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Margaret Short 1819–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 FEB 1819

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 MAY 1882

Death Location: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Short

Mother: Elizabeth Stanley

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Margaret Short was born in 1819 in Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Short And Elizabeth Stanley. Margaret Short passed away in 1882 in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Short was born in 1819 in Virginia, United States, the child of Benjamin Short And Elizabeth Stanley.
  • Margaret Short passed away in 1882 in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States.

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Margaret Short's Ancestors

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Margaret Short
1819–1882
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Benjamin Short
1794–1877
Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Stanley
1800–1869
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Bolling
1767–1819
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
William (Grancer Short) Jr.
1766–1851
Burke, North Carolina, United States
William Stanley
1785–
Franklin, Virginia, United States
(Alfred (?) Joseph) Stanley
1750–1850
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bolling
1734–1832
Mary Phelps
1737–1767
(Alfred Stanley
1750–1850
Sarah Hatcher
1765–1845
William II
1720–1784
Judith Hanna
1724–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
COL BOLLING
1700–1757
MARY BLAIR
1709–1775
John Phelps
1705–1772
Mary Gibson
1705–1767
William II
1720–1784
Judith Hanna
1724–1790
Archibald Hatcher
1723–1812
Mary Hubbard
1736–1799
William Standly
1729–1784
John HANNA
1690–1765
Mary (Erwin)
1692–1780

Margaret Short's Timeline

2 Records

1819
14 FEB 1819
Birth of Margaret Short in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1882
19 MAY 1882
Age 63
Death of Margaret Short in Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Wyoming, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 FEB 1819
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 MAY 1882
    Event Place: Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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