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Jesse Shields 1782–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1782

Birth Location: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 16 Sep 1848

Death Location: Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Nancy Stockton

Spouse(s): Catherine Fox

Children(s): Lydia Shields

The story of Jesse Shields began in 1782 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States. Jesse Shields married Catherine Fox, and had children including Lydia Helen Shields. Jesse Shields passed away in 1848 in Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Shields began in 1782 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.
  • Jesse Shields married Catherine Fox, and had children including Lydia Helen Shields.
  • Jesse Shields passed away in 1848 in Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr.
1749–1802
Birth Location: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, British Colonial America
RS
Nancy Stockton
1744–1802
Birth Location: St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
NS

Spouses(s)

Catherine Fox
1786–1877
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
CF

Children(s)

Lydia Shields
1826–1891
Birth Location: Harrison, Indiana, United States
LS

Jesse Shields's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Shields
1782–1848
Birth Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Shields Sr.
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, British Colonial America
Nancy Stockton
1744–1802
St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Richard (Stockton) Sr.
1710–1775
England
Agnes
1711–1775
St Annes, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Shields's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Shields (10 Mar 1782–16 Sep 1848) m. Catherine Fox (14 Mar 1786–18 Jul 1877)
  1. 1. Lydia (Helen) Shields 1826–1891 m. Charles (H. William) Aydelotte 1824–1888
    1. 1. Anna (Margaret) Aydelott 1861–1929 m. John (Joseph) Moyers 1858–1935
      1. 1. Daisie (Aydelotte) Moyars 1886–1961 m. Walter (Burney) Hunt 1887–1978
        1. 1. Howard (Meredith) Hunt 1923–2010 m. Carol (Ann) Maurin 1926–2018

Jesse Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1782
10 Mar 1782
Birth of Jesse Shields in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
1848
16 Sep 1848
Age 66
Death of Jesse Shields in Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1782
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Mauckport, Heth Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States
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