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Joshua Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1809 - 1890  (80 years)

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  • Name Joshua Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 21 Nov 1809  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Joshua #8828 "Beverly, Mass."
    Died 10 Aug 1890  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I412566165526  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joshua Sheldon,   b. 19 Feb 1782, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1890, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 108 years) 
    Mother Elisabeth "Betsy" Downer,   b. Abt. 1785, Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Feb 1808  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1809 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Aug 1890 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1616849926] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911.

    2. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 89: Joshua #8828 "Beverly, Mass."

    4. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0760604.


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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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