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Benoni Short 1777–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 30 Jul 1824

Death Location: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Asa Short

Mother: Olive Burrell

Spouse(s): Jerusha Mead

Children(s): Ira Short, Priscilla Eaton

Benoni Short was born in 1777 in Rhode Island, USA, the child of Asa Short And Olive J Burrell. Benoni Short married Jerusha Mead, and had children including Ira Short, Priscilla J Eaton. Benoni Short passed away in 1824 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benoni Short was born in 1777 in Rhode Island, USA, the child of Asa Short And Olive J Burrell.
  • Benoni Short married Jerusha Mead, and had children including Ira Short, Priscilla J Eaton.
  • Benoni Short passed away in 1824 in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Asa Short
1754–1824
Birth Location: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
AS
Olive Burrell
1756–1841
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
OB

Spouses(s)

Jerusha Mead
1783–1850
Birth Location: Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, United States of America
JM

Children(s)

Ira Short
1803–1863
Birth Location: Tioga County, New York, USA
IS
Priscilla Eaton
1814–1894
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
PE

Benoni Short's Ancestors

Self
Benoni Short
1777–1824
Birth Place: Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Asa Short
1754–1824
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Olive (J.) Burrell
1756–1841
Dudley, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (W Short) Sr
1720–1779
Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Joseph (E) Burrell
1728–1791
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Anne Tompson
1728–1798
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Short
1697–1798
Mary Ring
1704–
Ebenezer Jr
1703–1778
Mary Mansfield
1709–1786
Edward Dr
1695–1751
Ann Pecker
1695–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Short
1651–1706
Sarah Whipple
1658–1691
Jarvis Ring
1657–1727
Hannah Fowler
1661–1743
Joseph Mansfield
1681–1772
Mary Hart
1688–1769
Edward Thompson
1665–1705
Sarah Webster
1659–1705
James Pecker
1662–1696
Ann Davis
1655–1697

Benoni Short's Descendants

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Benoni Short (1777–30 Jul 1824) m. Jerusha Mead (5 February 1783–Aft 1850)
  1. 1. Ira Short 1803–1863 m. Eliza (Ann) Higgins 1814–1884
    1. 1. Adaline Short 1835–1895 m. John (William) Sells 1831–1914
      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
        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–
    2. 2. Allen (Marne) Short 1847–1921
    3. 3. Jerome (Elijah) Short 1849–1942
    4. 4. George (Lyman) Short 1840–1909
    5. 5. Jane Short 1838–1906
    6. 6. Charles (Martin) Short 1852–
    7. 7. Ira (H) Short 1844–1907
    8. 8. Anna (A) Short 1855–
    9. 9. Abigail Short 1832–1922 m. William (Lionel Brown) Jenks 1818–1886
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Jenks 1855–1935 m. Luise Jenks 1855– m. Lucy (M) Daniels 1855–
        1. 1. Fred (Cuthbert) Jenks 1880–1948 m. Ethal (L "Doll") Cottral 1880–1975
        2. 2. Fred Jenks 1880–
        3. 3. Eta Jenks 1883–
      2. 2. Ira (Brown) Jenks 1857–1945 m. Sarah (A.) Crawford 1860–1949
        1. 1. Olive (Crawford) Jenks 1883–1970 m. Ralph (P) Smith 1877–1952
      3. 3. George (L) Jenks 1862–1939 m. Hattie Pulford 1863–1924
        1. 1. Benjaman Jenks 1898–1972 m. Eulalia Bainbridge 1897–1974
        2. 2. Ada Jenks 1885–
        3. 3. Helen (E) Jenks 1889–1973
      4. 4. William (Edward) Jenks 1852–1920
      5. 5. Salena (Almira) Jenks 1848–1889 m. John (Snyder) Bowman 1849–1926
        1. 1. Reuben (W.) Bowman 1879–
        2. 2. Anna (Belle) Bowman 1874–
        3. 3. Albert (Simon) Bowman 1885–1947 m. Nettie 1889–
        4. 4. Nellie (Maria) Bowman 1884–1939 m. Harry (Wilson) NYCUM 1880–1941
        5. 5. Anabel Bowman 1873–1915
        6. 6. William (Darman) Bowman 1872–1956 m. Gertrude (Henriette) Eliot 1877–1959
  2. 2. Priscilla (J.) Eaton 1814–1894

Benoni Short's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Benoni Short in Rhode Island, USA
Rhode Island, USA
1824
30 Jul 1824
Age 47
Death of Benoni Short in At Sea
At Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1824
    Event Place: At Sea
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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