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Eliza "Lilly" McEwen 1861–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1861

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 27 Oct 1896

Death Location: Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan

Father: James McEwen

Mother: Agness McVicar

Spouse(s): William Shields

Children(s): Kate Shields, James Shields, Roy Shields, Mary Sheilds, Alexander Shields, Lora McKellar

Eliza "Lilly" McEwen was born in 1861 in Scotland, the child of James Mcewen And Agness Nancy Ann Mcvicar. In 1880, Eliza "Lilly" McEwen resided in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States. Eliza "Lilly" McEwen married William Shields, and had children including Alexander Hugh Melvin Shields, James Arthur Shields, Kate Shields, Lora E Shields Mckellar, Mary Cordelia Sheilds, Roy George Shields. Eliza "Lilly" McEwen passed away in 1896 in Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Eliza "Lilly" McEwen was born in 1861 in Scotland, the child of James Mcewen And Agness Nancy Ann Mcvicar.
  • In 1880, Eliza "Lilly" McEwen resided in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States.
  • Eliza "Lilly" McEwen married William Shields, and had children including Alexander Hugh Melvin Shields, James Arthur Shields, Kate Shields, Lora E Shields Mckellar, Mary Cordelia Sheilds, Roy George Shields.
  • Eliza "Lilly" McEwen passed away in 1896 in Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McEwen
1813–1900
Birth Location: Argyll, Scotland
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Agness McVicar
1818–1890
Birth Location: Loch Harbor, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Shields
1855–1936
Birth Location: Plantagenet, Ontario, Canada
WS

Children(s)

Kate Shields
1884–1954
Birth Location: Michigan
KS
James Shields
1887–1941
Birth Location: Alpena, Alpena, Mich.
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Roy Shields
1890–1942
Birth Location: Hillman, Montmorency, Michigan, United States
RS
Mary Sheilds
1876–1914
Birth Location: Canada
MS
Alexander Shields
1878–1958
Birth Location: Canada English
AS
Lora McKellar
1893–1967
Birth Location: Michigan
LM

Eliza McEwen's Ancestors

Self
Eliza McEwen
1861–1896
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James McEwen
1813–1900
Argyll, Scotland
Agness (Nancy Ann) McVicar
1818–1890
Loch Harbor, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza McEwen's Descendants

1.
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Eliza ("Lilly") McEwen (1861–27 Oct 1896) m. William Shields (10 Mar 1855–8 Mar 1936)
  1. 1. Kate Shields 1884–1954 m. ROBERT MACQUEEN 1873– m. fernando (joseph) Newman 1886–1966
  2. 2. James (Arthur) Shields 1887–1941 m. Hattie Shields 1891–
    1. 1. Jenevieve Shields 1913–1942 m. Clarence (Elden) Hunt 1890–1971
  3. 3. Roy (George) Shields 1890–1942 m. Bertha Piper 1892–1990
    1. 1. Russell (George) Shields 1912–1994 m. Vera (Elizabeth) Prior 1911–1994
    2. 2. Dorothy Shields 1919–
  4. 4. Mary (Cordelia) Sheilds 1876–1914 m. Henry (Charles) Godfrey 1871–1918
    1. 1. Earl (Royston) Godfrey 1899– m. Marguerite (Isabel) Dickie 1897–1992
      1. 1. Elwod (C) Godfrey 1921–
      2. 2. Earl (Donald) Godfrey 1923–1990
    2. 2. Claude (Burdette) Godfrey 1906–1997
  5. 5. Alexander (Hugh Melvin) Shields 1878–1958 m. Margaret (May) McEwen 1875–1964
    1. 1. Ada (Margaret) Shields 1909–1983 m. Cyril (Theodore) Hubert 1914–1977
      1. 1. Janice (Kay) Hubert 1943–1959
    2. 2. William (Basel) Shields 1903–1979 m. 1909–1992
    3. 3. Myrne Bonner 1907–1941
    4. 4. James (I) Shields 1914–
    5. 5. Jerriel Shields 1915–2001
    6. 6. Robert (A) Shields 1924–2000
    7. 7. Neal Shields 1926–1935
    8. 8. Mildred (E) Shields 1906–
    9. 9. Lewie Shields 1919–2000
  6. 6. Lora (E Shields) McKellar 1893–1967 m. George (Angus Alexander) MCKELLAR 1896–1986
    1. 1. Melvin (A) Mckellar 1914–1936 m. Mildred (Violet) Dean 1916–2005
    2. 2. Azile Mckellar 1920–1970 m. Albert (Cecil) Cook 1911–1988
    3. 3. Katie (Fay Mckellar) Weiland 1930–1972 m. Victor Weiland 1922–1999
    4. 4. Stillborn McKellar 1916–1916
    5. 5. Stillborn McKellar 1917–1917

Eliza McEwen's Timeline

5 Records

1852
1 Jun 1852
Birth of Eliza "Lilly" McEwen in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada
1861
1861
Birth of Eliza "Lilly" McEwen in Scotland
Scotland
1880
1880
Age 19
Eliza "Lilly" McEwen resided here in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States
Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States
1896
27 Oct 1896
Age 35
Death of Eliza "Lilly" McEwen in Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan
Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan
1910
1910
Age 49
Eliza "Lilly" McEwen resided here in Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan
Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1852
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan; Roll: 570; Family History Film: 1254570; Page: 499A; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0120.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Alpena, Alpena, Michigan; Roll: 570; Family History Film: 1254570; Page: 499A; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0120.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Montmorency, Montmorency, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Montmorency Tp., Montmorency, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index
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