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Personal data Edwin Willis Shields 

  • He was born in the year 1871 in Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ont.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Rob Edmonds
  • (Alt. Birth) on February 13, 1873 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA.Source 1
  • He died on July 2, 1913 in Houlton, Aroostock Co., ME, he was 42 years old.
  • He is buried after July 1, 1913 in Houlton, Aroostook Co., ME (St. Marys Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2024.

Household of Edwin Willis Shields

He is married to Geneva C. Fortier.

They got married in the year 1898 at fortasse, somewhere In N. America, he was 27 years old.

Edwin Shields oo Geneva Fortier

Source: Edmonds, Rob, Edmonds Tree, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxi Dec MMIII)

'... Geneva FORTIER ... Marriage 1 Edwin SHIELDS ...' <>

Child(ren):

  1. Harold Marice Shields  1904-1973 


Notes about Edwin Willis Shields

Edwin Willis Shields

Sources: Author: Edmonds, Rob; Title: Edmonds Tree, (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: xxi Dec MMIII)

http://wc.rootsweb.com

"... Harold Maurice SHIELDS ... Sex: M Birth: 16 Dec 1904 in Holton, ME Death: 1 Apr 1973 in Bend, OR

Father: Edwin SHIELDS b: 1871 in Woodstock, Canada
Mother: Geneva FORTIER b: 1861 in Ludlow, ME"

"... Edwin SHIELDS ... Sex: M Birth: 1871 in Woodstock, Canada Death: 1913 in Holton, ME Note: Died in train accident. Legs were ran over by the train and he bled to death.

Marriage 1 Geneva FORTIER b: 1861 in Ludlow, ME

Children

[1] Harold Maurice SHIELDS b: 16 Dec 1904 in Holton, ME"

Woodstock is a little north east of Ingersoll, in Oxford Co., Ont.

Author: Thatcher, Duke; Title: "Edwin Willis Shields," (Publication site: Houlton ME, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date:xx May MMXV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146740006/edwin-willis-shields

"Photo [gravestone] added by Duke Thatcher

Edwin Willis Shields Birth 13 Feb 1873 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Death 2 Jul 1913 (aged 40) Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Burial Saint Marys Cemetery Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Memorial ID 146740006

Son of Edward and Addie Palmer Shields

Spouse
[photo-gravestone] Geneva C. Fortier McCarthy 1882-1948 (m. 1898)

Children

[photo-Clarence's stone] Clarence E. Shields 1898-1939
[photo-stone shared with Charlie E. Shields] Maurice J. Shields 1900-1901
[photo-stone shared with Maurice J. Shields] Charles Emery Shields 1901-1901
[photo-gravestone] Marion Sophronia Shields 1903-1910

Created by: Duke Thatcher Added: May 20, 2015 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 146740006"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Edwin Willis Shields

Edwin Willis Shields
1871-1913

1898

Geneva C. Fortier
1861-1948

Harold Marice Shields
1904-1973

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Historical events

Day of death July 2, 1913

  • The temperature on July 2, 1913 was between 10.7 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
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    • August 16 » Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMSQueen Mary.
    • August 28 » Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
    • October 31 » Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
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