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William Christian Shearer 1735–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Shearer

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Bargett, Ann BELL

Children(s): Catherine Shearer

In 1735, William Christian Shearer entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Christian Shearer And Maria Korth. William Christian Shearer married Ann Abigail Bell, Sarah Salome Bargett, and had children including Catherine Shearer. William Christian Shearer passed away in 1797 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1735, William Christian Shearer entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Christian Shearer And Maria Korth.
  • William Christian Shearer married Ann Abigail Bell, Sarah Salome Bargett, and had children including Catherine Shearer.
  • William Christian Shearer passed away in 1797 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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William Shearer's Ancestors

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William Shearer
1735–1797
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Christian Shearer
1704–1789
Kilcongubae, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Shearer
1662–
Midlothian, Scotland
Elspeth (Isabell) Wilson
1679–
Liberton, Midlothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Shearer
1650–
John Wilsone
1639–
Marion Cumming
1651–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jon Shearer
1600–
David Wilson
1609–1685
Janet Ewart
1612–1695

William Shearer's Descendants

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William (Christian) Shearer (1735–1797) m. Sarah (Salome) Bargett (1737–1797) m. Ann ('Abigail') BELL (1738–1789)
  1. 1. Catherine Shearer 1758–1840 m. John (Leonard) Fouts 1747–1821
    1. 1. Elizabeth Fouts 1775–1860 m. Joseph Rowland 1775–1860
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Rowland 1816–1916 m. Mary (Maggeline) Morgan 1821–1921
        1. 1. Robert (Calvin) Rowland 1850–1925 m. Margaret Pace\Rowland 1850–1941

William Shearer's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of William Christian Shearer in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1797
1797
Age 62
Death of William Christian Shearer in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: O
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

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