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Rachel Lovina Shields 1862–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 APR 1862

Birth Location: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine

Death Date: 1 Feb 1905

Death Location: Maine, United States

Father: Jonathon Shields

Mother: Elizabeth Rigby

Spouse(s): Josiah Russell

Children(s): Henry Russell, Samuel Russell, Ada Russell, Mabel Russell

The story of Rachel Lovina Shields began in 1862 in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine. In 1900, Rachel Lovina Shields resided in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA. Rachel Lovina Shields married Josiah Russell, and had children including Ada Eliza Russell, Henry Walter Russell, Mabel L Russell, Samuel Herbert Russell. Rachel Lovina Shields passed away in 1905 in Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Lovina Shields began in 1862 in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine.
  • In 1900, Rachel Lovina Shields resided in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA.
  • Rachel Lovina Shields married Josiah Russell, and had children including Ada Eliza Russell, Henry Walter Russell, Mabel L Russell, Samuel Herbert Russell.
  • Rachel Lovina Shields passed away in 1905 in Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Shields's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Shields
1862–1905
Birth Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
Parents
Jonathon Shubble Shields
1836–1915
Maine
Elizabeth Rigby
1837–1905
St Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
John Shields
1798–1866
Jacktown, New Brunswick, Canada
Rachel Sawyer
1807–1850
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
George Rigby
1793–1839
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Lucy (Ann) Segee
1797–1840
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shields
1769–1836
Elizabeth Fenn
1778–1810
Daniel Sawyer
1777–1833
William Segee
1767–1841
Hannah Adams
1769–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigail Sawyer
1757–

Rachel Shields's Descendants

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Rachel (Lovina) Shields (11 APR 1862–1 Feb 1905) m. Josiah Russell (28 Apr 1864–10 Aug 1900)
  1. 1. Henry (Walter) Russell 1889–1905
  2. 2. Samuel (Herbert) Russell 1891–
  3. 3. Ada (Eliza) Russell 1893–1959 m. Charles (Edward) Townsend 1890–1960
    1. 1. Pearl (E) Townsend 1915–1981
    2. 2. Lewis (Ray) Townsend 1921–1988
    3. 3. Sadie (May) Townsend 1923–1997
    4. 4. Florence (Alice) Townsend 1917–1999
    5. 5. Henry (Arad) Townsend 1919–1983
  4. 4. Mabel (L) Russell 1896–1909

Rachel Shields's Timeline

3 Records

1862
11 APR 1862
Birth of Rachel Lovina Shields in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
1900
1900
Age 38
Rachel Lovina Shields resided here in Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1905
1 Feb 1905
Age 43
Death of Rachel Lovina Shields in Maine, United States
Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 APR 1862
    Event Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 589; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1240589

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Linneus, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 589; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1240589

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Maine, United States

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