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Joshua "Jake" Short 1752–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1752

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,

Death Date: 7 May 1843

Death Location: Menard, Illinois, United States

Father: Cornelius Short

Mother: Sarah (PGx5GM)r

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Joshua "Jake" Short was born in 1752 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,, the child of Cornelius S Short And Sarah Hubbard Echols Pgx5Gm R. Joshua "Jake" Short passed away in 1843 in Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua "Jake" Short was born in 1752 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,, the child of Cornelius S Short And Sarah Hubbard Echols Pgx5Gm R.
  • Joshua "Jake" Short passed away in 1843 in Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Joshua Short's Ancestors

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Joshua Short
1752–1843
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,
Parents
Cornelius S Short
1732–1762
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Hubbard Echols) (PGx5GM)r
1739–1796
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (I) Short
1700–1764
Charles City, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Griffith) Tynes
1710–1738
Henrico, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Short
1665–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ll
1641–1676
Mary Rookings
1641–1676

Joshua Short's Timeline

2 Records

1752
10 Sep 1752
Birth of Joshua "Jake" Short in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,
1843
7 May 1843
Age 91
Death of Joshua "Jake" Short in Menard, Illinois, United States
Menard, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1752
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1843
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, United States

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