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Caroline K Shields 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 January 1868

Birth Location: Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 9 June 1940

Death Location: Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: James Martin\Merton

Mother: Marion Merton

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Caroline K Shields was born in 1868 in Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of James Martin Merton And Marion Merton. In 1870, Caroline K Shields resided in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA. Caroline K Shields passed away in 1940 in Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Caroline K Shields was born in 1868 in Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America, the child of James Martin Merton And Marion Merton.
  • In 1870, Caroline K Shields resided in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA.
  • Caroline K Shields passed away in 1940 in Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Caroline Shields's Ancestors

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Caroline Shields
1868–1940
Birth Place: Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
James Martin\Merton
1830–1900
Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Marion Merton
1827–1906
Scotland
Grandparents
John Merton
1808–
Stonekirk, Wigtownshire
Thomas Millar
1793–
Glasgow, Lanark
Margret Hamilton
1793–
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1762–1843
Margaret Merrie
1767–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes Stewart
1733–
John Stewart
1732–
William Merry
1743–
Jean Withrington
1748–

Caroline Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1868
21 January 1868
Birth of Caroline K Shields in Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 2
Caroline K Shields resided here in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
1940
9 June 1940
Age 72
Death of Caroline K Shields in Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 January 1868
    Event Place: Franklin Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 June 1940
    Event Place: Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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