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Gad Sheldon[1]

Male 1765 - 1781  (16 years)

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  • Name Gad Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 1765  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Page 16r: Gad #1557 "shot by prisoner at Newgate"
    Died 1781  East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Newgate Prison, he was a guard stabbed in the chest with a bayonet
    Person ID I412362608983  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 1737,   d. 1812  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Abigail Loomis,   b. Abt. 1740 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1781 - East Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 16r: Gad #1557, son of Jonathan #552 "shot by prisoner at Newgate"


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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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