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Rachel Sheldon 1701–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1701

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 22 Apr 1774

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father: (Deacon) Sheldon

Mother: Mary Hinsdale

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The story of Rachel Sheldon began in 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Rachel Sheldon passed away in 1774 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Sheldon began in 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Rachel Sheldon passed away in 1774 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Rachel Sheldon's Ancestors

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Rachel Sheldon
1701–1774
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
(Deacon) Thomas Sheldon
1661–1725
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Hinsdale
1665–1738
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Isaac (Sheldon (Woodford)(Gunn Ensign) I * of Blakewell, Derby, and Northampton,) MA
1629–1708
Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Woodford) Sheldon
1636–1684
Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Barnabas (Samuel Hinsdale) Sr
1639–1675
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mahittabel (or Mehitable Johnson Hinsdale Root) Coleman
1644–1689
Roxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Radulphus Sheldon
1605–1651
Barbara GG)
1606–1651
Humphrey Johnson
1620–1693
Elinor Cheney
1626–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain **
1588–1659
Mary Heath\Scudder
1600–1655
Margaret Mason
1604–1686

Rachel Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1701
22 Feb 1701
Birth of Rachel Sheldon in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1774
22 Apr 1774
Age 73
Death of Rachel Sheldon in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1701
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1774
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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