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Benjamin Butler Shields 1885–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1885

Birth Location: Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota

Death Date: 20 October 1950

Death Location: Fargo, Cass, North Dakota

Father: Daniel Shields

Mother: Edna dna

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In 1885, Benjamin Butler Shields entered the world in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota, born to Daniel Grip Laylor Shields And Edna S Chatfield Dna. Benjamin Butler Shields passed away in 1950 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Benjamin Butler Shields entered the world in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota, born to Daniel Grip Laylor Shields And Edna S Chatfield Dna.
  • Benjamin Butler Shields passed away in 1950 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota.

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Benjamin Shields's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shields
1885–1950
Birth Place: Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota
Parents
Daniel "Grip" Laylor Shields
1851–1901
Dunham, McHenry, Illinois
Edna (S. Chatfield) dna
1854–1934
Marengo Twp., McHenry, Illinois
Grandparents
Silas (Porter) Chatfield
1817–1876
Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States
Aurantha (Eunice Palmer) dna
1824–1876
Painesville, Lake, OH
Great-Grandparents
William dna
1795–
Eunice Kenfield
1792–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon dna
1751–1828
Mary Liscome
1755–1810

Benjamin Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1885
1 March 1885
Birth of Benjamin Butler Shields in Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota
Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota
1950
20 October 1950
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Butler Shields in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota
Fargo, Cass, North Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1885
    Event Place: Flandreau, Moody, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1950
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, North Dakota

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