Home Search  
Print
James Sheldon

James Sheldon[1]

Male 1786 - 1860  (73 years)

Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name James Sheldon  [1] 
    Born Abt. 1786 
    • According to a letter by his brother-in-law written in 1816
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • James #2602
    Residence 1810  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Moved to Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada from Oneida County, New York according to a letter by his brother-in-law written in 1816
    Residence 1837  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef. 1860 
    Buried Washington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lee Cemetery, No Marker
    Person ID I412551833571  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Charles Sheldon,   b. 1746 
    Mother Sybil Parks,   b. Abt. 1750 
    Married 13 Dec 1774  Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "Charles Shelding" to "Sibbel Park"
    Family ID F1501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Shenick,   b. 17 Aug 1791, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Juin 1881, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Sheldon,   b. May 1814, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1900, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Ebenezer Sheldon,   b. 17 Feb 1815, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1907, Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     3. John Sheldon,   b. 2 Nov 1817, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1894, Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Charles Duncan Sheldon,   b. 20 Aug 1823, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1914, Wellington, Alpena, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. George A. Sheldon,   b. 1 Jun 1828, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1906, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. Mary Jane Sheldon,   b. 15 Aug 1831, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1909, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2848  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1837 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 27 - James #2602, son of Charles #870 and Sybil Parks. No notes or further citation.

    2. [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).


UPCOMING SHELDON GENEALOGY MEETINGS

Topic: Open Discussion / Census Project
20 Apr 2025, 12 noon PST - Meeting free on Zoom
0
0
0
0
Days
0
0
Hours
0
0
Minutes
0
0
Seconds
Topic: Open Discussion / Census Project
4 May 2025, 12 noon PST - Meeting free on Zoom
0
0
0
0
Days
0
0
Hours
0
0
Minutes
0
0
Seconds

(To join the meeting, click on the blue Zoom button above.)

Search for and Include Your Ancestors

We are building a worldwide Sheldon database from scratch. Everything in the database will be documented and sourced. If your ancestors aren’t here, and you would like them to be included, please let us know!

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.”

Copyright © 2025 Sheldon Genealogy – All Rights Reserved.

Go to Top