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Martha "Mattie" Shields 1765–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1765

Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 February 1849

Death Location: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shields

Mother: Martha Defrance

Spouse(s): Andrew Marshall

Children(s): Joseph Marshall, Andrew Jr, William Marshall, Elisha Barfield, Martha Marshall, Jane Marshall, Martha Marshall, Mary Marshall, Catharine Marshall

Martha "Mattie" Shields was born in 1765 in York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Shields And Martha Defrance. Martha "Mattie" Shields married Andrew Marshall, and had children including Andrew Marshall Jr, Catharine Marshall, Elisha B Barfield, Jane Marshall, Joseph Marshall, Martha Marshall, Mary Marshall, William Marshall. Martha "Mattie" Shields passed away in 1849 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha "Mattie" Shields was born in 1765 in York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Shields And Martha Defrance.
  • Martha "Mattie" Shields married Andrew Marshall, and had children including Andrew Marshall Jr, Catharine Marshall, Elisha B Barfield, Jane Marshall, Joseph Marshall, Martha Marshall, Mary Marshall, William Marshall.
  • Martha "Mattie" Shields passed away in 1849 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shields
1743–1819
Birth Location: Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania
TS
Martha Defrance
1745–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MD

Spouses(s)

Andrew Marshall
1762–1834
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA
AM

Children(s)

Joseph Marshall
1800–1882
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
JM
Andrew Jr
1803–1884
Birth Location: Level Corner, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
AJ
William Marshall
1799–1876
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States
WM
Elisha Barfield
1783–1859
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, PA
EB
Martha Marshall
1805–1825
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
MM
Jane Marshall
1791–1869
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
JM
Martha Marshall
1801–1801
Birth Location: Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
MM
Mary Marshall
1792–1850
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
MM
Catharine Marshall
1794–1850
Birth Location: Washington, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, USA
CM

Martha Shields's Ancestors

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Martha Shields
1765–1849
Birth Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Shields
1743–1819
Newlin, Chester, Pennsylvania
Martha Defrance
1745–
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Shields's Descendants

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Martha ("Mattie") Shields (7 Feb 1765–7 February 1849) m. Andrew Marshall (1762–12 Jul 1834)
  1. 1. Joseph Marshall 1800–1882 m. Margaret (Rebecca) King 1796–1840
    1. 1. Catherine Marshall 1823–1901 m. Francis ("Frank") Watts 1818–1899
      1. 1. Allen (or Allan) Watts 1855–1905 m. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie" (birth name Brodhead) Dubois) Watts 1859–1919
        1. 1. Francis ("Frank" Allen) Watts 1882–1956 m. Anne ("Annie" Josephine) McLoughin 1889–1955
        2. 2. Esther (Elizabeth Watts) Smith 1895–1970
        3. 3. Ethel (Edith) Watts 1897–
        4. 4. Charles (Stryker) Watts 1885–1953
        5. 5. Mabel (E) Watts 1879–1950
        6. 6. Ruth (Elenor Watts) Chambers 1892–1988
        7. 7. Robert (Kenneth) Watts 1902–1950
        8. 8. Charlotte Watts 1888–1921
        9. 9. Esta Watts 1895–
      2. 2. Eliza Watts 1849–1909
      3. 3. Elizabeth Watts 1853–1924
      4. 4. Katherine Watts 1865–1909
    2. 2. William (King) Marshall 1835–1908
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Marshall 1837–1920
    4. 4. Susannah (P) Marshall 1827–1847
    5. 5. Matthew Marshall 1825–1874
    6. 6. Robert (King) Marshall 1829–1852
    7. 7. Richard (Titus) Marshall 1831–1872
  2. 2. Andrew (Marshall) Jr 1803–1884
  3. 3. William Marshall 1799–1876
  4. 4. Elisha (B) Barfield 1783–1859
  5. 5. Martha Marshall 1805–1825
  6. 6. Jane Marshall 1791–1869
  7. 7. Martha Marshall 1801–1801
  8. 8. Mary Marshall 1792–1850
  9. 9. Catharine Marshall 1794–1850

Martha Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1765
7 Feb 1765
Birth of Martha "Mattie" Shields in York, Pennsylvania, United States
York, Pennsylvania, United States
1849
7 February 1849
Age 84
Death of Martha "Mattie" Shields in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1765
    Event Place: York, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 February 1849
    Event Place: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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