Sheldon Bela Cutler Sr (1831 - 1870)

Born 8 Feb 1831 in Clymer, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wight) Cutler — married 10 Feb 1850 in Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Husband of Maren (Jensen) Norton — married 2 Mar 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1870 at age 39 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory

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Biography

Sheldon Cutler Sr was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Sheldon Bela Cutler was born on February 8, 1831 in Clymer, Chautauqua, New York, United States, son of Pearley Cutler (1798–1846) and Caroline Sophia Freeman (1812–1880).^[1]

His siblings were:

• Hannah Jennette Cutler (~1830– )
• Helen Mar Cutler (1838–1904)
• Parley Pratt Cutler (1846–1906)

In 1850, Shelden (19) was living in Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory. ^[2]

Sheldon (19) married Sarah Wight (16) (born on May 28, 1833 in Rushford, Allegany, New York; daughter of Lewis Wight and Nancy Urania (Elliott) Wight) on February 10, 1850 in Kanesville, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.^[3] Their children were:

• Sheldon Bela Cutler (1851–1889)
• Sarah Cutler (1852–1852)
• Eathen Cutler (1854–1931)
• Ephriam Cutler (1856–1875)
• Nancy Cutler (1858–1926)
• Lorenzo Cutler (1861–1939)
• Caroline Cutler (1862–1931)
• Jonathan Cutler (1864–1922)
• Alonson Lewis Cutler (1867–1868)
• Helen Cutler (1868–1869)

In 1860, Sheldon B (29) ^[4]

Sheldon (30) married Maren Jensen (15) (born on January 28, 1846 in Bastholm, Vrejlev, Hjørring, Danmark; daughter of Mads Christian Jensen and Maren (Hansdatter) Jensen) on March 2, 1861 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. Their children were:

• John Cutler (1863–1891)
• Mads Christian Cutler (1865–1865)
• Parley Cutler (1866–1926)
• Andrew Oscar Cutler (1868–1947)

Sheldon died on May 11, 1870 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory, aged 39. He was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah.^{[5] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cemetery marker [1]
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-SG3 : 12 April 2016), Shelden Cutler, Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citing family 542, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Shelden Cutler	M	20		New York
   Sally Cutler	F	17		New York
   Shelden Cutler	M	0		Deseret
   Parley Cutler	M	5		Iowa

3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDS-8R3V : 8 March 2016), Sheldon B Cutter and Sarah Wight, 08 Feb 1850, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,476,888.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH24-63T : 12 December 2017), Sheldon B Cutler, 1860.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Sheldon B Cutler	M	30		New York
   Sally Cutler	F	27		New York
   Purla Cutler	M	13		Iowa
   Eliza Cutler	F	13		Iowa
   Shelding Cutler	M	10		Utah
   Ephraim Cutler	M	7		Utah
   Ethin Cutler	M	6		Utah
   Nancy N Cutler	F	1		Utah

5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18846381/sheldon-bela-cutler: accessed), memorial page for Sheldon Bela Cutler Sr. (8 Feb 1831–11 May 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18846381, citing Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Lora (contributor 46832270).

See also:

• Ancestry.com. Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.Original data: Questionnaires compiled by Sons of the Utah Pioneers in Salt Lake City.
• Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting