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Male Joseph SHELDON Click to view Joseph SHELDON in the family tree

Joseph was born on March 17th, 1722 in So. Kingston, Town S. Kingston, Washington Cnty, Rhode Island.  Joseph's father was Isaac SHELDON and his mother was Susannah POTTER.  His paternal grandparents were John SHELDON and Deliverance PALMER; his maternal grandparents were Thomas POTTER and Susannah Anthony TRIPP. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, Roger, Isaac, John, Palmer Potter Potter, Valmer, Benjamin Gideon, Gideon, Elizabeth, Susannah and Sarah.  He was the sixth youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 63 on March 10th, 1786 in Stephentown, Town Stephentown, Rensselaer Cnty, New York.  He was buried in 1786 in Stephentown, Town Stephentown, Rensselaer Cnty, New York.

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