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Wilson Butts Sheldon 1810–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1810

Birth Location: Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 9 December 1900

Death Location: Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Father: Luther Sheldon

Mother: Mary Sheldon

Spouse(s): Hannah Doughty

Children(s): Wilson Sheldon, James Sheldon, William Sheldon, Luther Sheldon, Ida Brush, Sophia Sheldon

Wilson Butts Sheldon was born in 1810 in Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America, the child of Luther Sheldon And Mary Butts Sheldon. Wilson Butts Sheldon married Hannah Maria Doughty, and had children including Ida Adele Brush, James Sheldon, Luther Sheldon, Sophia D Sheldon, William Sheldon, Wilson D Sheldon. Wilson Butts Sheldon passed away in 1900 in Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wilson Butts Sheldon was born in 1810 in Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America, the child of Luther Sheldon And Mary Butts Sheldon.
  • Wilson Butts Sheldon married Hannah Maria Doughty, and had children including Ida Adele Brush, James Sheldon, Luther Sheldon, Sophia D Sheldon, William Sheldon, Wilson D Sheldon.
  • Wilson Butts Sheldon passed away in 1900 in Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Luther Sheldon
1774–1861
Birth Location: –
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Mary Sheldon
–1863
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Doughty
1819–1910
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Wilson Sheldon
1858–1859
Birth Location: –
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James Sheldon
1863–1863
Birth Location: –
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William Sheldon
1841–1853
Birth Location: –
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Luther Sheldon
1861–1861
Birth Location: –
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Ida Brush
1851–1943
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Sheldon
1847–1928
Birth Location: –
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Wilson Sheldon's Ancestors

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Wilson Sheldon
1810–1900
Birth Place: Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Luther Sheldon
1774–1861
Mary (Butts) Sheldon
–1863
Grandparents
Caleb (Sheldon) Capt.
1747–1841
Abigail Waldo
1746–1781
Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sheldon
1708–1755
Harriet Winters
1711–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sheldon
1687–1752
Susannah Potter
1688–1735
Andrew Winters
1692–1733
Harriet Wood
1700–1750

Wilson Sheldon's Descendants

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Wilson (Butts) Sheldon (3 August 1810–9 December 1900) m. Hannah (Maria) Doughty (1819–27 January 1910)
  1. 1. Wilson (D) Sheldon 1858–1859
  2. 2. James Sheldon 1863–1863
  3. 3. William Sheldon 1841–1853
  4. 4. Luther Sheldon 1861–1861
  5. 5. Ida (Adele) Brush 1851–1943
  6. 6. Sophia (D.) Sheldon 1847–1928 m. Joseph (Henry) Storm 1842–1920
    1. 1. Wilson (B.) Storm 1868–1908

Wilson Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1810
3 August 1810
Birth of Wilson Butts Sheldon in Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
1900
9 December 1900
Age 90
Death of Wilson Butts Sheldon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1810
    Event Place: Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1900
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poughquag, Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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