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Orville Darwin Sheldon 1861–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 SEP 1861

Birth Location: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 22 FEB 1929

Death Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathan Sheldon

Mother: Emily Winegar

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Nathan Sheldon, Anna Sheldon, Orville Sheldon, Arthur Sheldon

Orville Darwin Sheldon was born in 1861 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America, the child of Nathan Orlin Sheldon And Emily Winegar. In 1900, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. In 1910, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Orville Darwin Sheldon married Mary Frances Thompson, and had children including Anna Louise Sheldon, Arthur Chester Sheldon, Nathan William Sheldon, Orville Thompson Sheldon. Orville Darwin Sheldon passed away in 1929 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Orville Darwin Sheldon was born in 1861 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America, the child of Nathan Orlin Sheldon And Emily Winegar.
  • In 1900, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1910, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Orville Darwin Sheldon married Mary Frances Thompson, and had children including Anna Louise Sheldon, Arthur Chester Sheldon, Nathan William Sheldon, Orville Thompson Sheldon.
  • Orville Darwin Sheldon passed away in 1929 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Sheldon
1831–1912
Birth Location: New York
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Emily Winegar
1833–1912
Birth Location: New York
EW

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1868–1946
Birth Location: Glenville,Greenwich, Connecticut
MT

Children(s)

Nathan Sheldon
1891–1979
Birth Location: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA
NS
Anna Sheldon
1889–1971
Birth Location: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA
AS
Orville Sheldon
1893–1943
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Arthur Sheldon
1898–1991
Birth Location: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
AS

Orville Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Orville Sheldon
1861–1929
Birth Place: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Nathan Orlin Sheldon
1831–1912
New York
Emily Winegar
1833–1912
New York
Grandparents
Uriah Sheldon
1797–1836
Calista Spicer
1801–1854
Chester Winegar
1792–1874
Washington County, New York
Margaret Offensend
1800–1853
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Sheldon
1771–1858
Eleanor VanLoner
1774–1862
Isaac Spicer
1772–1831
Elizabeth Wolcott
1773–1808
Garret Winegar
1737–1806
Currence Young
1737–1796
Matthias Offensend
1768–1830
Polly O'Neil
1770–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sheldon
1738–1829
Content Soule
1737–1816
Nathan Spicer
1735–1811
Abigail Mayhew
1748–1820
David Wolcott
1744–1783
Hannah Munsell
1749–1785
Johannes Winegar
1702–1755
Anna Snyder
1706–1776

Orville Sheldon's Descendants

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Orville (Darwin) Sheldon (29 SEP 1861–22 FEB 1929) m. Mary (Frances) Thompson (15 AUG 1868–6 NOV 1946)
  1. 1. Nathan (William) Sheldon 1891–1979 m. Doris (Althea) Carpenter 1903–1997
    1. 1. Mary (Louise) Sheldon 1925–2009 m. "Barney" (Everett Louis) Mosher 1922–2009
      1. 1. Alan (Lester) Mosher 1945–2020
    2. 2. Shirley (Doris) Sheldon 1923–2019 m. Robert (Sanford) Clapp 1922–1995
  2. 2. Anna (Louise) Sheldon 1889–1971 m. Ernest Reynard 1889–1972
    1. 1. Donald (Everett) Reynard 1915–1996 m. Irene (Rosamond) Carr 1920–1998
      1. 1. Judith (Ann) Reynard 1944–2017
    2. 2. Dorothy (Priscilla) Reynard 1920–2018 m. Edward (James "Speed") Coughlin 1899–1972
  3. 3. Orville (Thompson) Sheldon 1893–1943 m. Gladys (Viola) Cheever 1897–1979
    1. 1. Nathan (Franklin) Sheldon 1918–2004 m. Elizabeth (Blanchard) Boyd 1920–2016
    2. 2. Gordon (Cheever) Sheldon 1920–1942 m. Signe (Eleanor) Bylund 1920–1975
  4. 4. Arthur (Chester) Sheldon 1898–1991 m. Freda (Mary) Richards 1899–1989
    1. 1. Ruth (Emily) Sheldon 1919–1998 m. Kenneth (Williams) Ballou 1918–1957
      1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Ballou 1941–2001
    2. 2. Beverly (Carol) Sheldon 1937–1988 m. Roger (John) Cameron 1934–2014
    3. 3. Kenneth (Lee) Sheldon 1922–2009 m. Mary (Evelyn) Scott 1923–2015
    4. 4. Arthur (Chester) Sheldon 1935–2009
    5. 5. Anna (Frances) Sheldon 1923– m. Howard (Sylvester) Dean 1924–2005
      1. 1. Diane (Joan) Dean 1947–2020
    6. 6. Orville (Darwin) Sheldon 1931–2020

Orville Sheldon's Timeline

5 Records

1861
29 SEP 1861
Birth of Orville Darwin Sheldon in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 39
Orville Darwin Sheldon resided here in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Orville Darwin Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Orville Darwin Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1929
22 FEB 1929
Age 68
Death of Orville Darwin Sheldon in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1861
    Event Place: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_627; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1699; FHL microfilm: 1374640
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 654; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0624; FHL microfilm: 1240654

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 654; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0624; FHL microfilm: 1240654

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_627; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 1699; FHL microfilm: 1374640

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_744; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 988

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1929
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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