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After the expedition, Shields did some fur trapping in [[Missouri]] with [[Daniel Boone]], to whom he was related. Later he would settle in [[Indiana]], where he is buried. |
After the expedition, Shields did some fur trapping in [[Missouri]] with [[Daniel Boone]], to whom he was related. Later he would settle in [[Indiana]], where he is buried. |
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JOHN SHIELDS--A Torrington HighSchooler who was known for being gay with his dog Pete. He lives with his mom still and his best friend is Ory Sheriff. They usually go out for dinner around 5 and 6 o'clock, then enjoy a night in each others presence for quite a bit after that. John also has a girlfriend, her name is Michelle, and she likes him alot. Sometimes John takes her down the street in his car, and they will get married someday and have hairy little retards. |
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Revision as of 20:54, 11 April 2008
Private John Shields (1769–1809), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia was at 34, the second oldest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Despite the Captains' rule that they would only consider unmarried men for the exploring enterprise, they recruited Shields. Shields had married in about 1790, while living in Kentucky. He and his wife Nancy had a daughter, Janette. Along with Private John Colter, he threatened John Ordway's life on March 29, 1804. He was put on trial for mutiny, but spared. See John Ordway for more information.
He became one of the permanent members of the Corps of Discovery. He was a blacksmith, gunsmith, a skilled carpenter and a general mechanic. Lewis would say of him "Nothing was more peculiarly useful to us, in various situations, than the skill and ingenuity of this man as an artist, in repairing our guns, accoutrements, &c." Lewis recommended that he be given a bonus for his services.
After the expedition, Shields did some fur trapping in Missouri with Daniel Boone, to whom he was related. Later he would settle in Indiana, where he is buried.
JOHN SHIELDS--A Torrington HighSchooler who was known for being gay with his dog Pete. He lives with his mom still and his best friend is Ory Sheriff. They usually go out for dinner around 5 and 6 o'clock, then enjoy a night in each others presence for quite a bit after that. John also has a girlfriend, her name is Michelle, and she likes him alot. Sometimes John takes her down the street in his car, and they will get married someday and have hairy little retards.
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