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Personal data Maria Louisa Shepard 

  • Alternative name: Maria Louisa Shepard (maiden name, name before first marriage)
  • She was born on August 19, 1870 in New York, New York, New York.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1900: ED 783 Borough of Manhattan, Election District 13 New York City Ward 29, New York County, New York, United States.
    • in the year 1905: Manhattan, A.D. 29, E.D. 13, New York, New York.
    • in the year 1920: Manhattan Assembly District 15, New York, New York, United States.
    • New York, New York, New York.
  • She died on August 18, 1948 in New York City, New York, United States, she was 77 years old.
  • She is buried on August 21, 1948 in S. I..
  • A child of Elliott Fitch Shepard and Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt

Household of Maria Louisa Shepard

She has/had a relationship with William Jay Schieffelin.


Child(ren):

  3. Mary Jay Schieffelin  1896-1975 
  9. Henry Schieffelin  1908-1984

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Birthday August 19, 1870

  • The temperature on August 19, 1870 was about 14.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 23 » In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre.
    • June 26 » The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.
    • September 2 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
    • September 4 » Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared.
    • September 19 » Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city will hold out for over four months before surrendering.
    • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.

Day of death August 18, 1948

  • The temperature on August 18, 1948 was between 10.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
    • March 25 » The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
    • May 12 » Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne.
    • May 24 » Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
    • May 29 » United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
    • September 22 » Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
    • December 9 » The Genocide Convention is adopted.

Day of burial August 21, 1948

  • The temperature on August 21, 1948 was between 11.0 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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.
    • June 7 » Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.
    • June 28 » Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform.
    • September 12 » Marshal Lin Biao, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist Northeast Field Army, launched a massive offensive toward Jinzhou, Liaoshen Campaign has begun.
    • September 13 » Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
    • September 17 » The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
    • November 22 » Chinese Civil War: Elements of the Chinese Communist Second Field Army under Liu Bocheng trap the Nationalist 12th Army, beginning the Shuangduiji Campaign, the largest engagement of the Huaihai Campaign.


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