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Joseph SHELDON 1743–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1743

Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 27 Jan 1836

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

Father: Thomas Sheldon

Mother: Harriet Winters

Spouse(s): Ruth Akin

Children(s): Daniel Sheldon, Phoebe Sheldon, Sissy Sheldon, Anna Sheldon, Theodorus Sheldon, Amy Sheldon, Edmund SHELDON

The story of Joseph SHELDON began in 1743 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. In 1820, Joseph SHELDON resided in Essex, New York, United States. Joseph SHELDON married Ruth Akin, and had children including Amy Sheldon, Anna Sheldon, Daniel Sheldon, Edmund Sheldon, Phoebe Sheldon, Sissy Sheldon, Theodorus Sheldon. Joseph SHELDON passed away in 1836 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph SHELDON began in 1743 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
  • In 1820, Joseph SHELDON resided in Essex, New York, United States.
  • Joseph SHELDON married Ruth Akin, and had children including Amy Sheldon, Anna Sheldon, Daniel Sheldon, Edmund Sheldon, Phoebe Sheldon, Sissy Sheldon, Theodorus Sheldon.
  • Joseph SHELDON passed away in 1836 in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sheldon
1709–1748
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
TS
Harriet Winters
1711–1806
Birth Location: Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
HW

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

Daniel Sheldon
1767–1815
Birth Location: Dover, Washington, New York, United States
DS
Phoebe Sheldon
1777–1860
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, United States
PS
Sissy Sheldon
1771–
Birth Location: –
SS
Anna Sheldon
1773–1856
Birth Location: Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA
AS
Theodorus Sheldon
1775–1859
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, United States
TS
Amy Sheldon
1787–1811
Birth Location: –
AS
Edmund SHELDON
1769–1850
Birth Location: Dover, Washington, New York, United States
ES

Joseph SHELDON's Ancestors

Self
Joseph SHELDON
1743–1836
Birth Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Thomas Sheldon
1709–1748
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Harriet Winters
1711–1806
Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Sheldon
1686–1752
South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Susannah Potter
1688–1756
North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph SHELDON's Descendants

