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William Shields

Male 1857 - 1937  (80 years)

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  • Name William Shields  [1, 2] 
    Birth 23 Jan 1857  St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Christening 24 Jan 1857  St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID DA3E967F752BE04298215329F11FB7A893ED 
    Death 17 Dec 1937  Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Burial 22 Dec 1937  St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I4111  broderick
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2025 

    Father Henry Shields,   b. Abt 1829, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1863, St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Mary Sarah Green,   b. 23 Dec 1831, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1909, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jan 1855  St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Anne McCabe,   b. 7 Sep 1870, St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1940, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 4 Nov 1902  St-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Anne Shields,   b. Abt 1903, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Sarah Shields,   b. 18 Aug 1903, St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jan 1857 - St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 24 Jan 1857 - St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Nov 1902 - St-Jean-Baptiste, Montréal, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Dec 1937 - Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 22 Dec 1937 - St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1881, (Ancestry.com, database on-line. Census images provided by Library and Archives Canada.), Quebec, Joliette, St-Alphonse, Dist 87, p 19, img 10, ln 22 (Reliability: 3).
      William Shields, age 24, born Quebec, ethnic Irish, no occ., single.
      Dwelling 75, household 79.

    2. [S88] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1861, (Database on line, 1861 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Canada East, Joliette, ED11, img 49, p 50, ln 3 (Reliability: 3).
      William Shiels, no occ., born Canada East, age 4. single.
      Resides frame house, 1 story, 1 family.

    3. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), St-Alphonse, 1857, p 2v, B-4, img 3 (Reliability: 3).
      Surname listed as "Sheils".

    4. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Rawdon (St-Patrice), 1937, p 12v, S-14, img 13 (Reliability: 3).
      Aged 80 years.
      Spouse of Mary McCabe.

    5. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Rawdon (St-Patrice), 1937, p 12v, S-14, img 13 (Reliability: 3).
      Witnesses were Hugh Carroll, John Rowan, Sam Parkingson (sic, signed Parkinson), William Shields, jr., Ernest Moran and others who signed.

    6. [S29] Sarsfield McNulty, Sarsfield McNulty website, (http://home.earthlink.net/~smcnulty/) (Reliability: 3).
      Records date as 13 Jan, incorrectly.

    7. [S25] Parroissioux de St-Patrice de Rawdon, Registres Parroissioux de St-Patrice de Rawdon, (FamilySearch.org. Québec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900. Database online, with images of original parish registers.), Vol III, p 55, M-3, film frame 58, Microfilm #1293145. (Reliability: 3).
      Sponsors John and William Shields, cousins to the groom, and James Green, brother of the bride. (Names recorded as Shiels and Greenan, respectively.)

    8. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Montréal (St-Jean-Baptiste), 1902, p 204, M-172, img 213 (Reliability: 3).
      Groom of St. Alphonse, son of late Henry Shields and of Sarah Green.
      Bride of this parish, daughter of James McCabe and Mary Ann Murray.
      Witnesses were John McCabe and Patrick Kennedy.



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