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Wesley Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1822 - 1907  (84 years)

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  • Name Wesley Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born Sep 1822  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • In the 1851 census he was listed as 26 years old (born 1825), his death certificate gives an earlier birth of 31 Sep 1822.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Wesley Sheldon", 26, sawyer, methodist, with wife and children. Living near his supposed father Joseph.
    Died 1 Feb 1907  Summit, Mason, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412432801751  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Sheldon,   b. 9 Aug 1781, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1853, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Emma,   b. 1797, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1836, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann,   b. 1829, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alfred Sheldon,   b. 1845, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Josiah Sheldon,   b. 1848, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Emma Sheldon,   b. 1850, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep 1822 - Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Essex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608653280] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1851; Census Place: Essex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11720; Page: 5; Line: 32.

    2. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.


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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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