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Maria (Melson) Short 1816–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Nov 1816

Birth Location: Melson, Worcester, Maryland

Death Date: 11 Jul 1896

Death Location: Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware

Father: Samuel Rev

Mother: Grace Melson

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In 1816, Maria (Melson) Short entered the world in Melson, Worcester, Maryland, born to Samuel Cannon Melson Rev And Grace Maddox Melson. Maria (Melson) Short passed away in 1896 in Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Maria (Melson) Short entered the world in Melson, Worcester, Maryland, born to Samuel Cannon Melson Rev And Grace Maddox Melson.
  • Maria (Melson) Short passed away in 1896 in Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware.

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Maria Short's Ancestors

Self
Maria Short
1816–1896
Birth Place: Melson, Worcester, Maryland
Parents
Samuel Cannon Melson, Rev
1785–1849
Melson, Worcester, Maryland, United States
Grace ((Maddox)) Melson
1780–1861
Worcester County, Maryland
Grandparents
Elijah Melson
1762–1824
Broadcreek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Mary (Polly) Hearn
1766–1816
Little Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Hezekiah Maddox
1740–1805
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Parker
1760–1806
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Melson
1724–1797
Samuel Sr
1730–1803
Rhoda Parker
1738–1785
*Elizabeth POWELL
1693–1768
Alexander Maddux
1693–1768
Philip Parker
1704–1770
Grace Parker
1720–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Melson
1700–1791
Mary Cary
1710–1793
Elizabeth Williams
1690–1736

Maria Short's Timeline

2 Records

1816
7 Nov 1816
Birth of Maria (Melson) Short in Melson, Worcester, Maryland
Melson, Worcester, Maryland
1896
11 Jul 1896
Age 80
Death of Maria (Melson) Short in Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware
Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1816
    Event Place: Melson, Worcester, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1896
    Event Place: Northwest Fork Hnd, Sussex, Delaware
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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