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Adaline Short 1835–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1835

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 14 March 1895

Death Location: Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Ira Short

Mother: Eliza Higgins

Spouse(s): John Sells

Children(s): Ada Sells, Jennie Sells, William Sells, Lucy Sells, George Sells, Margaret Sells, Charles Jones, Earnest Jones, Cora Jones, Henry Sells, Jane Sells, Mary Sells

The story of Adaline Short began in 1835 in New York, United States of America. Adaline Short married John William Sells, and had children including Ada Blanch Sells, Charles Jones, Cora Jones, Earnest Jones, George Quincy Sells, Henry Sells, Jane Sells, Jennie M Sells, Lucy Sells, Margaret Sells, Mary Sells, William I Sells. Adaline Short passed away in 1895 in Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Adaline Short began in 1835 in New York, United States of America.
  • Adaline Short married John William Sells, and had children including Ada Blanch Sells, Charles Jones, Cora Jones, Earnest Jones, George Quincy Sells, Henry Sells, Jane Sells, Jennie M Sells, Lucy Sells, Margaret Sells, Mary Sells, William I Sells.
  • Adaline Short passed away in 1895 in Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Adaline Short's Ancestors

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Adaline Short
1835–1895
Birth Place: New York, United States of America
Parents
Ira Short
1803–1863
Tioga County, New York, USA
Eliza (Ann) Higgins
1814–1884
New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Benoni Short
1777–1824
Rhode Island, USA
Jerusha Mead
1783–1850
Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
Michael Higgins
1791–1851
Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Nancy (Anne) Brokaw
1793–1859
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Asa Short
1754–1824
Olive Burrell
1756–1841
Amos Mead
1756–1845
Eunice (Mead)
1760–1842
Michael Higgins
1739–1818
Ruth Brush
1757–1843
Abraham Brokaw
1760–1846
Phebe Brokaw
1765–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1720–1779
Joseph Burrell
1728–1791
Anne Tompson
1728–1798
Benjamin Bates
1732–1810
Martha Harrington
1736–1813
Joseph Higgins
1716–1790
Mary Phillips
1717–1778
Israel Brush
1730–1779
Taphath Sexton
1736–1839
Joris Rapelye
1732–1815
Elizabeth Schenck
1732–1815

Adaline Short's Descendants

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Adaline Short (30 March 1835–14 March 1895) m. John (William) Sells (29 Dec 1831–28 Feb 1914)
  1. 1. Ada (Blanch) Sells 1876–1953 m. James (Irving) Burch 1876–1966
    1. 1. Edna (Hazel) Ruebe 1895–1979 m. Anton Faltermeyer 1886–1965
      1. 1. Frances (Eileen) Faltermeyer 1922–2021 m. James (V) Rogers 1917– m. Walter (Hugo) Waisanen 1918–1961
    2. 2. Florence (May) Burch 1901–1958
    3. 3. Ada (Lucille) Burch 1912–1995
    4. 4. James (Irving) Burch 1905–1986
    5. 5. William Burch 1910–1941
    6. 6. Inez (Gertrude) Burch 1903–1995
    7. 7. Ruth (Marie) Burch 1907–
    8. 8. Margaret (Irene) Burch 1899–
    9. 9. Zula (Merele) Burch 1897–1987
    10. 10. William Burch 1911–
  2. 2. Jennie (M) Sells 1862–
  3. 3. William (I) Sells 1866–1938
  4. 4. Lucy Sells 1864–
  5. 5. George (Quincy) Sells 1871–1928
  6. 6. Margaret Sells 1873–
  7. 7. Charles Jones 1863–
  8. 8. Earnest Jones 1864–
  9. 9. Cora Jones 1870–
  10. 10. Henry Sells 1860–1940
  11. 11. Jane Sells 1862–
  12. 12. Mary Sells 1859–

Adaline Short's Timeline

2 Records

1835
30 March 1835
Birth of Adaline Short in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1895
14 March 1895
Age 60
Death of Adaline Short in Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America
Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1835
    Event Place: New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1895
    Event Place: Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America

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