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George F. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1813 - 1881  (67 years)

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  • Name George F. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 2 Oct 1813  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • George #1521 "Rev., Charleston, S.C." (twin of Charles)
    Residence 1 Sep 1839  Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Noted as his residence at the time of his marriage.
    Residence 24 Jun 1853  Plainfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Residence at the time of his sons birth, listed as a minister for occupation.
    Residence 25 Jun 1860  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "George Sheldon", 46, C. S. P. Clergyman (congregati sancti pauli), real estate of $2500. With wife and children.
    Residence 22 Jun 1870  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "George Sheldon", 57, minister, $25,000 in real estate, $50,000 in personal property. Appears to be widowed, wife is not with the family.
    Residence 2 Jun 1880  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Rev. Geo Sheldon", 66, widower, minister, with widowed daughter and two grand daughters. Also two servants.
    Buried Jun 1881  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 16 Jun 1881  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I412434367154  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Isaac Sheldon,   b. 1774 
    Mother Dorcas Frost,   b. Abt. 1775 
    Family ID F344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Lyman,   b. Abt. 1815, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1869, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1839  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • "George Sheldon of Orangeburgh, S.C. to Martha Lyman of Northampton"
    Children 
     1. Elisabeth Dorcas "Lizzie" Sheldon,   b. 1842, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. George William Sheldon,   b. 28 Jan 1843, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1914, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Henry Isaac Sheldon,   b. 22 Jun 1844, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 80 years)
     4. Martha W. Sheldon,   b. 1849, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1927  (Age 78 years)
     5. Theodore Sheldon,   b. 24 Jun 1853, Plainfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1905, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     6. Charles L. Sheldon,   b. 1856, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Edward W. Sheldon,   b. 17 Dec 1858, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1934, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Oct 1813 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Sep 1839 - Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Sep 1839 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jun 1860 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 22 Jun 1870 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Jun 1880 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Jun 1881 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jun 1881 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, 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. [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 136A; Enumeration District: 097.

    4. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 256A.

    5. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 611; Family History Library .

    6. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1647473590] New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878.

    8. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 16: George #1521 "Rev., Charleston, S.C." (twin of Charles)


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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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