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Col. Jesse Joshua Shields 1782–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1782

Birth Location: shenandoah Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1848

Death Location: Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Nancy Stockton

Mother: Robert Shields

Spouse(s): Catherine Fox

Children(s): Agnes Shields

In 1782, Col. Jesse Joshua Shields entered the world in shenandoah Virginia, USA, born to Nancy Mary Stockton And Robert Perry Shields. Col. Jesse Joshua Shields married Catherine Fox, and had children including Agnes Nancy Shields. Col. Jesse Joshua Shields passed away in 1848 in Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1782, Col. Jesse Joshua Shields entered the world in shenandoah Virginia, USA, born to Nancy Mary Stockton And Robert Perry Shields.
  • Col. Jesse Joshua Shields married Catherine Fox, and had children including Agnes Nancy Shields.
  • Col. Jesse Joshua Shields passed away in 1848 in Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nancy Stockton
1741–1802
Birth Location: Stockton's Creek, Goochland Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Shields
1749–1802
Birth Location: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Fox
1786–1877
Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Agnes Shields
1804–1878
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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Col. Shields's Ancestors

Self
Col. Shields
1782–1848
Birth Place: shenandoah Virginia, USA
Parents
Nancy Mary Stockton
1741–1802
Stockton's Creek, Goochland Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Robert (Perry) Shields
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (William) SHIELDS
1709–1772
Lancaster, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Margaret (Jeanette) Parry
1710–1760
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Leah *
1679–1741
Edward Perry
1676–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Morris
1636–1684
Penelope Morris
1654–1701
Margaret Griffiths
1638–1706
Edward SR.
1630–1701

Col. Shields's Descendants

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Col. (Jesse Joshua) Shields (10 Mar 1782–16 Sep 1848) m. Catherine Fox (26 Mar 1786–18 Jul 1877)
  1. 1. Agnes (Nancy) Shields 1804–1878
    1. 1. Addison Watson 1823–1900 m. Lucinda Taylor 1823–1880
      1. 1. Addison Watson 1843–1921 m. Elizabeth May 1855–1937
        1. 1. Buddy Watson 1870–1948 m. Sallie Watson 1883–1956
        2. 2. Dewitt ("Witt\Whitt\Witsey" T) Watson 1877–1944

Col. Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1782
10 Mar 1782
Birth of Col. Jesse Joshua Shields in shenandoah Virginia, USA
shenandoah Virginia, USA
1848
16 Sep 1848
Age 66
Death of Col. Jesse Joshua Shields in Shenandoah, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1782
    Event Place: shenandoah Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana, United States of America
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