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David Shepherd 1734–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1734

Birth Location: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 February 1795

Death Location: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Shepherd

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David Shepherd was born in 1734 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas C Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter Shepherd. David Shepherd passed away in 1795 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Shepherd was born in 1734 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas C Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter Shepherd.
  • David Shepherd passed away in 1795 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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David Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
David Shepherd
1734–1795
Birth Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas C. Shepherd
1705–1776
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Van Meter) Shepherd
1715–1793
Somerfield, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1675–1741
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Sarah Cochran
1683–1710
Maryland, USA
Margaret Mollenauer
1687–1745
Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1645–1698
Anne Ellis
1655–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1624–1664
Mary CLARK
1620–1715

David Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1734
17 January 1734
Birth of David Shepherd in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
1795
2 February 1795
Age 61
Death of David Shepherd in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1734
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 1795
    Event Place: Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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