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Mary Jackson Shields 1824–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1824

Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA

Death Date: 18 SEP 1904

Death Location: Camden, NJ

Father: Thomas Shields

Mother:

Spouse(s): Theodore Groves, James Brown

Children(s): Robert Groves, Meta Groves, Helen Brown, Mary Groves, William Groves, Elizabeth Groves

In 1824, Mary Jackson Shields entered the world in Philadelphia, PA, born to Thomas Morris Shields And Sarah Shields. Mary Jackson Shields married James D Brown, Theodore Groves, and had children including Elizabeth Shields Groves, Helen Augusta Brown, Mary Jackson Groves, Meta M Groves, Robert Shields Groves, William D Groves. Mary Jackson Shields passed away in 1904 in Camden, NJ.

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Biography

  • In 1824, Mary Jackson Shields entered the world in Philadelphia, PA, born to Thomas Morris Shields And Sarah Shields.
  • Mary Jackson Shields married James D Brown, Theodore Groves, and had children including Elizabeth Shields Groves, Helen Augusta Brown, Mary Jackson Groves, Meta M Groves, Robert Shields Groves, William D Groves.
  • Mary Jackson Shields passed away in 1904 in Camden, NJ.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shields
1799–1843
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA
TS

Spouses(s)

Theodore Groves
1820–1852
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA
TG
James Brown
–1866
Birth Location: PA
JB

Children(s)

Robert Groves
1843–1912
Birth Location: PA
RG
Meta Groves
1851–1918
Birth Location: PA
MG
Helen Brown
1861–1940
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA
HB
Mary Groves
1843–1930
Birth Location: PA
MG
William Groves
1849–1860
Birth Location: PA
WG
Elizabeth Groves
1846–1919
Birth Location: Honesdale, PA
EG

Mary Shields's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shields
1824–1904
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Parents
Thomas Morris Shields
1799–1843
Philadelphia, PA
Grandparents
Robert Shields
1774–1846
Philadelphia, PA
Mary (Hannah) Jackson
1777–1827
Philadelphia, PA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shields
1743–1819
Lydia Morris
–1791
William Jackson
–1788
Mary Appowen
1758–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shields
1708–1768
Mary Chalfant
1713–1792
Thomas Morris
1707–1768
Lydia Lewis
–1786
Samuel Appowen
–1767
Hannah Coxe
–1764

Mary Shields's Descendants

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Mary (Jackson) Shields (DEC 1824–18 SEP 1904) m. Theodore Groves (1820–24 FEB 1852) m. James (D.) Brown (–BEF 1866)
  1. 1. Robert (Shields) Groves 1843–1912
  2. 2. Meta (M.) Groves 1851–1918
  3. 3. Helen (Augusta) Brown 1861–1940
  4. 4. Mary (Jackson) Groves 1843–1930
  5. 5. William (D.) Groves 1849–1860
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Shields) Groves 1846–1919 m. Gonsalvo Richardson 1843–1918
    1. 1. David (C.) Richardson 1868–1868
    2. 2. Mary (Groves) Richardson 1871–1951
    3. 3. Helen (Augusta) Richardson 1875–1959
    4. 4. Jacob (Elwood Ridgway) Richardson 1878–1949
    5. 5. ArthurAugustus (J. Fullmer) Richardson/ 1881–1959 m. Mary (Samantha) Kingsbury 1892–1973
      1. 1. Seward (Kingsbury) Richardson 1921–2015

Mary Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1824
DEC 1824
Birth of Mary Jackson Shields in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
1904
18 SEP 1904
Age 80
Death of Mary Jackson Shields in Camden, NJ
Camden, NJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1824
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source: 1900 Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1904
    Event Place: Camden, NJ
    Record Source: Death Certificate of Mary J. Brown
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