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Personal data Benjamin Sheldon 

Sources 1, 2Source 3
  • He was born in the year 1697 in Northampton (Mass), Verenigde Staten.
  • Alternative: He was born in the year 1697 in Northampton, Massachusetts.Source 3
  • He died on August 28, 1773 in Northampton (Mass), Verenigde Staten, he was 76 years old.
  • Alternative: He died on August 28, 1773 in Northampton, Massachusetts, he was 76 years old.Source 3
  • He is buried in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.Source 3

Household of Benjamin Sheldon

He is married to Mary Strong.

They got married on June 12, 1723 at Northampton, Massachusetts, he was 26 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Jemima Lyman  1726-1785 
  2. Rebecca Sheldon  1727-1811 
  3. Mary Sheldon  1731-1805 
  4. Phebe Sheldon  1735-1776 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Sheldon

Benjamin Sheldon
1697-1773

1723

Mary Strong
1701-1776

Jemima Lyman
1726-1785
Rebecca Sheldon
1727-1811
Mary Sheldon
1731-1805
Phebe Sheldon
1735-1776

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Historical events

Day of marriage June 12, 1723

  • The temperature on June 12, 1723 was about 19.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1723: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 26 » After a siege and bombardment by cannon, Baku surrenders to the Russians.
    • August 17 » Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.
    • September 14 » Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.

Day of death August 28, 1773

  • The temperature on August 28, 1773 was about 15.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1773: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
    • May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
    • June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
    • June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
    • October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
    • December 16 » American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.


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