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Joseph Short 1779–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1779

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 June 1850

Death Location: Taylor County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joshua Short

Mother: Lucilla Farris

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Joseph Short was born in 1779 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Short And Lucilla Lucy Farris. Joseph Short passed away in 1850 in Taylor County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Short was born in 1779 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Short And Lucilla Lucy Farris.
  • Joseph Short passed away in 1850 in Taylor County, Kentucky, USA.

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Joseph Short's Ancestors

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Joseph Short
1779–1850
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Parents
Joshua Short
1752–1841
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Lucilla (Lucy) Farris
1760–1821
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Farris
1725–1816
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary Compton
1734–1816
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Short's Timeline

2 Records

1779
11 Dec 1779
Birth of Joseph Short in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1850
1 June 1850
Age 71
Death of Joseph Short in Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
Taylor County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1850
    Event Place: Taylor County, Kentucky, USA

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