Career
He spent his early years apprenticing as a printer, working on Arctic whalers, and serving in the United States Army. In June 1874, he went north to Fort Whoop-Up, a whiskey-trading post started by Healy"s older adoptive brother John J Healy in what is now Lethbridge, Alberta. While in the area, Sheran started a ferry service across the Belly River (now Oldman).
In addition, he also mined coal from a seam in the nearby coulees and sold it to traders who came to the fort.
In 1878, Sheran lived common-law with a Peigan woman named Mary Brown, and they had two sons together: Charles and William. A park, leisure centre,a pool,and elementary school in Lethbridge are named after Sheran.
