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Jacob Shirley 1774–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1774

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 2 Dec 1859

Death Location: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States

Father: Valentine Shirley

Mother: Catherine Baer

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Jacob Shirley was born in 1774 in Virginia, United States, the child of Valentine Shirley And Catherine Baer. Jacob Shirley passed away in 1859 in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Shirley was born in 1774 in Virginia, United States, the child of Valentine Shirley And Catherine Baer.
  • Jacob Shirley passed away in 1859 in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States.

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Jacob Shirley's Ancestors

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Jacob Shirley
1774–1859
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Valentine Shirley
1743–1811
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States,
Catherine Baer
1750–1834
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Shirley
1725–1782
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States,
Elizabeth Thomas
1730–1771
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1774
7 Feb 1774
Birth of Jacob Shirley in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1859
2 Dec 1859
Age 85
Death of Jacob Shirley in Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States
Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1774
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1859
    Event Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana, United States

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