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Personal data Geneva C. Fortier 


Household of Geneva C. Fortier

She is married to Edwin Willis Shields.

They got married in the year 1898 at fortasse, somewhere In N. America, she was 37 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 Geneva C. Fortier

Geneva C. Fortier

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"

"... Geneva FORTIER ... Sex: F Birth: 1861 in Ludlow, ME Death: 1947 in Holton, ME

Marriage 1 Edwin SHIELDS b: 1871 in Woodstock, Canada

Children

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

Author: Thatcher, Duke; Title: "Geneva C. Fortier McCarthy," (Publication site: Houlton ME, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date:xx May MMXV)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146739755/geneva_c_mccarthy

"Photo [gravestone] added by Duke Thatcher

Geneva C. Fortier McCarthy Birth 15 Jul 1882 New Limerick, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Death 26 Oct 1948 (aged 66) Burial Saint Marys Cemetery Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Memorial ID 146739755

Daughter of Andrew and Sophronia Hunter Fortier

Spouses

[photo-gravestone] Edwin Willis Shields 1873-1913 (m. 1898)
[photo-gravestone] Elijah L. McCarthy 1888-1944 (m. 1922)

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: 146739755"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Geneva C. Fortier

Geneva C. Fortier
1861-1948

1898

Edwin Willis Shields
1871-1913

Harold Marice Shields
1904-1973

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Historical events

Day of death October 26, 1948

  • The temperature on October 26, 1948 was between -0.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till September 4, 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1948: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.7 million citizens.
    • February 4 » Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.
    • March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
    • May 28 » Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid.
    • June 26 » Shirley Jackson's short story The Lottery is published in The New Yorker magazine.
    • September 17 » The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
    • October 5 » The Ashgabat earthquake kills between 10,000 and 110,000 people.


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