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William E. Sheldon 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Genesee County, New York, USA

Death Date: 2 Jul 1939

Death Location: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Father: Ansel Sheldon

Mother: Mary Hough

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William E. Sheldon was born in 1857 in Genesee County, New York, USA, the child of Ansel Clark Sheldon And Mary Ann Hough. William E. Sheldon passed away in 1939 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William E. Sheldon was born in 1857 in Genesee County, New York, USA, the child of Ansel Clark Sheldon And Mary Ann Hough.
  • William E. Sheldon passed away in 1939 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ansel Sheldon
1817–1886
Birth Location: , , New York
AS
Mary Hough
1828–1907
Birth Location: NY
MH

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Children(s)

William Sheldon's Ancestors

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William Sheldon
1857–1939
Birth Place: Genesee County, New York, USA
Parents
Ansel Clark Sheldon
1817–1886
, , New York
Mary (Ann) Hough
1828–1907
NY
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1857
11 Jul 1857
Birth of William E. Sheldon in Genesee County, New York, USA
Genesee County, New York, USA
1939
2 Jul 1939
Age 82
Death of William E. Sheldon in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Genesee County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1939
    Event Place: Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
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