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Josiah Short 1799–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States

Father: Joel Sr

Mother: Lucilla Farris

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In 1799, Josiah Short entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Joel Franklin Short Sr And Lucilla Lucy Farris. Josiah Short passed away in 1850 in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Josiah Short entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Joel Franklin Short Sr And Lucilla Lucy Farris.
  • Josiah Short passed away in 1850 in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States.

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Josiah Short's Ancestors

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Josiah Short
1799–1850
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Joel Franklin Short Sr
1747–1816
Prince William, Halifax County, Colony of Virginia, USA
Lucilla (Lucy) Farris
1760–1821
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (Short) II
1732–1762
Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, USA
Sarah (Hubbard) Echols
1739–1770
Henrico County, Colony of Virginia
Joseph Farris
1725–1816
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary Compton
1734–1816
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Short's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Josiah Short in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 51
Death of Josiah Short in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States

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