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Joseph Shields 1719–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Dawn, Ireland

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Maryland

Father: John Shields

Mother: Agnes Campbell

Spouse(s): Mary Fordque

Children(s):

Joseph Shields was born in 1719 in Dawn, Ireland, the child of John Shields And Agnes Campbell. Joseph Shields married Mary Fordque, and had children including Catherine Shields. Joseph Shields passed away in 1790 in Maryland.

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Biography

  • Joseph Shields was born in 1719 in Dawn, Ireland, the child of John Shields And Agnes Campbell.
  • Joseph Shields married Mary Fordque, and had children including Catherine Shields.
  • Joseph Shields passed away in 1790 in Maryland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Shields's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shields
1719–1790
Birth Place: Dawn, Ireland
Parents
John Shields
1645–1737
Armagh, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland now Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (GB/N IR))
Agnes Campbell
1700–1745
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William (Smith Shields) III
1600–1654
On the Shores of Lough, Antrim, Ireland
Duncan (Campbell, member of the Artillery Committee and a book seller from) Scotland
1665–1702
Scotland
Susanna Porter
1665–
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William II
1585–1655
Jane X10
1590–1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Williams
1570–1610
Dorothy Giffin
1570–1590

Joseph Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of Joseph Shields in Dawn, Ireland
Dawn, Ireland
1790
1790
Age 71
Death of Joseph Shields in Maryland
Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Dawn, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Maryland

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