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Benjamin Cushing Sheldon 1876 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1876

Birth Location: Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 28 Jun 1959

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Augustus Sheldon

Mother: Emma Cushing

Spouse(s): Mary Butterfield

Children(s): David Sheldon

The story of Benjamin Cushing Sheldon began in 1876 in Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA. Benjamin Cushing Sheldon married Mary Edith Butterfield, and had children including David Butterfield Sheldon. Benjamin Cushing Sheldon passed away in 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Cushing Sheldon began in 1876 in Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA.
  • Benjamin Cushing Sheldon married Mary Edith Butterfield, and had children including David Butterfield Sheldon.
  • Benjamin Cushing Sheldon passed away in 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Benjamin Sheldon's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sheldon
1876 – 1959
Birth Place: Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA
Parents
Augustus Charles Sheldon
1837 – 1907
Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
Emma (Eliza) Cushing
1848 – 1934
Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Aiken (Edmund) Sheldon
1804 – 1894
Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
Phebe Perry
1804 – 1887
Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sheldon
1769 – 1850
Mary Haight
1781 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Haight
1746 – 1782
Elizabeth Allen
1745 – 1823

Benjamin Sheldon's Descendants

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Benjamin (Cushing) Sheldon (3 Dec 1876 – 28 Jun 1959) m. Mary (Edith) Butterfield (15 Dec 1884 – 10 Jan 1945)
  1. 1. David (Butterfield) Sheldon (7 Jun 1921 – 12 Aug 1992)

Benjamin Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1876
3 Dec 1876
Birth of Benjamin Cushing Sheldon in Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA
Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA
1959
28 Jun 1959
Age 83
Death of Benjamin Cushing Sheldon in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1876
    Event Place: Louisiana, Pike, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1959
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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