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Martha Tilley 1808–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1808

Birth Location: Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 04 APR 1887

Death Location: Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: JOHN Tilley

Mother: Elizabeth Bursey

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr, Joseph Short

Children(s): Mary Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, William Smith, Aaron Smith, Charles Smith, Gideon Smith, Thomas Smith

Martha Tilley was born in 1808 in Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Scholar John William Tilley And Elizabeth Bursey. Martha Tilley married Joseph Short, Thomas Smith Sr, and had children including Aaron Smith, Charles Smith, Debra Smith, Gideon Smith, Jane Tilley Smith, John Smith, Mary Or Martha Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith. Martha Tilley passed away in 1887 in Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • Martha Tilley was born in 1808 in Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the child of John Scholar John William Tilley And Elizabeth Bursey.
  • Martha Tilley married Joseph Short, Thomas Smith Sr, and had children including Aaron Smith, Charles Smith, Debra Smith, Gideon Smith, Jane Tilley Smith, John Smith, Mary Or Martha Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith.
  • Martha Tilley passed away in 1887 in Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Martha Tilley's Ancestors

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Martha Tilley
1808–1887
Birth Place: Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
JOHN (Scholar John) William Tilley
1786–1871
Hants Harbor, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Elizabeth Bursey
1789–1869
Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Richard Bursey
1751–1837
Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Catherine Churchill
1752–1841
Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Ann Mitchell
1722–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1692–

Martha Tilley's Descendants

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Martha Tilley (ABT 1808–04 APR 1887) m. Thomas (Smith) Sr (08 Nov 1805–28 MAY 1884) m. Joseph Short (1816–Bef. 1872)
  1. 1. Mary (or Martha) Smith 1831–1912 m. William (M.) Brown 1834–1916 m. William Brown 1834–
    1. 1. Henry Brown 1847–1921 m. Cecilia Martin 1849–1918
      1. 1. Richard (George) Brown 1887–1939 m. Elsie (Regina) Pardy 1894–1973
        1. 1. Olive (Mildred) Brown 1928–
        2. 2. Hazel (Alma) Brown 1932–1936
        3. 3. Roy (Manual) Brown 1920–1967
        4. 4. Elaine Brown 1916–2006
        5. 5. William (Henry) Brown 1923–1982
        6. 6. Clarence (Stephen) Brown 1914–1997
    2. 2. Mary Brown 1850–1893 m. Silas Painter 1848–1928
      1. 1. Phyllis (Mary) Painter 1893–1957
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Painter 1889–1922
  2. 2. Jane (Tilley) Smith 1850–1937
  3. 3. John Smith 1885–
  4. 4. William Smith 1836–1925
  5. 5. Aaron Smith 1855–1943
  6. 6. Charles Smith 1854–1904
  7. 7. Gideon Smith 1841–1920
  8. 8. Thomas Smith 1839–1906

Martha Tilley's Timeline

2 Records

1808
ABT 1808
Birth of Martha Tilley in Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1887
04 APR 1887
Age 79
Death of Martha Tilley in Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1808
    Event Place: Hants Harbour, Trinity bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 APR 1887
    Event Place: Elliots Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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