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Joseph Sheldon 1739–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sheldon

Mother: Harriet Winters

Spouse(s): Ruth Akin

Children(s):

Joseph Sheldon was born in 1739 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Thomas Sheldon And Harriet Winters. Joseph Sheldon married Ruth Akin. Joseph Sheldon passed away in 1836 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sheldon was born in 1739 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Thomas Sheldon And Harriet Winters.
  • Joseph Sheldon married Ruth Akin.
  • Joseph Sheldon passed away in 1836 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sheldon
1708–1758
Birth Location: So Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
TS
Harriet Winters
1710–1765
Birth Location: Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island USA
HW

Spouses(s)

Ruth Akin
1741–1832
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
RA

Children(s)

Joseph Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sheldon
1739–1836
Birth Place: North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Thomas Sheldon
1708–1758
So Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Harriet Winters
1710–1765
Kingstown, Washington Co, Rhode Island USA
Grandparents
Isaac Sheldon
1686–1752
South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Susannah Potter
1687–1756
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Andrew Winters
1691–1760
Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Harriet Wood
1695–1750
Washington, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sheldon
1660–1705
Susan Palmer
1663–1699
Thomas Potter
1663–1727
Susannah Tripp
1667–1720
William Winter
1654–
Hannah Grover
1659–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheldon
1630–1705
George Palmer
1637–1682
Appia Mowry
1638–1686
Ichabod Potter
1639–1676
Martha Hazard
1640–
John Tripp
1640–1719
Susanna Anthony
1644–1719
Obadiah Winter
–1675
James Grover
1611–1685
Rebecca Cheeseman
1630–1686

Joseph Sheldon's Timeline

3 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Joseph Sheldon in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1836
27 Jan 1836
Age 97
Death of Joseph Sheldon in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States
Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States
1836
1836
Age 97
Burial of Joseph Sheldon in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America
Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joseph Sheldon, person ID LHQ8-FHK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joseph Sheldon, person ID LHQ8-FHK.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Joseph Sheldon, person ID LHQ8-FHK.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
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