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Samuel SHELDON 1742 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1742

Birth Location: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 24 December 1832

Death Location: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Father: William Sheldon

Mother: Abigail GOWING

Spouse(s): Sarah Wellman

Children(s): Jacob SHELDON

In 1742, Samuel SHELDON entered the world in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, born to William Sheldon and Abigail GOWING. Samuel SHELDON married Sarah Wellman, and had children including Jacob SHELDON. Samuel SHELDON passed away in 1832 in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Samuel SHELDON entered the world in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts, born to William Sheldon and Abigail GOWING.
  • Samuel SHELDON married Sarah Wellman, and had children including Jacob SHELDON.
  • Samuel SHELDON passed away in 1832 in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sheldon
1715 – 1767
Birth Location: Reading,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
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Abigail GOWING
1706 –
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wellman
1737 – 1826
Birth Location: Attelboro,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
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Children(s)

Jacob SHELDON
1762 – 1834
Birth Location: Wilton, New Hampshire, USA
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Samuel SHELDON's Ancestors

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Samuel SHELDON
1742 – 1832
Birth Place: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
William Sheldon
1715 – 1767
Reading,Middlesex,Massachusetts,USA
Abigail GOWING
1706 –
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Sheldon
1694 – 1754
Reading, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Roberts
1681 – 1731
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha Proctor
1665 – 1748
Salem Village, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Proctor)
1641 – 1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth (Thorndike)
1608 – 1674

Samuel SHELDON's Descendants

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Samuel SHELDON (2 Jul 1742 – 24 December 1832) m. Sarah Wellman (Jan. 27 1737 – Jan. 7 1826)
  1. 1. Jacob SHELDON (8 December 1762 – 1834) m. Dorothy LOVEJOY (26 Sep 1764 – 1806)
    1. 1. Deacon (John) SHELDON (2 Dec 1798 – 7 July 1872) m. Amy RAWSON (Abt. 1803 – 21 June 1841)
      1. 1. Sarah SHELDON (1827 – Abt 1907) m. John (Harvey) Haselton (abt 1813 – 4 May 1898)
        1. 1. Edgar (CURRIER) HASELTON (abt 1856 – 22 April 1932) m. Zoa (Almina "Mina" "Minnie") Chaplin (25 Mar 1862 – 15 Oct 1919)

Samuel SHELDON's Timeline

2 Records

1742
2 Jul 1742
Birth of Samuel SHELDON in Lynn Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn Essex, Massachusetts
1832
24 December 1832
Age 90
Death of Samuel SHELDON in Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1742
    Event Place: Lynn Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1832
    Event Place: Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
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