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Benjamin Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1720 - 1781  (61 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1720 
    • Twin
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Benjamin #215 - "Rev. Rehoboth, Pawtuxet"
    Died 31 Dec 1781  [4] 
    Person ID I412353542582  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Timothy Sheldon,   b. 1 Mar 1689, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1741, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Carr,   b. Abt. 1690 
    Married Abt. 1714  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F1386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Greenwood,   b. 26 Mar 1725, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1763  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 07 Jun 1745  Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • "Benj. Sheldon, Reverend at the Baptist church in Pawtuxet, RI"
    Children 
     1. Benajah Sheldon,   b. 24 Jun 1745, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830, Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 18 Nov 1746, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1808  (Age 61 years)
     3. Lydia Sheldon,   b. 28 Nov 1747, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1796  (Age 48 years)
     4. Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 16 Feb 1749, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1835  (Age 85 years)
     5. Rebecca Sheldon,   b. 26 Jun 1750, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1828  (Age 77 years)
     6. son Sheldon,   b. 1751,   d. 1751  (Age 0 years)
     7. Mary "Molley" Sheldon,   b. 3 Nov 1752, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Betsey Sheldon,   b. 4 Mar 1754, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Esther Sheldon,   b. 2 Apr 1756, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 1758
     11. son Sheldon,   b. 1760,   d. 1760  (Age 0 years)
     12. Daniel Sheldon,   b. 21 Mar 1761, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1783, Suriname Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     13. daughter Sheldon,   b. 1763,   d. 1763  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 07 Jun 1745 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1620602891] Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Providence, Rhode Island, Wills (1678-1916) and Indexes (1872-1914); Author: Providence (Rhode Island). Court of Probate.

    3. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Greenwood genealogies, 1154-1914 : the ancestry and descendants of Thomas Greenwood of Newton, Mass.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 3: Benjamin #215, born 1720, son of Timothy #47; Page 7r, died Dec 31, 1781, married Sarah Greenwood, died 24 May 1763 aged 39, married 2nd Mrs. P. Church Luther.

    5. [S1622300017] John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants, Keith M. Sheldon , (K. M. Sheldon), 39999063767972., John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants , 1984.
      Page 17: Timothy #112, 3rd generation

    6. [S1622300017] John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants, Keith M. Sheldon , (K. M. Sheldon), 39999063767972., John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants .
      Page 17: wife of Timothy #112


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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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