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Dorcas Shinn 1801–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1801

Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 31 Jul 1879

Death Location: Illinois

Father: Isaac Shinn

Mother: Agnes Drake

Spouse(s): Hiram Shinn

Children(s): Rachel Shinn, Moses Shinn, Benjamin Shinn, Sarah Shinn, Mary Shinn, Agnes Shinn, Jesse Shinn, Harriet Shinn, Hiram Shinn, Dorcas Shinn, Rebecca Shinn, Thomas Shinn, Liberty Shinn

Dorcas Shinn was born in 1801 in Harrison Co., West Virginia, the child of Isaac Shinn And Agnes Drake. Dorcas Shinn married Hiram Shinn, and had children including Agnes Shinn, Benjamin J Shinn, Dorcas Ann Shinn, Harriet Shinn, Hiram Gilbert Shinn, Jesse Shinn, Liberty B Shinn, Mary Maria Shinn, Moses H Shinn, Rachel Shinn, Rebecca Ellen Shinn, Sarah Shinn, Thomas Jefferson Shinn. Dorcas Shinn passed away in 1879 in Illinois.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Shinn was born in 1801 in Harrison Co., West Virginia, the child of Isaac Shinn And Agnes Drake.
  • Dorcas Shinn married Hiram Shinn, and had children including Agnes Shinn, Benjamin J Shinn, Dorcas Ann Shinn, Harriet Shinn, Hiram Gilbert Shinn, Jesse Shinn, Liberty B Shinn, Mary Maria Shinn, Moses H Shinn, Rachel Shinn, Rebecca Ellen Shinn, Sarah Shinn, Thomas Jefferson Shinn.
  • Dorcas Shinn passed away in 1879 in Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Shinn
1760–1844
Birth Location: Burlington Co., New Jersey
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Agnes Drake
1759–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hiram Shinn
1800–1881
Birth Location: Harrison Co., West Virginia
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Children(s)

Rachel Shinn
1820–1896
Birth Location: –
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Moses Shinn
1820–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Shinn
1823–1845
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Shinn
1825–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Shinn
1826–
Birth Location: –
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Agnes Shinn
1827–
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Shinn
1829–1844
Birth Location: –
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Harriet Shinn
1831–
Birth Location: –
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Hiram Shinn
1834–
Birth Location: Muckleroy Creek, Virginia
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Dorcas Shinn
1835–
Birth Location: Canton, Illinois
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Rebecca Shinn
1836–
Birth Location: Canton, Illinois
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Thomas Shinn
1838–
Birth Location: Canton, Illinois
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Liberty Shinn
1843–
Birth Location: Uniontown, Illinois
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Dorcas Shinn's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Shinn
1801–1879
Birth Place: Harrison Co., West Virginia
Parents
Isaac Shinn
1760–1844
Burlington Co., New Jersey
Agnes Drake
1759–
Grandparents
Benjamin Shinn
1732–1791
Mount Holly, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Shinn
1702–1759
Mary Budd
1704–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751
William Budd
1680–1723
Elizabeth Stockton
1680–1738

