Education
Shea completed her schooling at Eden Hall on the location now known as Fluehr Park in Torresdale, Philadelphia.
Shea completed her schooling at Eden Hall on the location now known as Fluehr Park in Torresdale, Philadelphia.
Lloyd had been a prominent figure in Philadelphia Roman Catholic life, as well as being a soldier in the American Revolution, a reporter, and the "Father of American Shorthand."
As heir to Lloyd"s three daughters, Shea inherited the family papers and records kept by the Lloyd family. In this capacity, she was of great assistance to the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia. Shea is interred at Saint Denis Cemetery in Havertown, Pennsylvania.
She was brought to America at the age of three and, in Philadelphia, became a member of the household of Thomas Lloyd.