Brief Life History of Isaiah
When Rev. Isaiah Sheldon was born in June 1829, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Noah Sheldon, was 33 and his mother, Susannah Crane, was 29. He married Sarah Jane Dare on 4 December 1852, in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States for about 50 years and Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States in 1905. He died on 18 July 1905, at the age of 76, and was buried in Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States.
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- Isaiah Sheldon, "United States Census, 1870"
- Isaiah Sheldon, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
- Isaiah Sheldon, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1833
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
Name Meaning
English: habitational name in most cases from Sheldon in Derbyshire, but sometimes from Sheldon in Warwickshire or Devon, or from Sheldon in Chippenham (Wiltshire). The Derbyshire place, recorded in Domesday Book as Scelhadun, probably takes its name from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + the placename Haddon, itself from Old English hǣth ‘heath’ + dūn ‘hill’. The Warwickshire and Wiltshire placenames probably derive from Old English scelf + dūn, while the Devon placename probably comes from Old English scelf + denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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