1.
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Joseph SHELDON (1743–27 Jan 1836) m. Ruth Akin (17 NOV 1741–02 MAY 1832)
  1. 1. Daniel Sheldon 1767–1815 m. Phebe (Nabby Sophia) GREENe 1779–1817
    1. 1. Theodorus Sheldon 1792–1859 m. Abigail Moor 1795–1885
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Sheldon 1832–1918
      2. 2. Theodorus Sheldon 1835–1918
      3. 3. Norman Sheldon 1814–1853
      4. 4. Daniel Sheldon 1815–1880
      5. 5. Philemon Sheldon 1817–
      6. 6. Phebe Sheldon 1818–
      7. 7. Isaac Sheldon 1819–1899
      8. 8. Amy Sheldon 1819–1823
      9. 9. Rosanna (Rose) Sheldon 1823–1907
      10. 10. George Sheldon 1825–
      11. 11. Charlotte Sheldon 1827–
    2. 2. Maurice Sheldon 1794– m. Lucy 1807–
    3. 3. Fordyce Sheldon 1796–1860 m. Rachel Hosford 1795–1852
    4. 4. Joseph Sheldon 1799–1861 m. Abigale (Burch) Sheldon 1803–1875
    5. 5. Ruth Sheldon 1801–1875 m. Joseph Moore 1792–1875
      1. 1. Ransom Moore 1821–1900
    6. 6. Sarah Sheldon 1804–1872 m. Asa Fisk 1801–
      1. 1. Keziah Fisk 1830–1895
      2. 2. Jerome (B) Fisk 1832–
      3. 3. Martha (Mary) Fisk 1836–
      4. 4. Augusta Fisk 1840–
      5. 5. Joseph (Sheldon) Fisk 1841–1907
  2. 2. Phoebe Sheldon 1777–1860 m. John Hoffnagle 1777–1856
    1. 1. Joseph Hoffnagle 1798–1890 m. Polly (Burt) HIGBY 1803–1863
      1. 1. John (W) Hoffnagle 1827–1907
      2. 2. James Hoffnagle 1834–
      3. 3. Harriet Hoffnagle 1838–1893 m. Roswell Knowlton 1835–
        1. 1. Florence Knowlton 1857–
        2. 2. Clarence Knowlton 1860–
        3. 3. Cora Knowlton 1863–
        4. 4. Chester Knowlton 1866–
        5. 5. Edney Knowlton 1877–
      4. 4. Henry Hoffnagle 1836–1836
      5. 5. Maria Hoffnagle 1842–
      6. 6. George Hoffnagle 1844–
    2. 2. Anna Hoffnagle 1800–1870 m. Stephen Cuyler 1789–1867
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Cuyler 1807–1867
    3. 3. Maria Hoffnagle 1816–1840 m. Daniel Rowley 1812–1885
      1. 1. Maria (Harriet Amanda) Rowley 1839–1916
  3. 3. Sissy Sheldon 1771–
  4. 4. Anna Sheldon 1773–1856
  5. 5. Theodorus Sheldon 1775–1859
  6. 6. Amy Sheldon 1787–1811
  7. 7. Edmund SHELDON 1769–1850 m. Mary (Ann) HAIGHT 1781–1880
    1. 1. Amanda (Fitzalen) Sheldon 1802–1939
    2. 2. Aiken (Edmund) Sheldon 1804–1894 m. Phebe Perry 1805–1887
      1. 1. Amelia Sheldon 1834–1909
      2. 2. Martin (A) Sheldon 1835–1861
      3. 3. Isabella Sheldon 1836–1860
      4. 4. Eugene (Edmund) Sheldon 1844–
      5. 5. Charlotte Sheldon 1846–1931
      6. 6. Emma Sheldon 1851–
    3. 3. Annis Sheldon 1808–1897
    4. 4. Oscar (Fitzalan) Sheldon 1810–1885
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Sheldon 1813–1861
    6. 6. Charles Sheldon 1817–1871
    7. 7. Alma Sheldon 1805–1832
    8. 8. Eliza Sheldon 1800–1889 m. Levi (HIGBY) Jr. 1797–1882
      1. 1. Arabella Higby 1823–1902
      2. 2. Eliza (Sheldon) Higby 1821–1897 m. James (Archibald) Bosworth 1816–1913
        1. 1. Julia Bosworth 1843–1858
        2. 2. Luna (Arabella) Bosworth 1844–1920
        3. 3. Jane (Eliza) Bosworth 1848–
        4. 4. Martha (Ellen) Bosworth 1852–
        5. 5. Catherine (Gertrude) Bosworth 1854–
      3. 3. Emily Higby 1827–1859 m. John (Ransom) Moorhouse 1820–1893
        1. 1. Katherine Morhouse 1848–1850
        2. 2. Jeanette (Rogene) Morhouse 1851–
        3. 3. Julia (Eliza) Morhous 1859–1938
      4. 4. Edmund (Sheldon) Higby 1829–1904 m. Lucy (Marie) Jones 1839–1895
        1. 1. Carrie (Louise) Higby 1874–1931
        2. 2. Hamilton (Abraham) Higby 1869–1944
        3. 3. Nora (Belle) Higby 1871–1954
        4. 4. Blanche (M.) Higby 1874–1953
        5. 5. Winter (Ross) Higby 1876–
        6. 6. Walter (Jones) Higby 1880–1970
      5. 5. DeWitt (Clinton) Higby 1832–1832
      6. 6. Catherine (Alma) Higby 1833–1901 m. Samuel (Stacy) Skinner 1804–1865
        1. 1. Lillian (Louise) Skinner 1858–
        2. 2. William Skinner 1860–1860
      7. 7. Alice (Marie) Higby 1836–1929 m. Hylor (Augustus) Downs 1836–1909 m. Joshua Jewell –1865
      8. 8. Hamilton (Alexander) Higby 1838–1862
      9. 9. Franklin (Barton) Higby 1841–1842
      10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth Franklin) Higby 1845–1918 m. George (Anderson) Rowley 1844–1915
        1. 1. Charles (Hamilton) Rowley 1866–1958
      11. 11. Sarah (Jane) HIGBY 1825–1899 m. Charles CHENEY 1823–1871
        1. 1. Charles (Post) Cheney 1851–
        2. 2. Caroline (Eliza) Cheney 1852–
        3. 3. Emily (Augusta) Cheney 1854–
        4. 4. Arabella (Pauline) Cheney 1857–
        5. 5. Minnie (Leffingwell) Cheney 1859–
        6. 6. Alice (Josephine) Cheney 1861–
        7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Cheney 1869–
    9. 9. Jane SHELDON 1798–1883 m. Alanson HIGBY 1796–1867
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Higby 1821–1902
      2. 2. Levi Higby 1822–1881
      3. 3. Jane (Frances) Higby 1830–1914
      4. 4. James (S) Higby 1833–1864
      5. 5. Henry (David) Higby 1836–1887
      6. 6. Hiram (F) Higby 1838– m. Margarett D 1838–
        1. 1. H (Louisa) Higby 1860–
      7. 7. Adelaide (Boynton) Higby 1842–1916 m. Silas (Wright) Edgerton 1844–
        1. 1. James (Martin) Edgerton 1877–1901
        2. 2. Charles (William) Edgerton 1880–1963
      8. 8. Helen HIGBY 1824–1906 m. Ansel (Dunbar) Warren 1827–1867
        1. 1. Wilbur (Franklin) Warren 1852–1855
        2. 2. Carrie (Franklin) Warren 1854–
        3. 3. Herbert (Martin) Warren 1856–1857
        4. 4. Catherine (Emily) Warren 1857–1857
        5. 5. Anna (Clara) Warren 1858–
        6. 6. Dora (Eliza) Warren 1859–
        7. 7. John (Henry) Warren 1861–1891
        8. 8. Arthur (Hiram) Warren 1862–
        9. 9. Ana (Mc) Donnell 1858–

Joseph SHELDON's Timeline

3 Records

1743
1743
Birth of Joseph SHELDON in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1820
1820
Age 77
Joseph SHELDON resided here in Essex, New York, United States
Essex, New York, United States
1836
27 Jan 1836
Age 93
Death of Joseph SHELDON in Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States
Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Essex, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Essex, New York; Roll: M33_69; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: NY, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Willsboro, Essex, New York, United States
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