Capt.
Seth
Sheldon
Jr.
Born about in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Seth Sheldon
and Hannah (Hanchett) Sheldon
Husband of
Philena (Edgerton) Sheldon
— married
5 Dec 1799 in Pawlet, Vermont, USA
Descendants 
Died
at about age 74
in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2011
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Seth, son of Seth Sheldon & Mary Cenchitt, married Philena Edgerton on 5 December 1799 in Pawlet, Vermont, United States.[1]
Seth was mentioned on a memorial in West Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Chautauqua County, New York, United States with a death date of 15 October 1850.[2]
Seth's estate passed probate on 21 October 1850 in Chautauqua, New York, United States.[3]
Religion
- Religion: Deacon
Note
- Hiel Hollister, Pawlet One Hundred Years, J. Munsell: Albany, NY, 1867, 36: captain of an infantry unit during, before or after the Revolution.
- ??, 40: selectman in the town of Pawlet, 1784-1796.
- ??, 71, 184: the oldest teacher of music, Deacon Seth P. Sheldon of Rupert, 1782.
- ??, 236, 247: "m. Philene, da. of Simeon Edgerton, and succeeded to the homestead. He was an active business man. He removed to Chautauque [sic] county, N.Y., about 1831, and died recently. He raised a family of nine children: Tichenor, who married Lucinda Brown; Nancy, Philene, Alta, who married Levi Ingalsbee; Franklin, David, Julia, Esther and Sarah. His wife died in 1852, aged 72."
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4661 #606064 (accessed 4 June 2023)
Seth Sheldon Jr marriage to Philena Edgerton on 5 Dec 1799 in Pawlet, Vermont, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #11795272 (accessed 4 June 2023)
Memorial page for Seth Sheldon Jr. (1776-15 Oct 1850), citing West Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Chautauqua County, New York, USA; Maintained by Mark Peebles (contributor 46514135). - ↑
Probate:
"New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999"
Proceeding of Administration (Chautauqua County, New York), 1842-1901; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Chautauqua County); Probate Place: Chautauqua, New York
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8800 #12235961 (accessed 4 June 2023)
Seth Sheldon probate on 21 Oct 1850 in Chautauqua, New York, USA.
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