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Nancy Shields 1778 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland

Death Date: 29 Aug 1840

Death Location: Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States

Father: Pvt Shields

Mother: Nancy Shields

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Nancy Shields was born in 1778 in St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland, the child of Pvt James Shields and Nancy Ann Brown Shields. Nancy Shields passed away in 1840 in Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Nancy Shields was born in 1778 in St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland, the child of Pvt James Shields and Nancy Ann Brown Shields.
  • Nancy Shields passed away in 1840 in Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States.

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Nancy Shields's Ancestors

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Nancy Shields
1778 – 1840
Birth Place: St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland
Parents
Pvt James Shields
1754 – 1814
Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann Brown) Shields
1755 – 1825
Ireland
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Nancy Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Nancy Shields in St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland
St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland
1840
29 Aug 1840
Age 62
Death of Nancy Shields in Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: St Johnstons County, Dongeal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Hazleton, Gibson, Indiana, United States

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