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Alfred Dwight Sheffield 1871–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1871

Birth Location: Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China

Death Date: 27 Oct 1961

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Dr Sheffield

Mother: Eleanore Sherrill

Spouse(s): Abigail Eliot

Children(s):

In 1871, Alfred Dwight Sheffield entered the world in Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China, born to Dr Devello Zelotes Sheffield And Eleanore Woodhull Sherrill. Alfred Dwight Sheffield married Abigail Adams Eliot. Alfred Dwight Sheffield passed away in 1961 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Alfred Dwight Sheffield entered the world in Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China, born to Dr Devello Zelotes Sheffield And Eleanore Woodhull Sherrill.
  • Alfred Dwight Sheffield married Abigail Adams Eliot.
  • Alfred Dwight Sheffield passed away in 1961 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Alfred Sheffield's Ancestors

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Alfred Sheffield
1871–1961
Birth Place: Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China
Parents
Dr Devello Zelotes Sheffield
1841–1913
Gainesville, Wyoming, New York, United States
Eleanore (Woodhull) Sherrill
1847–1933
Pike, Wyoming County, New York
Grandparents
Abraham (Parsons) Sherrill
1803–1888
East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York
Elizabeth Saxton
1811–1892
Smithtown, Suffolk, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alfred Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1871
17 Dec 1871
Birth of Alfred Dwight Sheffield in Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China
Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China
1961
27 Oct 1961
Age 90
Death of Alfred Dwight Sheffield in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Tongzhou, Beijing Shiqu, Beijing, China

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Roll #: 557; Volume #: Roll 557 - 18 Jun 1900-22 Jun 1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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