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Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short 1610 – 1649 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Corton, Suffolk, England

Death Date: c. 1649

Death Location: Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?

Father: George Hills

Mother: Mary Hills

Spouse(s): Clement Short,

Children(s): Clement Short

In 1610, Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short entered the world in Corton, Suffolk, England, born to George Hills and Mary Elizabeth Symonds Hills. Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short married Clement Maine Short,, and had children including Clement Maine Short. Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short passed away in 1649 in Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?.

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Biography

  • In 1610, Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short entered the world in Corton, Suffolk, England, born to George Hills and Mary Elizabeth Symonds Hills.
  • Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short married Clement Maine Short,, and had children including Clement Maine Short.
  • Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short passed away in 1649 in Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Hills
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
GH
Mary Hills
1578 – 1649
Birth Location: Great Barnstead, Billerica, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MH

Spouses(s)

Clement Short,
1610 – 1680
Birth Location: Corton, Suffolk, England
CS

Children(s)

Clement Short
1637 – 1689
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
CS

Elizabeth Short's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Short
1610 – 1649
Birth Place: Corton, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Hills
1578 – 1649
Billericay, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth Symonds) Hills
1578 – 1649
Great Barnstead, Billerica, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joseph Hill
1548 – 1649
Great Burstead, Basildon District, Essex, England
Sarah Smith-Hills
1548 – 1581
Great Burstead, Basildon District, Essex, England
William Symonds
1540 – 1606
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Mary Moone) Roseblade
1556 – 1628
Bampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William\Willyam Smith\Smythe
1530 – 1578
Anthony Simon
1530 – 1561
Sir Moon\Moone\Mohun
1520 – 1580
Margaret Hyde
1523 – 1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1520 – 1589
Peregrine Simon,
1510 –
Joan \Moone
1493 – 1547

Elizabeth Short's Descendants

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Elizabeth ("Margery" Hills-Briggs) Short (1610 – c. 1649) m. Clement (Maine) Short, (1610 – 1680)
  1. 1. Clement (Maine) Short (14 March 1637 – 18 March 1689) m. Faith (Thankful Munt) Short (24 Apr 1645 – 18 March 1689)
    1. 1. Mary\Mercy Short (1676 – 18 April 1712) m. Joseph Marshall (14 April 1672 – 24 April 1748)
      1. 1. Ruth Marshall (21 Aug 1704 – 13 Mar 1781) m. David Clark (18 May 1704 – 07 Aug 1778)
        1. 1. Capt, (Benjamin) CLARK (10 SEP 1740 – 5 FEB 1803)

Elizabeth Short's Timeline

3 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short in Corton, Suffolk, England
Corton, Suffolk, England
1647
10 Jun 1647
Age 37
Burial of Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1649
c. 1649
Age 39
Death of Elizabeth "Margery" Hills-Briggs Short in Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?
Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Corton, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: c. 1649
    Event Place: Berwick, York Co., ME, (British Colony) USA?
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1647
    Event Place: Surrey, England
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