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Francis Marion Shinn 1788–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1788

Birth Location: Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Kent, WA

Father: Samuel Shinn

Mother:

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Children(s): Robert Shinn, Mary Shinn, Joab Shinn

In 1788, Francis Marion Shinn entered the world in Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia, born to Samuel Shinn And Sarah Davidson. Francis Marion Shinn married Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Catherine Shinn, Joab Robinson Shinn, Mary Jane Shinn, Robert Cunningham Shinn. Francis Marion Shinn passed away in 1880 in Kent, WA.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Francis Marion Shinn entered the world in Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia, born to Samuel Shinn And Sarah Davidson.
  • Francis Marion Shinn married Elizabeth Robinson, and had children including Catherine Shinn, Joab Robinson Shinn, Mary Jane Shinn, Robert Cunningham Shinn.
  • Francis Marion Shinn passed away in 1880 in Kent, WA.

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Francis Shinn's Ancestors

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Francis Shinn
1788–1880
Birth Place: Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia
Parents
Samuel Shinn
1762–
Burlington Co., New Jersey
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

Francis Shinn's Descendants

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Francis (Marion) Shinn (29 Aug 1788–1880)
  1. 1. Robert (Cunningham) Shinn 1812–
    1. 1. Mary (Adaline) Shinn 1845–1884
      1. 1. Ethel Wright 1874–
      2. 2. Helen Wright 1878–
    2. 2. William (Joab) Shinn 1851–
      1. 1. Roberta (May) Shinn 1878–
    3. 3. Harriet (Eliza) Shinn 1855–
    4. 4. Lucy (Davis) Shinn 1857–
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Shinn 1822–
    1. 1. Catherine (Narisse) Wise 1848–
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Wise 1849–
  3. 3. Joab (Robinson) Shinn 1819– m. Francis (Antoinette) Slack 1831–1900
    1. 1. Lucinda Shinn 1851–1868
    2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Shinn 1852–
    3. 3. Cyrus Shinn 1854–
    4. 4. Robert (Alexander) Shinn 1855–
    5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shinn 1857–1888
      1. 1. James (Robinson) Fenrow 1865–
    6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Shinn 1859–
    7. 7. Sheila (May) Shinn 1867–
      1. 1. Stella (Marie) Smith 1890–
      2. 2. Dorothy (Faye) Smith 1895–

Francis Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1788
29 Aug 1788
Birth of Francis Marion Shinn in Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia
Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 92
Death of Francis Marion Shinn in Kent, WA
Kent, WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1788
    Event Place: Big Rock Camp, Harrison Co., West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 283
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kent, WA
    Record Source:
    [1] The History of the Shinn Family in Europe and America, 283
    [2] Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Colonel of Clarksburg Malitia, War of 1812
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

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