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Jeremiah Sheldon 1791–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1791

Birth Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 17 January 1869

Death Location: Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Stephen Sheldon

Mother: Zilpha Young

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Jeremiah Sheldon was born in 1791 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Stephen Sheldon And Zilpha Young. Jeremiah Sheldon passed away in 1869 in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Jeremiah Sheldon was born in 1791 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Stephen Sheldon And Zilpha Young.
  • Jeremiah Sheldon passed away in 1869 in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Jeremiah Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Jeremiah Sheldon
1791–1869
Birth Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Stephen Sheldon
1769–1819
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Zilpha Young
1773–1842
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Nehemiah Knight
1746–1808
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Eleanor Knight
1746–1823
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knight
1716–1770
Phebe Field
1715–1813
Daniel Hudson
1725–1769
Ellen Rice
1729–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jeremiah Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1791
14 June 1791
Birth of Jeremiah Sheldon in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
1869
17 January 1869
Age 78
Death of Jeremiah Sheldon in Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1791
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1869
    Event Place: Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index

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