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Nancy <I>McGuire</I> Shields

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Nancy McGuire Shields

Birth
Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
Jun 1907 (aged 76)
Victor, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Victor, Teller County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Traveled from Nova Scotia, Canada to Iowa in a covered wagon then on to the country of Colorado. She was the first woman to discover gold in the Central City region. She was the only woman accorded a seat in the miner's court and voted at all miner's meetings and district elections. She was the first woman voter in Colorado.

1900 CO Teller Co., Pct #9
HH 46/49
Nancy Sields Dec 1830 widow 12children 6living Canada IRL SCT *Note spelling of her surname

Place of death: Teller County, City Santa Rita
Place of burial: Victor Date of Burial June 9 1907 Contributed by: Karen Bink
Traveled from Nova Scotia, Canada to Iowa in a covered wagon then on to the country of Colorado. She was the first woman to discover gold in the Central City region. She was the only woman accorded a seat in the miner's court and voted at all miner's meetings and district elections. She was the first woman voter in Colorado.

1900 CO Teller Co., Pct #9
HH 46/49
Nancy Sields Dec 1830 widow 12children 6living Canada IRL SCT *Note spelling of her surname

Place of death: Teller County, City Santa Rita
Place of burial: Victor Date of Burial June 9 1907 Contributed by: Karen Bink

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