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Max George Shields 1884–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1884

Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 1955

Death Location: Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Max Shields

Mother: Jacobena Weismer

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In 1884, Max George Shields entered the world in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Max Shields And Jacobena Bena Or Beatrice Weismer. Max George Shields passed away in 1955 in Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Max George Shields entered the world in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Max Shields And Jacobena Bena Or Beatrice Weismer.
  • Max George Shields passed away in 1955 in Swoyersville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Max Shields's Ancestors

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Max Shields
1884–1955
Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Max Shields
–1884
Jacobena ((Bena or Beatrice)) Weismer
1852–1926
Dorrance Township, Luzerne Co., Penna., USA
Grandparents
John Wiesmen
1820–1878
Germany
Katherine Bolander
1817–1900
Prussia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Max Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1884
5 May 1884
Birth of Max George Shields in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1955
31 October 1955
Age 71
Death of Max George Shields in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1884
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1955
    Event Place: Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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