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Elijah Sheldon

Elijah Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1719 - 1785  (65 years)

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  • Name Elijah Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 2 Nov 1719  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Elijah #206
    Died 1 Jun 1785  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412302823646  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 29 May 1687, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1769, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Southwell,   b. 25 Feb 1688, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1768, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F2517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah King,   b. 20 Aug 1720, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1815, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elijah Sheldon,   b. 1738
     2. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 1740,   d. 1751  (Age 11 years)
     3. Silence Sheldon,   b. 1743
     4. Irene Sheldon,   b. 1746
     5. Moses Sheldon,   b. 1749,   d. 1751  (Age 2 years)
     6. Miriam Sheldon,   b. 1749,   d. 1749  (Age 0 years)
     7. Moses Sheldon,   b. 24 Oct 1752, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1849, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     8. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 1753
     9. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1757,   d. 1761  (Age 4 years)
     10. Martin Sheldon,   b. Feb 1762
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Nov 1719 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jun 1785 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 3: Elijah #206, born 1719, son of Jonathan #46 and Mary Southwell


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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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