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William Shepherd 1741 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1741

Birth Location: Shepherdstown, WV, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1824

Death Location: Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA

Father: CAPT. SHEPHERD

Mother: Elizabeth Metre

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In 1741, William Shepherd entered the world in Shepherdstown, WV, USA, born to CAPT. THOMAS C SHEPHERD and Elizabeth Van Metre. William Shepherd passed away in 1824 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1741, William Shepherd entered the world in Shepherdstown, WV, USA, born to CAPT. THOMAS C SHEPHERD and Elizabeth Van Metre.
  • William Shepherd passed away in 1824 in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA.

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William Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
William Shepherd
1741 – 1824
Birth Place: Shepherdstown, WV, USA
Parents
CAPT. THOMAS C SHEPHERD
1705 – 1776
Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America
Elizabeth (Van) Metre
1715 – 1792
Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
William Shepherd
1679 – 1741
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Sarah
1673 – 1739
Jan (Jensen (John)) Vanmeter
1683 – 1745
Marbletown, Ulster, New York, USA
Margaret Mollenauer
1687 – 1745
Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepherd
1650 – 1698
Anne
Joost Meteren
1656 – 1706
Sarah Dubois
1662 – 1726
Fieleman Molenaar
1668 – 1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1620 – 1664
Jan Meteren
1630 – 1706
Macyke Hendricksen
1629 – 1706
Louis DuBois
1626 – 1696
Catherine Blancon
1629 – 1713

William Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1741
4 Mar 1741
Birth of William Shepherd in Shepherdstown, WV, USA
Shepherdstown, WV, USA
1824
4 Jun 1824
Age 83
Death of William Shepherd in Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA
Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1741
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, WV, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1824
    Event Place: Wheeling, Ohio, WV, USA

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