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Lydia Sheldon 1759–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1759

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 15 May 1846

Death Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Phineas Sheldon

Mother: Ruth Harmon

Spouse(s): Cephas Kent

Children(s): Lucinda Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Maria Voak, Cephas Kent, Ebenezer Kent, William Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Beluah Kent

In 1759, Lydia Sheldon entered the world in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Phineas Sheldon And Ruth Harmon. Lydia Sheldon married Cephas Kent, and had children including Beluah Kent, Cephas Sheldon Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Ebenezer Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Lucinda Kent, Maria Voak, William Jackson Kent. Lydia Sheldon passed away in 1846 in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Lydia Sheldon entered the world in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Phineas Sheldon And Ruth Harmon.
  • Lydia Sheldon married Cephas Kent, and had children including Beluah Kent, Cephas Sheldon Kent, Dianthe Martindale, Ebenezer Kent, Eliphalet Kent, Lucinda Kent, Maria Voak, William Jackson Kent.
  • Lydia Sheldon passed away in 1846 in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phineas Sheldon
1717–1807
Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Ruth Harmon
1734–1805
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cephas Kent
1754–1813
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Lucinda Kent
1785–1869
Birth Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
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Dianthe Martindale
1787–1858
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
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Maria Voak
1802–1841
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
MV
Cephas Kent
1781–1874
Birth Location: Vermont, United States of America
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Ebenezer Kent
1794–1884
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
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William Kent
1796–1887
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
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Eliphalet Kent
1800–1892
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
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Beluah Kent
1792–1863
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA
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Lydia Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sheldon
1759–1846
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Phineas Sheldon
1717–1807
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ruth Harmon
1734–1805
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (Sheldon) Sr
1687–1769
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Sheldon
1688–1768
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Samuel Harmon
1699–1755
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Deborah Winchell
1703–1784
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Harmon
1654–1712
Mary Hanchett
1667–1730
Joesph Winchell
1670–1743
Sarah Taylor
1682–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Taylor
1654–1725
Sarah Brooks
1658–1733

Lydia Sheldon's Descendants

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Lydia Sheldon (11 December 1759–15 May 1846) m. Cephas Kent (2 April 1754–9 January 1813)
  1. 1. Lucinda Kent 1785–1869
    1. 1. Lousia (Caroline) Farnworth 1817–1878 m. Austin Ship 1808–1892
      1. 1. Milford (Bard Shipp) Sr 1836–1918 m. Ellis Reynolds 1847–1939
        1. 1. Milfordetta Neville 1874–1964
        2. 2. Bardella Curtis 1874–1957
        3. 3. Olea Shipp 1877–1954 m. John (Hyrum Hill) Sr 1872–1943
        4. 4. Louisa (Caroline) Parrett 1876–1914
        5. 5. Walter (Curtis) Shipp 1869–1914
        6. 6. Lillie (Elizabeth) Cushing 1884–1969
        7. 7. Eleanor (Moth) Iversen 1885–1942
        8. 8. Richard (Asbury) Shipp 1869–1937
        9. 9. William (Austin) Shipp 1868–1868
        10. 10. Catherine Shipp 1882–1888
        11. 11. John (Hillstead) Shipp 1872–1873
        12. 12. Theodore (Clair) Shipp 1886–1889
        13. 13. Wallace (Bruce) Shipp 1883–1888
        14. 14. Anna Shipp 1872–1873
        15. 15. Henry (Absolom) Shipp 1876–1877
        16. 16. Morgan (Farnsworth) Shipp 1880–1881
        17. 17. Ambrose (Pere) Shipp 1882–1883
        18. 18. Reuben (G.) Shipp 1882–1884
        19. 19. Paul (Elbert) Shipp 1885–1885
        20. 20. Gross (Agnew) Shipp 1882–1883
        21. 21. Alvin (David) Shipp 1880–1880
        22. 22. Burt (Reynolds) Shipp 1874–1879
        23. 23. Nellie McKinney 1889–1966
        24. 24. Ellis (Shipp) Musser 1879–1966
        25. 25. Jacob (Edward) Shipp 1889–1958
        26. 26. Milford (Bard Shipp) Jr 1867–1919
        27. 27. Mary Hooper 1880–1948
        28. 28. George (Cottrell) Shipp 1878–1933
        29. 29. Carl (Lynn Curtis) Shipp 1872–1873
        30. 30. Margaret (Curtis) Shipp 1879–1893
        31. 31. Mary (Charlotte) Shipp 1877–1930
        32. 32. Lida Shipp 1880–1903
  2. 2. Dianthe Martindale 1787–1858
  3. 3. Maria Voak 1802–1841
  4. 4. Cephas (Sheldon) Kent 1781–1874
  5. 5. Ebenezer Kent 1794–1884
  6. 6. William (Jackson) Kent 1796–1887
  7. 7. Eliphalet Kent 1800–1892
  8. 8. Beluah Kent 1792–1863 m. Abner Welch 1787–
    1. 1. Gennett (Ann) Welch 1817–1817
    2. 2. Janice (Albina) Webber 1818–1891 m. Lorenzo Webber 1817–1884
      1. 1. Sophia Webber 1841–1905 m. Charles (Burton) Pomeroy 1839–1921
        1. 1. Adelle Pomeroy 1873–1948 m. John (Thomas) Shaw 1854–1911
      2. 2. Adelle Gray 1855–1919
      3. 3. John (Almer) Webber 1845–1905
    3. 3. S (K) Welch 1831–1880

Lydia Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1759
11 December 1759
Birth of Lydia Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1846
15 May 1846
Age 87
Death of Lydia Sheldon in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1759
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1846
    Event Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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