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Edith Shinn 1803–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1803

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 24 Mar 1884

Death Location: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois

Father: Solomon Shinn

Mother: Dorcas Wamsley

Spouse(s): Sampson Shinn

Children(s): Emeline Shinn, Cyrus Shinn, Harrison Shinn, Martha Shinn, Louisa Shinn, Edith Shinn

Edith Shinn was born in 1803 in Virginia, the child of Solomon Shinn And Dorcas Wamsley. Edith Shinn married Sampson Shinn, and had children including Cyrus Shinn, Edith Shinn, Emeline Shinn, Harrison Shinn, Louisa Shinn, Martha Shinn. Edith Shinn passed away in 1884 in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Edith Shinn was born in 1803 in Virginia, the child of Solomon Shinn And Dorcas Wamsley.
  • Edith Shinn married Sampson Shinn, and had children including Cyrus Shinn, Edith Shinn, Emeline Shinn, Harrison Shinn, Louisa Shinn, Martha Shinn.
  • Edith Shinn passed away in 1884 in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois.

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Edith Shinn's Ancestors

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Edith Shinn
1803–1884
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Solomon Shinn
1775–
Salem, Salem, New Jersey
Dorcas Wamsley
–1806
Of Augusta Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Levi Shinn
1748–1807
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey
Elizabeth Smith
1755–1815
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1710–1794
Elizabeth Webb
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751

Edith Shinn's Descendants

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Edith Shinn (28 May 1803–24 Mar 1884) m. Sampson Shinn (–17 Dec 1885)
  1. 1. Emeline Shinn 1823–1839
  2. 2. Cyrus Shinn 1831–1898
    1. 1. Frank Shinn 1859–
  3. 3. Harrison Shinn 1826–
  4. 4. Martha Shinn 1833– m. Albert (Bolton) Morse –1898
    1. 1. Martha (M.) Morse 1859–
    2. 2. Mary (E.) Morse 1861–
    3. 3. Edith Morse 1867–
  5. 5. Louisa Shinn 1838–
    1. 1. Elsie Blakeslee 1858–
    2. 2. Robert Blakeslee 1861–
    3. 3. John Blakeslee –1903
    4. 4. Franky Blakeslee 1871–
  6. 6. Edith Shinn 1850–

Edith Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1803
28 May 1803
Birth of Edith Shinn in Virginia
Virginia
1884
24 Mar 1884
Age 81
Death of Edith Shinn in Uniontown, Knox Co., Illinois
Uniontown, Knox Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1803
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 201 (year only)
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Uniontown, Knox Co., Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] Denny-Shattuck.ged
    [2] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 332

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Fulton, Illinois
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

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