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Gideon Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1788 - 1835  (47 years)

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  • Name Gideon Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1788  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Gideon #2578
    Buried Jun 1835  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 17 Jun 1835  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412308953588  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Caleb Sheldon,   b. 1747 
    Mother Mary Roots,   b. 1747,   d. 1842  (Age 95 years) 
    Married Abt. 1786 
    • Based on the birth of the first child from this marriage in 1787. Note in the Sheldon Magazine "Rev David Fitch was her first husband"
    Family ID F2862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Leake,   b. Abt. 1790,   d. 11 Apr 1850, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Sheldon,   b. 12 Jul 1812, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1865, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Desire Sheldon,   b. 1813
     3. Daniel Sheldon,   b. 1815
     4. Eliza Sheldon,   b. 1817
     5. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1819,   d. 12 Oct 1827, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 8 years)
     6. Albert Sheldon,   b. 1821,   d. 16 Oct 1827, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     7. Evelina Sheldon,   b. 1823,   d. 9 Oct 1827, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     8. James Sheldon,   b. 1824,   d. 1827  (Age 3 years)
     9. Emma Sheldon,   b. 1827,   d. 1827  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Jun 1835 - Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jun 1835 - Copake, Columbia, New York, 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 26r: Gideon #2578, born 1788, son of Caleb #866 and Mary Roots. Page 46r: married Lydia Leake, parents of Henry #6396, Desire #6397, Daniel #6398, Eliza #6399, Sarah #6400, Albert #6400, Evadine #6400, James #6400, and Emma #6400

    3. [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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