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Francis David Shepard 1865–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 24 Feb 1896

Death Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Shepard

Mother: Margaret Strausbaugh

Spouse(s): Mary Stoner

Children(s): Alta Shepherd

Francis David Shepard was born in 1865 in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Warren Shepard And Margaret Elizabeth Strausbaugh. Francis David Shepard married Mary Jane Stoner, and had children including Alta Mae Shepherd. Francis David Shepard passed away in 1896 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Francis David Shepard was born in 1865 in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Warren Shepard And Margaret Elizabeth Strausbaugh.
  • Francis David Shepard married Mary Jane Stoner, and had children including Alta Mae Shepherd.
  • Francis David Shepard passed away in 1896 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Francis Shepard's Ancestors

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Francis Shepard
1865–1896
Birth Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Warren Shepard
1818–1888
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Elizabeth) Strausbaugh
1825–1867
Franklin Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
George Strasbaugh
1795–1862
Menallen Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Bittinger
1796–1860
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Peter Strausbaugh
1748–1830
Barbara Noel
1749–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Noell
1720–1771
Margaret Noel
1732–1779

Francis Shepard's Descendants

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Francis (David) Shepard (1865–24 Feb 1896) m. Mary (Jane) Stoner (17 Oct 1868–23 Dec 1960)
  1. 1. Alta (Mae) Shepherd 1896–1967 m. John (Adam) West 1895–1938
    1. 1. Edith (Norabelle) West 1927–2020 m. Jacob (Franklyn) Miller 1922–2017

Francis Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Francis David Shepard in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1896
24 Feb 1896
Age 31
Death of Francis David Shepard in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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