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Elizabeth Shelley 1765–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1765

Birth Location: Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Nov 1850

Death Location: Wayne, Ohio, United States

Father: Christian Shelly

Mother: Magdalena Peelman

Spouse(s): Samuel Meyer

Children(s): Annie Meyer, Barbara Meyer, Mary Meyer, Rebecca Meyer, Samuel Meyer, Susanna Meyer

Elizabeth Shelley was born in 1765 in Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Christian Shelly And Magdalena Beidleman Peelman. Elizabeth Shelley married Samuel Meyer, and had children including Abraham Meyer, Annie Meyer, Barbara Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Mary Dosamule Meyer, Rebecca Moyer Meyer, Samuel Meyer, Susanna Meyer. Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1850 in Wayne, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Shelley was born in 1765 in Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Christian Shelly And Magdalena Beidleman Peelman.
  • Elizabeth Shelley married Samuel Meyer, and had children including Abraham Meyer, Annie Meyer, Barbara Meyer, Elizabeth Meyer, Mary Dosamule Meyer, Rebecca Moyer Meyer, Samuel Meyer, Susanna Meyer.
  • Elizabeth Shelley passed away in 1850 in Wayne, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Shelley's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Shelley
1765–1850
Birth Place: Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Christian Shelly
1729–1788
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Magdalena (Beidleman) Peelman
1729–1792
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Shelly) Sr
1696–1752
Rathendorf, Leipziger Land, Sachsen, Germany
Mary (Hempstead) Kneissle
1689–1758
Schiltach, Rottweil, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Shelley's Descendants

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Elizabeth Shelley (1765–Nov 1850) m. Samuel Meyer (1750–1832)
  1. 1. Annie Meyer 1792–1885
  2. 2. Barbara Meyer 1790–1878
  3. 3. Mary (doSamule) Meyer 1794–1882
  4. 4. Rebecca (Moyer) Meyer 1802–1874 m. Benjamin (R) Bechtel 1795–1855
    1. 1. Samuel Bechtel 1825–1908
    2. 2. Solomon Bechtel 1836–1915 m. Fannie (Maria) Crow 1844–1914
      1. 1. John (Albert) Bechtel 1883–1961
      2. 2. Sarah (Arvilla) Bechtel 1873–1970
      3. 3. Phoebe (May) Bechtel 1867–
      4. 4. Solomon (Henry) Bechtel 1863–1877
      5. 5. Ethel (Gertrude) Bechtel 1877–1879
      6. 6. William (Franklin) Bechtel 1861–1947
      7. 7. George (Washington) Bechtel 1871–1878
      8. 8. Clara (Geneva) Bechtel 1867–1877
      9. 9. Milton (LeRoy) Bechtel 1871–1943
    3. 3. Abraham Bechtel 1841–
    4. 4. Ephram (M) Bechtel 1833–1928 m. Sarah Bechtel 1842–
    5. 5. Mary Bechtel 1831–1919
    6. 6. Halana Prowant 1829–1919 m. William Provow 1825–1882
      1. 1. William (Henry) Prowant 1866–1947
      2. 2. Ephraim (Christian) Prowant 1863–1913 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Heckler 1866–1951
        1. 1. Leona (M.) Prowant 1905–
        2. 2. Pearl Prowant 1885–
        3. 3. Carel Prowant 1902–
        4. 4. Jennie Prowant 1893–
        5. 5. Margaret Prowant 1899–
        6. 6. Beulah (Vernell) Prowant 1907–
        7. 7. Leslie (H.) Prowant 1890–
        8. 8. Idabelle Prowant 1887–
        9. 9. Leonard Prowant 1897–1942
      3. 3. Sarah Heitzman 1871–
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Prowant 1850–1850
      5. 5. John Provant 1859–1950 m. Flora (Ann) Bowen 1864–1937
        1. 1. Margaret (P "Dot") Prowant 1892–1966 m. Paul (H) Cormany 1889–1966
        2. 2. Vellie (Vernell) Prowant 1886–1935
        3. 3. Voyle (Vernell) Prowant 1888–1975 m. Mary (Ellen) Cormany 1891–1980
        4. 4. Frances (Helena) Prowant 1894–1991 m. Merlin (Gibson) Miller 1893–1985
        5. 5. Forest ((Pro) Sidney) Prowant 1901–1989 m. Hazel (June) Virgin 1907–1972
        6. 6. Beulah ((Dutchie) Amanda) Prowant 1890–1982 m. Galen (Burner) Hoak 1888–1961 m. Lee (J) Fuqua 1890–1945 m. Jesse (Frederick) Plumer 1892–1972
        7. 7. Fred (Ernest) Prowant 1899–1966 m. Dorothy (Emiline) Hohnadel 1909–2005
        8. 8. Frank ((Bob) Clare) Prowant 1904–1975 m. Florence (May) Kendall 1906–1967
        9. 9. Arlie (William) Prowant 1897–1974 m. Allene Thompson 1901–1968
        10. 10. John ((Jack) Ferdinand) Prowant 1896–1989 m. Maree (Fern) Snavely 1897–1977
        11. 11. Leo (Paul) Prowant 1902–1904
        12. 12. Alvin (Wesley) Prowant 1886–1965 m. Grace (Agnes) Sack 1891–1980
      6. 6. Catherine ((Kate) Rebecca) Prowant 1856–1947 m. Aaron (M.) Musselman 1836–1912
        1. 1. Franklin (P.) Musselman 1888–1921
        2. 2. Edward Musselman 1881–1881
        3. 3. Nora (P) Musselman 1883–
        4. 4. William (P) Musselman 1879–1948
        5. 5. Addison (P.) Musselman 1882–
  5. 5. Samuel Meyer 1788–1858
  6. 6. Susanna Meyer 1800–1885

Elizabeth Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1765
1765
Birth of Elizabeth Shelley in Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
Nov 1850
Age 85
Death of Elizabeth Shelley in Wayne, Ohio, United States
Wayne, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Manchester, York, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1850
    Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

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