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Margaret Shields 1821–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 September 1821

Birth Location: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 21 March 1878

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

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Mother: Dorcas Bryant

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In 1821, Margaret Shields entered the world in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Benjamin Bryant And Dorcas Bryant. Margaret Shields passed away in 1878 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Margaret Shields entered the world in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Benjamin Bryant And Dorcas Bryant.
  • Margaret Shields passed away in 1878 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Margaret Shields's Ancestors

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Margaret Shields
1821–1878
Birth Place: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Dorcas Bryant
1785–1854
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
ElLISHA CRAVEN
1756–1825
Bell Skin Run, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Sarah (Frances) Dawkins
1761–1843
Bull Skin Run, Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John CRAVEN
1709–1775
Elizabeth Walling
1714–1777
John Dawkins
1727–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Howard Carolina
1682–1754
Elizabeth STAPLES
1687–1777
Gershom Walling
1689–1767
Miriam Walling
1690–1724
John Dawkins
1705–1746
Frances #93
1705–1747

Margaret Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1821
6 September 1821
Birth of Margaret Shields in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
1878
21 March 1878
Age 57
Death of Margaret Shields in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 September 1821
    Event Place: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1878
    Event Place: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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