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Penelope (Arnold) Sheldon (1701 - abt. 1761)

Penelope Sheldon formerly Arnold
Born in South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Islandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and [half]
Wife of — married 1730 in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Islandmap
Descendants descendants
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Died about at about age 60 in Rhode Islandmap
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Biography

Penelope (Arnold) Sheldon was born in 1701 to Stephen Arnold and Mary Sheldon in South Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island. [1][2]

In 1730, she married Nicholas Sheldon in Cranston, Providence County, Rhode Island.[3][4]

We have found one researcher that claims Penelope was married to Christopher Knight on July 22, 1731. This seems improbable because Nicholas Sheldon did not die until 1787. It appears that perhaps Penelope Arnold and Penelope Congdon have been confused.

Penelope's date of death varies between "about 1761"[5], "before March 3, 1787," and an actual date of March 3, 1787. We have not yet identified a primary source for this piece of information.

Sources

  1. ↑ Arnold, Elisha Stephen (compiler): The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet, 1587-1675 and a Genealogy of His Descendants. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1935. Page 80
  2. ↑ Source: #S309
  3. ↑ Arnold, Elisha Stephen (compiler): The Arnold Memorial: William Arnold of Providence and Pawtuxet, 1587-1675 and a Genealogy of His Descendants. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, Vermont, 1935. Page 80
  4. ↑ Source: #S309
  5. ↑ Source: #S309
  • Source: S309 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Submitted by Leniece V. Watson, 225 W. Verdugo Avenue, #103, Burbank, CA 91502. Submission: AF96-111478 (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998)
  • Rhode Island records,ancestry records

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Harold Templeton for creating WikiTree profile Arnold-3281 through the import of Shirley.ged on Aug 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Harold and others.




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Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Arnold-8032 and Arnold-3281 appear to represent the same person because: they share similar vital statistics, the same parents and the same siblings.
posted by Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Downey-1809 Teresa Downey
Arnold-13558 and Arnold-3281 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, exact same spouse on both profiles, fathers in process of merge, same birth info

Thank you for reviewing, Teresa (WikiTree Arborist)

posted by Teresa Downey
Templeton-804 Harold Templeton
Been doing a little research but finding very little on Penelope Arnold. Some places indicate she married Nicholas Sheldon and others Christopher Knight. Just found reference to Penelope Congdon, also born 1701 who supposedly married Nicholas Sheldon. Have not yet found any primary sources for any of these people so all the data is suspect at this point, at least in my eyes. Maybe someone has access to other databases that can shed some light on this.
posted by Harold Templeton

Rejected matches › Penelope (Arnold) Goulding (abt.1652-abt.1718) › Penelope Arnold (1698-1733)

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