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Benjamin Sheldon[1]

Male 1764 -

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  • Name Benjamin Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 20 Jul 1764  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • There are two birth records for a Benjamin, the first on 20 Jul 1764. This earlier one may have died as an infant or it was a later transcription error and is the same as the Benjamin for 10 Jul 1765.
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I412363632038  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Nathaniel Sheldon,   b. 31 Jul 1723, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anna Fitch,   b. 20 Mar 1730,   d. 1820, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F3223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jul 1764 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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