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Samuel Sheldon Ames 1829–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1829

Birth Location: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont

Death Date: 13 May 1907

Death Location: Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

Father: Samuel Ames

Mother: Nancy Sheldon

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Samuel Sheldon Ames was born in 1829 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, the child of Samuel Ames And Nancy Sheldon. In 1863, Samuel Sheldon Ames resided in Shaftsburg, Vermont, United States. Samuel Sheldon Ames passed away in 1907 in Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Sheldon Ames was born in 1829 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, the child of Samuel Ames And Nancy Sheldon.
  • In 1863, Samuel Sheldon Ames resided in Shaftsburg, Vermont, United States.
  • Samuel Sheldon Ames passed away in 1907 in Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA.

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Samuel Ames's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Ames
1829–1907
Birth Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
Parents
Samuel Ames
1794–1876
Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Nancy Sheldon
1792–1825
Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Ames
1774–1869
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Sally Smith
1774–1851
Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont
Phineas Sheldon
1748–1815
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Eleanor Smith
1751–1814
Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Ames
1738–1831
Elizabeth Parker
1739–1804
Rebecca Goodrich
–1826
Phineas Sheldon
1717–1807
Deborah Hathaway
1722–1753
Martin Smith
1729–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ames
1701–1799
Elizabeth Jennings
1701–1764
Asa Smith
1772–1860
Polly Walker
1778–1859

Samuel Ames's Timeline

3 Records

1829
3 Nov 1829
Birth of Samuel Sheldon Ames in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
1863
1 July 1863
Age 34
Samuel Sheldon Ames resided here in Shaftsburg, Vermont, United States
Shaftsburg, Vermont, United States
1907
13 May 1907
Age 78
Death of Samuel Sheldon Ames in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1829
    Event Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] Vermont, Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Shaftsburg, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1907
    Event Place: Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shaftsbury Center, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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