Captain Remington Sheldon

Male 1753 - 1829  (76 years)


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  • Name Remington Sheldon 
    Title Captain 
    Born 22 Aug 1753  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Dec 1829  Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Pawtuxet Burial Yard, Post Rd., Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10722  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Rosanna Arnold,   b. Abt 1733,   d. 5 Nov 1766  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1753  Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F01072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Huldah Greene,   b. Abt 1758, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1822, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married Abt 1778 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1780, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1864  (Age 84 years)
     2. Mary "Polly" Sheldon,   b. 3 May 1782, Pawtuxet Village, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1862, Thomasville, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Christopher Sheldon,   b. 1784,   d. 18 Sep 1846, Athens, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Stephen R. Sheldon,   b. 1786, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1813, Richmond, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     5. George Sheldon,   b. 1789, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1879, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Thomas Sheldon,   b. 1791, Cranston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1817, St. Pierre, Martinique Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     7. Lydia Sheldon,   b. 1794
     8. Israel Sheldon,   b. 1797, Cranston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1884, Orange, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     9. Pardon Sheldon,   b. 26 Jul 1801, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1849, Pawtuxet, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04230  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "Remmenton Shelding," "Parden Shelding," and "Isrel Shelding" are all listed in the 1777 RI Military Census as living at Providence.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012398] RI Cemetery Database.

    2. [S013217] Gaspee web site.

    3. [S013207] History of the State of RI and Providence Plantations, (NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920), pp. 203 - 204.