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Joseph Shea 1785–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 03 Oct 1830

Death Location: St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity)

Father: Joseph Shea

Mother: Sarah Gadfield

Spouse(s): Jane Ganford

Children(s): Deborah Shea

Joseph Shea was born in 1785 in Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of Joseph Shea And Sarah Gadfield. Joseph Shea married Jane Ganford, and had children including Deborah Shea. Joseph Shea passed away in 1830 in St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity).

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Biography

  • Joseph Shea was born in 1785 in Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of Joseph Shea And Sarah Gadfield.
  • Joseph Shea married Jane Ganford, and had children including Deborah Shea.
  • Joseph Shea passed away in 1830 in St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity).

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Joseph Shea's Ancestors

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Joseph Shea
1785–1830
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Joseph Shea
1760–
Kilkenny, Ireland
Sarah Gadfield
1760–1819
County Kerry, Ireland
Grandparents
Henry Gadfield
1738–1778
Witney, Oxfordshire, , England
Mary Hearn
1738–1771
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gadfield
1707–1747
Hannah Ward
1708–1775
Robert Hearn
1715–1805
Mary Bristow
1715–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Gadfield
1671–1735
Elizabeth Millington
1678–1719
William Ward
1675–
Hannah Nowell
1684–1740

Joseph Shea's Descendants

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Joseph Shea (1785–03 Oct 1830) m. Jane Ganford (1789–28 Mar 1889)
  1. 1. Deborah Shea 1816–1883 m. James Montgomery 1810–1885
    1. 1. Agnes Montgomery 1837–1927 m. John Boyd 1832–1901
      1. 1. Deborah Boyd 1865–1946 m. David Lavallee 1863–1939
        1. 1. John Lavallee 1892–1967 m. Ada (Margaret) Edgley 1890–1986

Joseph Shea's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Joseph Shea in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
1830
03 Oct 1830
Age 45
Death of Joseph Shea in St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity)
St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1830
    Event Place: St Gabriel de Valcartier, Lower Canada (Anglican Holy Trinity)

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