Mathew Shields

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Husband Mathew Shields ¹

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         Father: Mathew Shields (      -      ) 1
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• Note: This may be the same person as : Matthew Shields.

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1 M James Shields ^{3 4 5 6}

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            AKA: John Shields 2
           Born: 1770 - near Chambersburg, Franklin Co, PA 6 7
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           Died: 1841 3 7
         Buried:  - Congruity Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Wilson (Abt 1774-1873) 2 3 4 5

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2 M Robert Shields ¹

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3 M George Shields ¹

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4 M David Shields ¹

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5 F [Unk] Shields

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         Spouse: [Unk] Ramsey (      -      ) 1

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6 F [Unk] Shields

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         Spouse: [Unk] Ramsey (      -      ) 1

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7 F [Unk] Shields

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         Spouse: [Unk] Clark (      -      ) 1

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8 F [Unk] Shields

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         Spouse: [Unk] Kirkpatrick (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Mathew Shields

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He followed the occupation of farming for some years in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He purchased a portion of the old Captain Jack farm, on which he resided until 1871, when he removed to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in order that his children might have better educational advantages. He removed to Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in 1877, where he lived a retired life.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 332.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 913.

3 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 630.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 347.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245, 332, 645.

6 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 119.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245.