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Joseph Sheldon 1697 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1697

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 24 Mar 1771

Death Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Nicholas Sheldon

Mother: Abigail Tillinghast

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Joseph Sheldon was born in 1697 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Nicholas Tanner Sheldon and Abigail Tillinghast. Joseph Sheldon passed away in 1771 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sheldon was born in 1697 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Nicholas Tanner Sheldon and Abigail Tillinghast.
  • Joseph Sheldon passed away in 1771 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Joseph Sheldon's Ancestors

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Joseph Sheldon
1697 – 1771
Birth Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Nicholas Tanner Sheldon
1670 – 1747
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Abigail Tillinghast
1673 – 1744
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
John Sheldon
1630 – 1708
South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Joan Vincent
1632 – 1708
South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Pardon (Elisha) Tillinghast
1622 – 1718
Seven Cliffs, Sussex, England
Lydia (Masters) Tabor
1648 – 1720
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Pardon Tillinghast
1597 –
Sarah Browne
Philip Taber
1604 – 1672
Lydia Masters
1615 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Masters
1580 – 1639
Jane Cox
1586 – 1639

Joseph Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1697
19 Oct 1697
Birth of Joseph Sheldon in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1771
24 Mar 1771
Age 74
Death of Joseph Sheldon in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1697
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1771
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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