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Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon 1724 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1724

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1808

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Sheldon

Mother: Mary Smith

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Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon was born in 1724 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Sheldon and Mary Smith. Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon passed away in 1808 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon was born in 1724 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Sheldon and Mary Smith.
  • Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon passed away in 1808 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Jonathan Sheldon's Ancestors

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Jonathan Sheldon
1724 – 1808
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Sheldon
1688 – 1770
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Smith
1689 – 1771
Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Thomas) Sheldon
1661 – 1725
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Mercy) Hinsdale
1665 – 1738
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Deacon (Samuel) Smith
1659 – 1707
Hadley, Hampshire, MA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sheldon
1630 – 1708
Mary Woodford
1636 – 1684
Mahittabel Coleman
1644 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Radulphus Sheldon
1605 – 1651
Barbara Stoane
1609 – 1651
Thomas Woodford
1612 – 1667
Sergeant Johnson
1621 – 1693

Jonathan Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1724
14 Aug 1724
Birth of Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1808
30 May 1808
Age 84
Death of Jonathan (Captain) Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1724
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1808
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

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