Dorcas Shinn's Descendants

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Dorcas Shinn (5 Jan 1801–31 Jul 1879) m. Hiram Shinn (19 Sep 1800–16 Jan 1881)
  1. 1. Rachel Shinn 1820–1896
  2. 2. Moses (H.) Shinn 1820–
    1. 1. Angelia (Lorette) Shinn 1849–1849
    2. 2. Sylvia (Almina) Shinn 1850–
      1. 1. Charles (Earl) Hall 1872–1883
      2. 2. Edna (Francis) Hall 1875–
      3. 3. Rena (Agnes) Hall 1877–
      4. 4. Albert (Park) Hall 1878–
      5. 5. Naomi (Janette) Hall 1881–
      6. 6. Ross (Emerson) Hall 1884–
      7. 7. Mary (Sylvia) Hall 1888–
      8. 8. Larissa (Joanna Junia) Hall 1891–
    3. 3. Janette (E.) Shinn 1853–
      1. 1. Anna (Ethel) Watson 1889–
      2. 2. Robert (P.) Watson –1892
    4. 4. Carroll (Angelo) Shinn 1859–
      1. 1. Edith (May) Shinn 1882–
      2. 2. Theo (Altha) Shinn 1884–1894
      3. 3. Grace (Kennedy) Shinn 1885–
      4. 4. Gladys (Amanda) Shinn 1887–
      5. 5. Cora (M.) Shinn 1890–
      6. 6. Cecil (York) Shinn 1892–
      7. 7. Beatrice (Pauline) Shinn 1893–
      8. 8. Mary (Glen) Shinn 1896–
      9. 9. Birney (Clarence) Shinn 1901–
    5. 5. Edward Shinn 1863–1863
    6. 6. Bertha (Pauline) Shinn 1869–
  3. 3. Benjamin (J.) Shinn 1823–1845
  4. 4. Sarah Shinn 1825–
  5. 5. Mary (Maria) Shinn 1826–
    1. 1. Esther Bird 1848–
      1. 1. Jesse (Christopher) Patterson 1871–
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Patterson 1873–
      3. 3. Charles (Gregory) Patterson 1876–
      4. 4. Ellen (Norah) Patterson 1879–
    2. 2. Sarah Bird 1849–
      1. 1. Henry Wetherell 1870–
      2. 2. Nettie Wetherell 1873–
      3. 3. Edward Wetherell 1873–
    3. 3. James (Walter) Bird 1851–
    4. 4. Emily Bird 1853–1903
    5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Bird 1855–
      1. 1. Jessie Bird 1892–
      2. 2. Frank Bird 1894–
    6. 6. Francis (Elizabeth) Bird 1857–
    7. 7. John (Gregory) Bird 1860–
    8. 8. Ellen Bird 1862–
      1. 1. Adam Spires 1887–
      2. 2. Cecil (Blanche) Spires 1889–
      3. 3. Sarah (Edna) Spires 1891–
      4. 4. Lloyd Spires 1894–
      5. 5. Myrtle Spires 1899–
    9. 9. Adam (Hibler) Bird 1886–
  6. 6. Agnes Shinn 1827–
  7. 7. Jesse Shinn 1829–1844
  8. 8. Harriet Shinn 1831–
    1. 1. Cordelia Corson 1853–
    2. 2. Alzina Corson 1855–
    3. 3. Rosetta Corson 1856–
    4. 4. Eudora Corson 1858–
    5. 5. Clara Corson 1859–
    6. 6. Theron Corson 1861–
    7. 7. Leota Corson 1863–
    8. 8. Lewis (T.) Corson 1865–
    9. 9. Russell (E.) Corson 1868–
    10. 10. Mattie (M.) Corson 1870–
  9. 9. Hiram (Gilbert) Shinn 1834–
    1. 1. Frank (Henderson) Shinn 1868–
      1. 1. Helen (Margaret) Shinn 1893–
      2. 2. Paul (Verne) Shinn 1895–
    2. 2. Libbie (Etta) Shinn 1870–
      1. 1. Harold (Clifford) Wagoner 1897–
      2. 2. Mary (Henrietta) Wagoner 1900–
      3. 3. Nellie (Gertrude) Wagoner 1901–
    3. 3. Nellie (Mae) Shinn 1872–
      1. 1. Ralph (LeRoy) Burt 1893–
      2. 2. Hiram (Gilbert) Burt 1897–
    4. 4. William (Wallace) Shinn 1882–
    5. 5. Hiram (Gilbert) Shinn 1872–1872
  10. 10. Dorcas (Ann) Shinn 1835–
    1. 1. John (Randolph) Pool 1854–
      1. 1. Warren (Randolph) Pool 1896–
    2. 2. Charles (Wesley) Pool 1856–
    3. 3. Clara (Jane) Pool 1859–
      1. 1. Arthur (Owen) Goodale 1879–
      2. 2. Minnie (May) Goodale 1881–
      3. 3. Jessie (Willis) Goodale 1883–
      4. 4. Charles (Randolph) Goodale 1889–
    4. 4. Jesse (James) Pool 1860–
      1. 1. Bernard (A.) Pool 1891–
      2. 2. Benjamin (Earl) Pool 1892–
      3. 3. Charles (Wesley) Pool 1895–
      4. 4. Jesse (Willis) Pool 1897–
      5. 5. Clifford Pool 1899–
      6. 6. Norma (Dorcas) Pool 1902–
    5. 5. Willis (Simeon) Pool 1864–
      1. 1. Hazel (Grace) Pool 1890–
      2. 2. Julia (Fern) Pool 1894–
    6. 6. Mary (Alice) Pool 1866–
    7. 7. Lillie (May) Pool 1868–1903
  11. 11. Rebecca (Ellen) Shinn 1836–
    1. 1. Hiram (Albert) Woodward 1856–
    2. 2. Gilbert (Orson) Woodward 1859–
    3. 3. Roswell (Lincoln) Woodward 1860–
    4. 4. Frances (Louisa) Woodward 1862–
    5. 5. Edward (Petree) Woodward 1864–
    6. 6. Ida (Jane) Woodward 1867–
    7. 7. Dollie (Ann) Woodward 1869–
    8. 8. John (William) Woodward 1872–
    9. 9. Bradley (Rust) Woodward 1878–1894
  12. 12. Thomas (Jefferson) Shinn 1838–
    1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Shinn 1861–
    2. 2. Paulina (R.) Shinn 1863–
    3. 3. Ida (Belle) Shinn 1868–
    4. 4. Ernest (Liberty) Shinn 1877–
  13. 13. Liberty (B.) Shinn 1843–
    1. 1. William (Charles Magnes) Shinn 1870–
    2. 2. Ertle (Jefferson) Shinn 1873–
    3. 3. Frederick (Mortimer) Shinn 1875–

Dorcas Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1801
5 Jan 1801
Birth of Dorcas Shinn in Harrison Co., West Virginia
Harrison Co., West Virginia
1879
31 Jul 1879
Age 78
Death of Dorcas Shinn in Illinois
Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1801
    Event Place: Harrison Co., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 186, 327
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged
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