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Ebenezer Shields 1778–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1778

Birth Location: Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1837

Death Location: Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: William II

Mother: Jane WILLIAMS

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In 1778, Ebenezer Shields entered the world in Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States, born to William Shields Ii And Jane Bentley Williams. Ebenezer Shields passed away in 1837 in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Ebenezer Shields entered the world in Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States, born to William Shields Ii And Jane Bentley Williams.
  • Ebenezer Shields passed away in 1837 in Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Ebenezer Shields's Ancestors

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Ebenezer Shields
1778–1837
Birth Place: Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Parents
William SHIELDS II
1728–1797
, , Co Armagh, Ireland
Jane (Bentley) WILLIAMS
1736–1848
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Shields) I
1668–1737
Ireland
Mary (Jeanette) Parker
1670–1750
Kent, Maryland, United States
John Williams
1698–1747
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Bentley
1705–1754
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1645–1737
Thomas Parker
1645–1695
Eliza Hart
1650–1700
Robert Williams
1647–1734
Gwen Cadwalader
1670–1734
Jeffrey Bentley
1700–1777
Eleanor Banner
1703–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1600–1654
Mary Sholes
1610–1668
John Parker
1607–1678
Joannah
1623–1688
Ellis Williams
1621–1691
Ellin Owen
1625–1675
John Cadwalader
1649–1742
Sarah Roberts
1650–1737
John Bentley
1654–1748
Mary Miles
1678–1759

Ebenezer Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1778
22 Dec 1778
Birth of Ebenezer Shields in Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States
1837
1 Jul 1837
Age 59
Death of Ebenezer Shields in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1778
    Event Place: Hampton Valley, Frederick, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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