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Dorcas Sheldon

Dorcas Sheldon[1, 2]

Female 1708 -

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  • Name Dorcas Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 1708  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Dorcas #291 "Sherman, Jon'a, Jr., m 1727"
    Person ID I412346086103  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon, III,   b. 1685 
    Mother Herode Watson,   b. Abt. 1689 
    Family ID F565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jonathan Sherman, Jr,   b. Abt. 1705 
    Married 1727  [1, 2] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 3r: Dorcas #291, born 1708, daughter of John #73. Married to Jonathan Sherman Jr, married 1727

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine.
      Page 3r: "Jonathan Sherman Jr", married Dorcas #291 in 1727


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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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