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Janet Shields 1721–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1721

Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Shields

Mother: Mary (Shields)

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Janet Shields was born in 1721 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, the child of David M Shields And Mary Lindsay Carrington Shields. Janet Shields passed away in 1782 in Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Janet Shields was born in 1721 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony, the child of David M Shields And Mary Lindsay Carrington Shields.
  • Janet Shields passed away in 1782 in Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Janet Shields's Ancestors

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Janet Shields
1721–1782
Birth Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
Parents
David M. Shields
1690–1773
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mary (Lindsay Carrington) (Shields)
1694–1773
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
John Shields
1668–1737
Armagh, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland now Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (GB/N IR))
John (William) Carrington
1660–1697
Tunstall, Lancashire, England
Mary (Edwards) (Carrington)
1653–1717
Towersey, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Shields
1630–1699
Francis Carrington
1599–
Grace Carington
1632–
Edward England
1600–1660
Anne ...England
1600–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William 'ir
1600–1654
Mary Sholes
1610–1668
Robert Carington
1584–1644
Ellen Carrington
1605–
John Edwards
1579–1616
Katherina Medley
1555–
Henrie\Henry ...England
1570–1619
Mary ..England
1579–

Janet Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1721
1721
Birth of Janet Shields in Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony
1782
1782
Age 61
Death of Janet Shields in Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Culbertsons Row, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA

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