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Male Joseph Shields Click to view Joseph Shields in the family tree

Joseph was born on March 17th, 1773 in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  Joseph's father was Robert Shields and his mother was Nancy Stockton.  His paternal grandparents were John Shields and Margaret Perry. He had nine brothers and a sister, named Thomas, Richard, David, William, John, James, Robert, Benjamin, Jesse and Janet.  He was the third youngest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 74 on May 28th, 1847 in Fulton Co., Illinois.


Joseph's family with Martha Veatch

‌Joseph and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on August 22nd, 1799 in Sevier Co., Tennessee.

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