Deacon Joseph Sheldon

Male 1697 - 1771  (73 years)


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  • Name Joseph Sheldon 
    Title Deacon 
    Born 19 Oct 1697  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Mar 1771  [2
    Buried North Burial Ground, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10838  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Nicholas Sheldon, Sr.,   b. Abt 1670, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1747, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Abigail Tillinghast,   b. 30 Jun 1674, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1744, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married Abt 1692  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Arnold,   b. 8 Jan 1702/03, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Jan 1724/25  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Lydia Sheldon,   b. 26 Feb 1725/26, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 25 Jun 1729
     3. Christopher Sheldon,   b. 18 Feb 1731/32, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1799, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 18 Jul 1734, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Abigail Sheldon,   b. 20 Jun 1736, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Hannah Sheldon,   b. 30 Sep 1738, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Mercy Marcy Sheldon,   b. 6 May 1741, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mary Sheldon,   b. 15 Apr 1746, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph's four children are mentioned in the will of his sister Lydia (Sheldon) Arnold.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013080] Familysearch.org.

    2. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

    3. [S012608] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Providence -- Marriages.