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Edward Gilbert Sheldon 1848 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1914

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Father: Oscar Sheldon

Mother: Sarah Gilbert

Spouse(s): Margaret Saunders

Children(s): Clara Sheldon, Margaret Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Frances Sheldon

The story of Edward Gilbert Sheldon began in 1848 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA. Edward Gilbert Sheldon married Margaret Jane Saunders, and had children including Clara Clark Sheldon, Margaret May Sheldon, Mary Loraine Sheldon, Frances Sheldon. Edward Gilbert Sheldon passed away in 1914 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Gilbert Sheldon began in 1848 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA.
  • Edward Gilbert Sheldon married Margaret Jane Saunders, and had children including Clara Clark Sheldon, Margaret May Sheldon, Mary Loraine Sheldon, Frances Sheldon.
  • Edward Gilbert Sheldon passed away in 1914 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oscar Sheldon
1810 – 1885
Birth Location: Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
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Sarah Gilbert
1822 – 1893
Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
SG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Saunders
1853 – 1936
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Clara Sheldon
1880 – 1946
Birth Location: Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
CS
Margaret Sheldon
1882 – 1963
Birth Location: Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
MS
Mary Sheldon
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri, USA
MS
Frances Sheldon
1888 – 1962
Birth Location: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
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Edward Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sheldon
1848 – 1914
Birth Place: Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
Parents
Oscar Fitzalen Sheldon
1810 – 1885
Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
Sarah (Cook) Gilbert
1822 – 1893
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Edmund Sheldon
1769 – 1850
Dover, Dutchess, New York, USA
Mary (Ann) Haight
1781 – 1880
Charlotte, Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Haight
1746 – 1782
Elizabeth Allen
1745 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Haight
1706 – 1779
Elizabeth Bailey
1711 – 1740

Edward Sheldon's Descendants

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Edward (Gilbert) Sheldon (9 Apr 1848 – 20 May 1914) m. Margaret (Jane) Saunders (6 Jul 1853 – 28 Nov 1936)
  1. 1. Clara (Clark) Sheldon (4 Feb 1880 – 31 May 1946) m. William (Newton) McKee (1867 – 11 Apr 1940)
    1. 1. Marian (Sheldon) McKee (14 Apr 1912 – )
  2. 2. Margaret (May) Sheldon (20 May 1882 – 10 Jul 1963) m. Dillard (Allen) Gregory (28 May 1880 – 12 May 1950)
  3. 3. Mary (Loraine) Sheldon (7 Aug 1885 – 19 Jan 1972) m. Virgil (Marion) Gladish (31 Mar 1883 – Feb 1969)
  4. 4. Frances Sheldon (16 Jun 1888 – 1962) m. George (Robert) Truog (3 Feb 1884 – )

Edward Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1848
9 Apr 1848
Birth of Edward Gilbert Sheldon in Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
1914
20 May 1914
Age 66
Death of Edward Gilbert Sheldon in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1914
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
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