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Joseph Lindsay Shields 1824–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1824

Birth Location: Bourbon Co, Kentucky

Death Date: 02 Jun 1900

Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US

Father: Joseph Shields

Mother: Sarah Masterson

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In 1824, Joseph Lindsay Shields entered the world in Bourbon Co, Kentucky, born to Joseph B Shields And Sarah Adaline Masterson. Joseph Lindsay Shields passed away in 1900 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Joseph Lindsay Shields entered the world in Bourbon Co, Kentucky, born to Joseph B Shields And Sarah Adaline Masterson.
  • Joseph Lindsay Shields passed away in 1900 in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US.

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Joseph Shields's Ancestors

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Joseph Shields
1824–1900
Birth Place: Bourbon Co, Kentucky
Parents
Joseph B Shields
1785–1841
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Adaline) Masterson
1794–1878
, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Caleb Masterson
1758–1819
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Jenny Champ
1760–1818
Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward War
1730–1790
Mary Coleman
1732–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Lt
1705–1754
Mary (Masterson)
1710–1754
Richard Coleman
1710–1764
Eleanor Critcher
1717–1764

Joseph Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1824
24 Dec 1824
Birth of Joseph Lindsay Shields in Bourbon Co, Kentucky
Bourbon Co, Kentucky
1900
02 Jun 1900
Age 76
Death of Joseph Lindsay Shields in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US
Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Bourbon Co, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1900
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, US

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