - Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 14 Nov 1861 - Port Jervis, Orange, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1868 - Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Jun 1870 - Lumberland, Sullivan, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1 Nov 1879 - Hainesville, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jun 1880 - Sandyston, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Feb 1888 - Montague, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jan 1897 - Ulster County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1905 - Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Nov 1905 - Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Nov 1905 - Bath, Steuben, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
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    2. [S1634839190] U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S1609349597] U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    4. [S1621000994] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.

    5. [S1623359261] New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]; Box #: 1159.

    6. [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1609346697] U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Cemetery Administration; Bath National Cemetery, Burial Ledger No 1, Jun 25, 1879-1921.

    8. [S1614210353] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N.

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    10. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Sandyston, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 799; Page: 255D; Enumeration District: 212.

    11. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lumberland, Sullivan, New York; Roll: M593_1102; Page: 581B.

    12. [S1609359324] New York, U.S., State Census, 1905, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 01; City: Bath; County: Steuben; Page: 37.

    13. [S1634838940] Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York), Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Evening Gazette. Port Jervis, NY, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: Evening Gazette. Port Jervis, NY, USA. Database created fro).

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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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