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Elisha Sheldon 1720 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 01 Sep 1779

Death Location: Connecticut

Father: Remembrance Sheldon

Mother: Hannah Drake

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In 1720, Elisha Sheldon entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Remembrance Sheldon and Hannah Drake. Elisha Sheldon passed away in 1779 in Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Elisha Sheldon entered the world in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Remembrance Sheldon and Hannah Drake.
  • Elisha Sheldon passed away in 1779 in Connecticut.

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Elisha Sheldon's Ancestors

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Elisha Sheldon
1720 – 1779
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Remembrance Sheldon
1693 – 1758
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Drake
1695 – 1758
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Enoch Drake
1655 – 1698
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Porter
1655 – 1730
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1623 – 1688
Mary Stanley
1633 – 1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Porter
1594 – 1648
Rosanna White
1600 – 1647
Thomas Stanley
1601 – 1663
Bennet Tritton
1609 – 1664

Elisha Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1720
29 Feb 1720
Birth of Elisha Sheldon in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1779
01 Sep 1779
Age 59
Death of Elisha Sheldon in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Connecticut

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