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Rufus Sheldon 1744–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1744

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 3 AUG 1787

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonathan Sheldon

Mother: Sarah Kent

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The story of Rufus Sheldon began in 1744 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Rufus Sheldon passed away in 1787 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Sheldon began in 1744 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Rufus Sheldon passed away in 1787 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Rufus Sheldon's Ancestors

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Rufus Sheldon
1744–1787
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan Sheldon
1722–1761
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Austin) Kent
1715–1804
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Kent
1685–1763
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Esther Phelps
1691–1760
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phelps
1666–1716
Sarah Hosford
1666–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hosford
1627–1683
Phillipa Thrall
1637–1683

Rufus Sheldon's Timeline

3 Records

1744
10 JUL 1744
Birth of Rufus Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1787
1787
Age 43
Burial of Rufus Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1787
3 AUG 1787
Age 43
Death of Rufus Sheldon in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1744
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 AUG 1787
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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