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Reuben Shields 1750–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1750

Birth Location: Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Shields

Mother: Mary Chipman

Spouse(s): Mary Moore, Elizabeth Clampit

Children(s): Jerusha Shields, Benjamin Shields, Samuel Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Mary Shields, Lydia Shields, Benjamin Shields, John Shields, Susannah Shields, William Shields

The story of Reuben Shields began in 1750 in Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA. Reuben Shields married Elizabeth Clampit, Mary Moore, and had children including Benjamin Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Jerusha Shields, John Abel Shields, Lydia Shields, Mary Shields, Samuel Shields, Susannah Shields, William Shields. Reuben Shields passed away in 1837 in Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Shields began in 1750 in Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA.
  • Reuben Shields married Elizabeth Clampit, Mary Moore, and had children including Benjamin Shields, Elizabeth Shields, Jerusha Shields, John Abel Shields, Lydia Shields, Mary Shields, Samuel Shields, Susannah Shields, William Shields.
  • Reuben Shields passed away in 1837 in Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA.

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Reuben Shields's Ancestors

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Reuben Shields
1750–1837
Birth Place: Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Parents
John Shields
1719–1784
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Mary Chipman
1722–1784
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
James Chipman
1694–1749
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Minor
1699–1750
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Chipman
1670–1756
Mary Skiffe
1671–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Skiffe
1641–1710
Lydia Snow
1645–1711

Reuben Shields's Descendants

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Reuben Shields (29 Jun 1750–1837) m. Mary Moore (28 Sep 1754–1818) m. Elizabeth Clampit (21 Apr 1758–20 Oct 1849)
  1. 1. Jerusha Shields 1785–1862
  2. 2. Benjamin Shields 1776–1862
  3. 3. Samuel Shields 1778–1842
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shields 1787–1841
  5. 5. Mary Shields 1790–1810
  6. 6. Lydia Shields 1795–1862
  7. 7. Benjamin Shields 1788–1867
  8. 8. John (Abel) Shields 1778–1862
  9. 9. Susannah Shields 1780–1871
  10. 10. William Shields 1780–1852

Reuben Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1750
29 Jun 1750
Birth of Reuben Shields in Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA
1837
1837
Age 87
Death of Reuben Shields in Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA
Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1750
    Event Place: Camden, Kent County, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Kernersville, Forsythe, North Carolina, USA

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