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Jonathan Sheldon 1687–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1687

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 April 1769

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Isaac MA

Mother: Mehitable Gunn

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jonathan Captain

The story of Jonathan Sheldon began in 1687 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA. Jonathan Sheldon had children including Jonathan Sheldon Captain. Jonathan Sheldon passed away in 1769 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Sheldon began in 1687 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Jonathan Sheldon had children including Jonathan Sheldon Captain.
  • Jonathan Sheldon passed away in 1769 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac MA
1629–1708
Birth Location: Ashwell Bakewell, Derbys, England
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Mehitable Gunn
1644–1720
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Captain
1711–1761
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sheldon
1687–1769
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Isaac Sheldon (Woodford)(Gunn Ensign) I * of Blakewell, Derby, and Northampton, MA
1629–1708
Ashwell Bakewell, Derbys, England
Mehitable ((Sheldon)) Gunn
1644–1720
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Grandparents
Elizabeth Brown
1605–1678
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Sheldon's Descendants

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Jonathan Sheldon (29 May 1687–10 April 1769)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Sheldon) Captain 1711–1761 m. Sarah (Austin) Kent 1715–1804
    1. 1. Abigail ((Abiel)) Sheldon 1741–1802 m. Samuel (Harmon (7gu)) Dec 1736–1812
      1. 1. David Harmon 1772–1859 m. Adelia Overton 1782–1841
        1. 1. Mary Harmon 1815–1885 m. Norman (Knox) Whitney 1816–1883

Jonathan Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1687
29 May 1687
Birth of Jonathan Sheldon in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
1769
10 April 1769
Age 82
Death of Jonathan Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1687
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 April 1769
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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