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Benjamin Short 1792–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1792

Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Short

Mother: Elizabeth Bolling

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Benjamin Short was born in 1792 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Grancer S Short And Elizabeth Betty Bolling. Benjamin Short passed away in 1877 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Short was born in 1792 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Grancer S Short And Elizabeth Betty Bolling.
  • Benjamin Short passed away in 1877 in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Short's Ancestors

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Benjamin Short
1792–1877
Birth Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Grancer S Short
1766–1851
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Betty) Bolling
1767–1819
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Bolling) Rolls
1734–1834
Petersburg City, Virginia, USA
Martha (Ann Patsy Bolling Rolls Phelps) m1753
1737–1767
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Short's Timeline

2 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Benjamin Short in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1877
1877
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Short in Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA

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