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DIED —I.j th.s t, vvu.Juiy i.*, ij,»* \ji4 oSiii.i.ium HI fh** s-m etity-umth year of her a»*Thu vene»ub!a tody was a »i; iv*«{ Last \\ . lt;son, Connecticut. ie was a de»ceo4*M ln r.fourth gcnerat.on of I maid Hainan, one oS[Cpassenger* in \iv Hit* I bird *hip |Jur brt)’*over the iir.•t se*tiers f Ply moult) colony, a* •just, Iti.d. J* *e o it-lani af» her f muly, |(_ hu-Ta .! dird m ls.il. Jfer four elnMrrnarHjrani child j»r«*ci*ded her to the grave.o*ic of tht» earlycome'the early « tilers of Darlington, hwt* here in lViT, «:r«*e which time ihe l,',to,H: : i gained he* t a : !..%•; :» ,«| b, t. acliischool. She has instructed about »• vo n Limd.-** of the children vt tin* pl-ce, ina one » f wl*Cali ever have reason to woil that they m.gl.i l*. get a single le-soo she taught them. The nr. prraaiou* she has left upon po many unixi*, tea upon those who are likely to till respectable antmil lential pmitiou* in society, are doubtleii deeper and *.vill lie more abiding than those ni*;« by an) other *• individual among us vv ha* eve Some of the m *re marked tr. it* m the char* ter of M'« Sheldon v* re cri.ngv, strength mind, ifitlt; flip* *i e. fortitude, indej^»udenre aftd piety. She was tm» to her origin a* a da g!.t*e of tiie P.lgrims. M»c* cultivated the loftier va. »ues, which have giv «*ii such rm nence ard r*. nown to the t* it«’ iri character. ?‘ie pus eased) truly heroic sp rit. There are not many ev n ••iDang the sterner Pt \ wtio have greater valor o(vout, Tin* Instance is p rh ins imexampTed of* pi rson of tier years, in lintainiug tbe a»e!**jdally tobur, keeping ti *u,t* a me, and I.V ng £ contentment ai l h i;» i.,. s»s Her senses wen unimpaired to the tost, , d ad her faculties ra. m lined bright except a s i^ht failure of memory.Hie crown:’ g . »ry of her character was tor in’e hgent, consijt’eiit, drv ofe! r ety. From ' V youth *lie loved go »d books. She went to *tr ct scUO 1 wh* n five v• arlt; of age llffore vv is thirteen ‘he lead the IJ.hle through thrutimes. For lit nr than ha'f a century sli** a. I or*, ed a profession *»f Ch* i»t anity. Wi'b ail ti* commanding traits of her character w .m blendnt 5 a deep, hmtrt-felt humility. Some, who may have seen th it she did hot cringe to any man, in iy h.»ve called her i .dependence pride, but shy tho ugbt the p o^*ratmn of her -piri* w.isduet#ti d alone. 15 fo «• II in fio one abased tbetn* ‘dves mote deeply. Though railed t«» r».i-is thru’much tribnl it ion she if I not murmur, l»ut mam*I tain** I a uniform clieeif ilness. In rela'itui *o her situation here, sh-• wrote » i S*ptember, 1S51: — “My two toothers are s'ill hying in N -vv Fcg-land, happily surround d by their companions—th* ir childr-n and grand el, Idrei ; xv tiih* I -in deprived of nil r iv f iin !y, and exiled to this f\rdistant I »nd. \V**1I—,*re*» so, Fui'icr, for so itutmel sool in 7by .»ig/ir.'’At the heg nn ng ot Mrs Shelno'i’s residencem Iluili igton, she won a place in the sytnpath r# and confidence of many hearts, an 1 in her caseW ?- ’ W ~ Sj the promise of houses, and brethren, and sisters m l cfiihiren. which Christ gave to t iose whoshould leave all for Him, was fulfilled. She hadin »ny iino*ig tit to honor an I love tier, and who; counted if a pleasure t • mmi-Vr t * her. Ir« h*rl ist sickness she w i* peaceful, resigned, and sustained hv -i hop* full of immortality. Her funeral sermon vv.is pi ear tie 1 on the last Sihbath fromI Tim. : It. ■'». “ Hmor teuiuwi t'tut are widow*in bed \ no the that it a widow in Led, ami d.'t-olate. trutteth in (i 1. on I continue th m la/ydgl*Hunt an I prayer* night and day.
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Burlington Iowa State Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Wed, Jul 28, 1852
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