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Joshua A Short 1775–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 Apr 1840

Death Location: Garrard, Kentucky, United States

Father: Joshua Short

Mother: Lucilla Farris

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Joshua A Short was born in 1775 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Short And Lucilla Lucy Farris. Joshua A Short passed away in 1840 in Garrard, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Joshua A Short was born in 1775 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, the child of Joshua Short And Lucilla Lucy Farris.
  • Joshua A Short passed away in 1840 in Garrard, Kentucky, United States.

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Joshua Short's Ancestors

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Joshua Short
1775–1840
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

Joshua Short's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Joshua A Short in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
1840
1 Apr 1840
Age 65
Death of Joshua A Short in Garrard, Kentucky, United States
Garrard, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Garrard, Kentucky, United States

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