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Benjamin Sheldon 1705–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1705

Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Aug 1752

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Joseph Sheldon

Mother: Mary Whiting

Spouse(s): Abigail Kellogg

Children(s): Bethia Sheldon

Benjamin Sheldon was born in 1705 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Sheldon And Mary Whiting. Benjamin Sheldon married Abigail Kellogg, and had children including Bethia Sheldon. Benjamin Sheldon passed away in 1752 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Sheldon was born in 1705 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Sheldon And Mary Whiting.
  • Benjamin Sheldon married Abigail Kellogg, and had children including Bethia Sheldon.
  • Benjamin Sheldon passed away in 1752 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sheldon
1668–1708
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Whiting
1672–1717
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Kellogg
1703–1734
Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Bethia Sheldon
1740–
Birth Location: Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sheldon
1705–1752
Birth Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Sheldon
1668–1708
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Whiting
1672–1717
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Sheldon
1629–1708
Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
Mary Woodford
1636–1684
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Joseph Whiting
1645–1717
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Pynchon
1650–1676
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woodford
1612–1667
Mary Woodford
1609–1660
William Whiting
1605–1647
Susannah Wiggin
1600–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wiggin
1555–1603
Elizabeth HOBSON
1563–1602

Benjamin Sheldon's Descendants

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Benjamin Sheldon (26 Aug 1705–Aug 1752) m. Abigail Kellogg (19 March 1703–11 Jan 1734)
  1. 1. Bethia Sheldon 1740– m. Roswell Downing 1738–1817
    1. 1. Nathaniel Downing 1766–1847 m. Miriam Smith 1777–
      1. 1. Roswell Downing 1804–1876 m. Sarah Downing 1812–1889
        1. 1. Arnold (M.) Downing 1853–1923 m. Annabelle Taylor 1857–1938

Benjamin Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1705
26 Aug 1705
Birth of Benjamin Sheldon in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1752
Aug 1752
Age 47
Death of Benjamin Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1705
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1752
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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