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Orville Darwin Sheldon 1931–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1931

Birth Location: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 2020

Death Location: Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA

Father: Arthur Sheldon

Mother: Freda Richards

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Orville Darwin Sheldon was born in 1931 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Arthur Chester Sheldon And Freda Mary Richards. In 1935, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1940, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Orville Darwin Sheldon married Elizabeth Joslyn, Virginia Lillian Young, and had children including Mark D Sheldon. Orville Darwin Sheldon passed away in 2020 in Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • Orville Darwin Sheldon was born in 1931 in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Arthur Chester Sheldon And Freda Mary Richards.
  • In 1935, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, Orville Darwin Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Orville Darwin Sheldon married Elizabeth Joslyn, Virginia Lillian Young, and had children including Mark D Sheldon.
  • Orville Darwin Sheldon passed away in 2020 in Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA.

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Orville Sheldon's Ancestors

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Orville Sheldon
1931–2020
Birth Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Arthur Chester Sheldon
1898–1991
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Freda (Mary) Richards
1899–1989
Winchendon, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Orville (Darwin) Sheldon
1861–1929
Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
Mary (Frances) Thompson
1868–1946
Glenville,Greenwich, Connecticut
Henry Richards
1863–1942
Enosburg Falls, Franklin Co., Vermont, USA
Anna Ricord
1865–1900
Sainte-Julienne, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Sheldon
1831–1912
Emily Winegar
1833–1912
William Thompson
1848–1909
Anna Boles
1849–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uriah Sheldon
1797–1836
Calista Spicer
1801–1854
Chester Winegar
1792–1874
Margaret Offensend
1800–1853
David Boles
1820–
Annie Hagerty
1824–1904

Orville Sheldon's Timeline

4 Records

1931
4 Jan 1931
Birth of Orville Darwin Sheldon in Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 4
Orville Darwin Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 9
Orville Darwin Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
2020
19 Mar 2020
Age 89
Death of Orville Darwin Sheldon in Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Birth Index
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] Massachusetts, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barre, MA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 2020
    Event Place: Capitan, Lincoln, New Mexico, USA

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