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Dorcas Sheldon 1799–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1799

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: July 2, 1889

Death Location: Volney, Oswego County, New York, USA

Father: Paul Sheldon

Mother: Frances Hall

Spouse(s): Private Militia, Ishmael Hall, Benjamin Buren

Children(s): Garrett DuBois

Dorcas Sheldon was born in 1799 in New York, USA, the child of Paul Sheldon And Frances Hall. Dorcas Sheldon married Benjamin Van Buren, Ishmael Hall, Private Matthew Dubois War Of 1812 New York State Militia, and had children including Garrett Dubois. Dorcas Sheldon passed away in 1889 in Volney, Oswego County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Sheldon was born in 1799 in New York, USA, the child of Paul Sheldon And Frances Hall.
  • Dorcas Sheldon married Benjamin Van Buren, Ishmael Hall, Private Matthew Dubois War Of 1812 New York State Militia, and had children including Garrett Dubois.
  • Dorcas Sheldon passed away in 1889 in Volney, Oswego County, New York, USA.

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Dorcas Sheldon's Ancestors

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Dorcas Sheldon
1799–1889
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
Paul Sheldon
1767–1848
Frances Hall
1750–1813
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Dorcas Sheldon's Descendants

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Dorcas Sheldon (About 1799–July 2, 1889) m. Private (Matthew DuBois , War of 1812 New York State) Militia (About 1795–1845) m. Ishmael Hall (1771–1824) m. Benjamin (Van) Buren (1785–1874)
  1. 1. Garrett DuBois 1822–

Dorcas Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1799
About 1799
Birth of Dorcas Sheldon in New York, USA
New York, USA
1889
July 2, 1889
Age 90
Death of Dorcas Sheldon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1799
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 2, 1889
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Volney, Oswego County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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