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Captain Israel Sheldon

Male 1755 - 1792  (36 years)


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  • Name Israel Sheldon 
    Title Captain 
    Born 7 Sep 1755  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 May 1792  Cape Tubeworm, Hispaniola, West Indies Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried North Burial Ground, Providence, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10726  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 Amy Spaulding,   b. Abt 1760,   d. 20 Apr 1811  (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F04233  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.