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Jesse Shields 1819–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1819

Birth Location: Harrison, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1856

Death Location: Fulton, Illinois, USA

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Martha Veatch

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Jesse Shields began in 1819 in Harrison, Indiana, USA. Jesse Shields passed away in 1856 in Fulton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Shields began in 1819 in Harrison, Indiana, USA.
  • Jesse Shields passed away in 1856 in Fulton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Shields
1773–1847
Birth Location: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Martha Veatch
1781–1847
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Shields's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Shields
1819–1856
Birth Place: Harrison, Indiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Shields
1773–1847
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Martha Veatch
1781–1847
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Nancy Stockton
1745–1805
VA
Great-Grandparents
John Shields
1709–1772
Margaret Perry
1710–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shields
1668–1741
Jeanette Parker
1670–1750

Jesse Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1819
1819
Birth of Jesse Shields in Harrison, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Indiana, USA
1856
15 Apr 1856
Age 37
Death of Jesse Shields in Fulton, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Harrison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: shields10feb2002_GED.FTW
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