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Benjamin Franklin Shields 1860–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1860

Birth Location: Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1921

Death Location: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Shields

Mother: Margaret Jones

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Benjamin Franklin Shields was born in 1860 in Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Shields And Margaret Jones. Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1921 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Shields was born in 1860 in Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Shields And Margaret Jones.
  • Benjamin Franklin Shields passed away in 1921 in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1860–1921
Birth Place: Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Shields
1828–1907
Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Jones
1828–1920
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Leonard Shields
1779–1860
Maryland, USA
Susannah (Boyd) Miller
1789–1870
Fawn Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1765–1810
Elizabeth McCloskey
1757–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1745–1783
Elizabeth Brown
1742–

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1860
abt 1860
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States
Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States
1861
25 FEB 1861
Age 1
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States
Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States
1921
10 Mar 1921
Age 61
Death of Benjamin Franklin Shields in Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 FEB 1861
    Event Place: Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1860
    Event Place: Marietta, East Donegal, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1921
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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