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Margaret Blackburn Shepherd 1740–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1740

Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1810

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Rebecca Blackburn

Spouse(s): Solomon Shepherd

Children(s): Benjamin Shepherd

In 1740, Margaret Blackburn Shepherd entered the world in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Morton Blackburn Iii And Rebecca Harlan Blackburn. Margaret Blackburn Shepherd married Solomon Shepherd, and had children including Benjamin Shepherd. Margaret Blackburn Shepherd passed away in 1810 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Margaret Blackburn Shepherd entered the world in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Morton Blackburn Iii And Rebecca Harlan Blackburn.
  • Margaret Blackburn Shepherd married Solomon Shepherd, and had children including Benjamin Shepherd.
  • Margaret Blackburn Shepherd passed away in 1810 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Shepherd
1740–1810
Birth Place: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Morton Blackburn III
1720–1767
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Rebecca (Harlan) Blackburn
1715–1766
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Moses* Harlan
1683–1749
Donnahlong, County Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
George 9G
1649–1714
Elizabeth 9G
1660–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Harland
1625–1680
Rebecca Kirke
1625–1666
Ezekeliah Duck
1628–1719
Hannah Hoope
1632–

Margaret Shepherd's Descendants

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Margaret (Blackburn) Shepherd (16 Oct 1740–24 Nov 1810) m. Solomon Shepherd (18 Oct 1739–1810)
  1. 1. Benjamin Shepherd 1779–1824

Margaret Shepherd's Timeline

3 Records

1740
16 Oct 1740
Birth of Margaret Blackburn Shepherd in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1763
19 1763
Age 23
Margaret Blackburn Shepherd was married in Menallen Meeting House
Menallen Meeting House
1810
24 Nov 1810
Age 70
Death of Margaret Blackburn Shepherd in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1740
    Event Place: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich
    [3] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0085
    [4] U.S., Family History Books, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family
    [5] U.S., Family History Books, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and Particularly of the Descendants of George and Michael Harlan, Who Settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687 1; Author: Harlan, Alpheus Hibben, 1848-

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 1763
    Event Place: Menallen Meeting House
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1810
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

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