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Desire Sheldon[1, 2]

Female 1813 -

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  • Name Desire Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 1813  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine Number
    • Desire #6397
    Person ID I412309215672  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Gideon Sheldon,   b. 1788,   d. 17 Jun 1835, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother 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) 
    Family ID F2845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James E. Freeman,   b. Abt. 1810 
    Children 
     1. Thelis Freeman,   b. 1839
     2. Mary Helen Freeman,   b. 1841
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 64r: Desire #6397, born 1813, son of Gideon #2578 and Lydia Leake. Married to James E. Freeman

    2. [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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