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Welcome to my blog about my great-great-great grandfather, Sheldon Moore. I’m an amateur genealogist and wannabe historian and I’ve been building my family tree on ancestry.com since March 2010. I have become fascinated with the Moore branch of my family and have devoted an enormous amount of time researching Sheldon Moore and his wife, children, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews, neighbors, friends and acquaintances. Not to mention his hometown of Southington, Connecticut and his home of over 30 years in the Kensington section of Berlin, Connecticut.

I’ve been amazed at how much information I’ve been able to find on this one man. I’ve discovered a paper trail of documents and personal letters in the library at

Yale University (his Alma Mater), the Connecticut Historical Society and the University of Michigan. His name appears in books, newspaper articles and other periodicals on subjects concerning cement manufacturing, horticulture, sundial manufacturing and teaching, just to name a few.

So, 150 years and 7 days following his death I dedicate this blog to telling the story of Sheldon Moore’s life, his accomplishments, his failures, his relationships with his family and friends, and his legacy.

-spellmanjr 27 Mar 2016