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Richard Stockton Shields 1772–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1772

Birth Location: Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Sep 1825

Death Location: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Robert Shields

Mother: Nancy Stockton

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In 1772, Richard Stockton Shields entered the world in Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States, born to Robert Perry Shields And Nancy Mary Stockton. Richard Stockton Shields passed away in 1825 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1772, Richard Stockton Shields entered the world in Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States, born to Robert Perry Shields And Nancy Mary Stockton.
  • Richard Stockton Shields passed away in 1825 in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Richard Shields's Ancestors

Self
Richard Shields
1772–1825
Birth Place: Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Perry Shields
1749–1802
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Mary) Stockton
1741–1805
Stockton's Creek, Goochland Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Stockton
1710–1775
Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Agnas Anthony
1711–1775
St Annes, Abermarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Davis Stockton
1686–1769
Sarah Anthony
–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Stockton
1650–1709
Susanna Witham
1668–1749

Richard Shields's Timeline

2 Records

1772
23 Jan 1772
Birth of Richard Stockton Shields in Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States
1825
21 Sep 1825
Age 53
Death of Richard Stockton Shields in Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1772
    Event Place: Harriston, Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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