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Richard Francis Shea 1929 – 2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 2016

Death Location: Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Shea

Mother: Florence Reynolds

Spouse(s): Shirley Bates

Children(s): Ellen Shea

Richard Francis Shea was born in 1929 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Edward Shea and Florence M Reynolds. In 1930, Richard Francis Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1935, Richard Francis Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Richard Francis Shea married Shirley Bates, and had children including Ellen Shea. Richard Francis Shea passed away in 2016 in Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Francis Shea was born in 1929 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Edward Shea and Florence M Reynolds.
  • In 1930, Richard Francis Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1935, Richard Francis Shea resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Richard Francis Shea married Shirley Bates, and had children including Ellen Shea.
  • Richard Francis Shea passed away in 2016 in Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shea
1895 – 1959
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Florence Reynolds
1903 – 1983
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Shirley Bates
1933 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ellen Shea
Birth Location: –
ES

Richard Shea's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shea
1929 – 2016
Birth Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Edward Shea
1895 – 1959
Boston, Massachusetts
Florence (M) Reynolds
1903 – 1983
Boston, Massachusetts
Grandparents
James (Edward) Shea
1866 – 1927
Boston, Massachusetts
Catharine (Ann) Devine
1876 – 1901
Boston, Massachusetts
James (H) Reynolds
1883 – 1952
Brookline
Ruth (Amelia) Rose
1883 – 1952
Boston, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shea
1836 – 1902
Julia Shea
1831 –
Hugh Devine
1839 – 1918
Ellen Reddington
1843 – 1885
William Reynolds
1852 – 1916
Mary Cassidy
1853 – 1926
Axel Rose
1846 – 1930
Eva Skarine
1845 – 1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shea
Nora Sullivan
James Devine
1813 – 1884
Mary Lyons
1817 – 1897
Edward Reddington
Ellen Reddington
John Reynolds
1830 – 1894
Bridget Forester
1830 –
James Cassidy
Catherine Cassidy
1815 – 1888
Carl Röse
1820 – 1855
Johanna Malmgren
1817 –
Lars Skarin
1810 –
Maria Rydqvist
1808 –

Richard Shea's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Francis) Shea (26 Apr 1929 – 11 Oct 2016) m. Shirley Bates (About 1933 – )
  1. 1. Ellen Shea m. Scott Dupre
    1. 1. Rebecca Dupre

Richard Shea's Timeline

7 Records

1929
26 Apr 1929
Birth of Richard Francis Shea in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Richard Francis Shea resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Richard Francis Shea resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 11
Richard Francis Shea resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Richard Francis Shea resided here in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1993
1993
Age 64
Richard Francis Shea resided here in Amherst, NH
Amherst, NH
2016
11 Oct 2016
Age 87
Death of Richard Francis Shea in Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1673; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 15-517
    [4] Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 957; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0690; Image: 525.0; FHL microfilm: 2340692
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Quincy, Norfolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 957; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0690; Image: 525.0; FHL microfilm: 2340692

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1673; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 15-517

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1673; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 15-517

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Quincy, Norfolk, Mas

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Amherst, NH
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amherst, NH
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 2016
    Event Place: Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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