Egbert
Erastus
Sheldon
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Homer Caleb Sheldon
and Belinda (Bates) Sheldon
Brother of
Annette Jane (Sheldon) Bartram and Inez Sheldon
Husband of
Ida Grace (Weeks) Sheldon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Henry Sheldon
Died
at about age 68
in Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Sep 2014
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Biography
Egbert was born about 1856 in Connecticut to Homer Sheldon and Melinda Whitney.
In 1870 Egbert was living with his parents and sisters, Inez and Annette, in New Milford, Connecticut. [1]
By 1880 he was living in Warren, Connecticut with his parents. He is listed as a farm laborer and his sister, Inez Sheldon lives nearby with her husband. [2]
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: Mar 1856
Family
- Father: Homer Sheldon
- Mother: Melinda Whitney
- Child: Annette Jane Sheldon
- Child: Inez Sheldon
- Child: Egbert Sheldon
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7D-78Z : 17 October 2014), Egbert Sheldon in household of Homer Sheldon, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 42, family 369, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,605.
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census
Acknowledgements
- Sheldon-1257 was created by Patrick Barnum through the import of amos.ged on Sep 3, 2014.
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