Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Sheldon was born on 1 February 1762, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Elijah Sheldon, was 42 and his mother, Sarah King, was 41. He married Abigail Gillett on 1 January 1784, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1779. He died on 4 September 1848, in his hometown, at the age of 86, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Martin Sheldon, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Martin Shelden, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Martin Sheldon, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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