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Jerusha Sheldon 1737–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1737

Birth Location: Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 1797

Death Location: Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Sheldon

Mother: Mary Strong

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sheldon Ely, Hephzibah Ely, Phebe Ely, Huldah Ely

Jerusha Sheldon was born in 1737 in Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Sheldon And Mary Strong. Jerusha Sheldon married Rev Richard Ely, and had children including Hephzibah Ely, Huldah Ely, Phebe Ely, Sheldon Ely. Jerusha Sheldon passed away in 1797 in Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jerusha Sheldon was born in 1737 in Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Sheldon And Mary Strong.
  • Jerusha Sheldon married Rev Richard Ely, and had children including Hephzibah Ely, Huldah Ely, Phebe Ely, Sheldon Ely.
  • Jerusha Sheldon passed away in 1797 in Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Jerusha Sheldon's Ancestors

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Jerusha Sheldon
1737–1797
Birth Place: Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sheldon
1697–1772
Northampton (Mass) USA
Mary Strong
1701–1770
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Strong
1671–1729
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eld. Strong
1643–1729
Hannah Clapp
1646–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elder Strong
1605–1699
Abigail Ford
1619–1688

Jerusha Sheldon's Descendants

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Jerusha Sheldon (28 Feb 1737–26 Nov 1797)
  1. 1. Sheldon Ely 1762–1767
  2. 2. Hephzibah Ely –1836
  3. 3. Phebe Ely 1760–1829
  4. 4. Huldah Ely 1772–1844 m. Uriah Hayden 1770–1801 m. Aaron Hovey 1774–1843
    1. 1. Electa Hayden 1793–1802
    2. 2. William (Sheldon) Hayden 1797–1861
    3. 3. Charles (Uriah) Hayden 1799–1840
    4. 4. Lousia (Cecelia) Hayden 1801–1841
    5. 5. Aaron (Ely) Hovey 1805–1888
    6. 6. George (Freeman) Hovey 1807–1817
    7. 7. Richard (Ely) Hovey 1813–1832
    8. 8. Henry (Russell) Hovey 1816–1871

Jerusha Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1737
28 Feb 1737
Birth of Jerusha Sheldon in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA
1797
26 Nov 1797
Age 60
Death of Jerusha Sheldon in Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1737
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Northampton
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1797
    Event Place: Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Essex, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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