Sheldon S Canfield1

#29350, (11 August 1826 - 2 May 1908)
Father*Rev. Rufus Canfield1 (c 1800 - )
Mother*Tabitha Arnold1 (c 1800 - )

Family

Anne Sarah Tremper b. c 1830, d. 1905
Child 1.Janette Canfield8 (c 1853 - )
Birth*11 August 1826He was born on 11 August 1826 at New YorkG.2,1 
Marriage*5 March 1849He married Anne Sarah Tremper, daughter of James G Tremper and Rebecca Fisher, on 5 March 1849 at Jefferson Co., New YorkG.1 
18 July 1850He appeared on the census of 18 July 1850 in the household of Rev. Rufus Canfield and Tabitha Arnold, age 25, b. NY, laborer.3 
26 July 1860He and Anne Sarah Tremper appeared on the census of 26 July 1860 at Cape Vincent P.O., Lyme Town, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.4 
18 July 1870He and Anne Sarah Tremper appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Lyme, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.5 
22 June 1880He and Anne Sarah Tremper appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 at Watertown, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.6 
19 June 1900He and Anne Sarah Tremper appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 at Watertown, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.2 
Death*2 May 1908He died on 2 May 1908 at Adams Center, Jefferson Co., New YorkG, at age 81.7 

Citations

  1. [S211] Edgar C. Emerson, editor, Our County and its People: A descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York (Boston: Boston History Co., 1898), p. 209. Sheldon S Canfield, b. 11 Aug 1826, son of Rev. Rufus Canfield, b. MA, and Tabitha Arnold, b. RI; and Ann, dau. of James Tremper and Rebecca Fisher, marr. 5 Mar 1849. They had one dau., Mrs. W H Irwin of Waterville NY.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Sheldon (73), b. NY Aug 1826, parents b. MA, retired farmer; Anna S (68), b. NY Jun 1932, 2 children, 1 living; marr. 50 yrs.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Rufus (58), b. MA, laborer; Tabitha (52), b. NY.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Sheldon (35), b. NY, farmer, real estate value $3000, personal estate $600; Ann (30), b. NY.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Sheldon (44), b. NY, farmer, real estate value $6,380, personal estate $1,000; Ann (39), b. NY, keeping house.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Sheldon (54), b. NY, father b. MA, mother b. CT, farmer; Sarah A (50), b. and parents b. NY, keeping house.
  7. [S2610] New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956, online FamilySearch.org. Sheldon Canfield, d. Adams Center 2 May 1908, cert. no. 20657.
  8. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.