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Lydia Sheldon[1, 2]

Female 1742 -

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  • Name Lydia Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 9 Jan 1742  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I412412542733  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ephraim Sheldon,   b. 15 Aug 1719, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1792, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Lydia Gowing,   b. Abt. 1721, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Jul 1738  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F1316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jan 1742 - 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.).

    2. [S1622886143] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850.

    3. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0877736-0877737.


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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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