Nancy Shipman Shead (1796-1852) - Find a Grave Memorial

Nancy Shipman Shead

Birth

1796

Death

9 Apr 1852 (aged 55–56)

Burial

Loomis Cemetery

Fennville, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Show Map

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1955 transcription says "----- - Nancy d. Apr. 2, 1852 ae 56y Mother" although looking at it 55 years later it could have been a 1857...the 52 date seems likely more accurate from census and other records.

1850 census says Nancy Shead b. 1790 Vermont

wife of Orra Shead

Parents: William Shipman, Molly Wilder

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 about Orra Shead
Name: Orra Shead
Issue Date: 1 May 1839
State of Record: Michigan
Acres: 640
Accession Number: MI1430__.161
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Kalamazoo
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 16636
Legal Land Description:
Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
1 2-N 16-W Michigan-Toledo Strip Allegan
2 2-N 16-W Michigan-Toledo Strip Allegan
11 2-N 16-W Michigan-Toledo Strip Allegan
12 2-N 16-W Michigan-Toledo Strip Alleg

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age 36y, our mother

1955 transcription says "----- - Nancy d. Apr. 2, 1852 ae 56y Mother"

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Orra Shead

1788–1838

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Orra Shead

Cornelia F Shead Goodrich

Mary Shead Sage

Franklin O Shead

Laura Amelia Shead Jewett

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Cornelia F Shead Goodrich

Mary Shead Sage

Franklin O Shead

Laura Amelia Shead Jewett

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