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Thomas Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1782 - 1865  (83 years)

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  • Name Thomas Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1782  Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Thomas #3177 "[The 1st child born in Rupert]"
    Died 1865  [1] 
    Person ID I412412629512  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father David Sheldon,   b. 1756,   d. 1812  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Sarah Harmon,   b. Abt. 1760 
    Family ID F1673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jerusha Hopkins,   d. 1824 
    Married Abt. 1803  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Harriet Sheldon,   b. 1805
     2. William Sheldon,   b. 1808
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary McCleary,   d. 1857 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Elisha Sheldon,   b. 1820,   d. Abt. 1821  (Age 1 years)
     2. Thomas Luther Sheldon,   b. 1827
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1782 - Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1627425647] Rupert, Vermont : a history, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 32r: Thomas #3177, son of David #1121. "[The 1st child born in Rupert]"; Page 77: married (1) Jerusha Hopkins, parents of Harriet and William. married (2) Mary McClary, parents of Thomas Elisha (died young) and Thomas Luther

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine.
      Page 77: Jerusha Hopkins, wife of Thomas #3177

    4. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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