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Mary "Polly" Shelley 1784–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1784

Birth Location: Berkeley, West Virginia

Death Date: 9 July 1850

Death Location: Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio

Father: Capt. Jr

Mother: Mary Ridgeway

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The story of Mary "Polly" Shelley began in 1784 in Berkeley, West Virginia. Mary "Polly" Shelley passed away in 1850 in Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary "Polly" Shelley began in 1784 in Berkeley, West Virginia.
  • Mary "Polly" Shelley passed away in 1850 in Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio.

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Mary Shelley's Ancestors

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Mary Shelley
1784–1850
Birth Place: Berkeley, West Virginia
Parents
Capt. John Sheley Jr
1757–1825
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ann "Nancy") Ridgeway
1759–1830
Fredrick County, Maryland
Grandparents
Johannes (“John” Sheley) Sr
1727–1821
Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Margaret Davis
1737–1834
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schüle
1696–1739
Elizabeth Schüle
1704–1758
William Davis
1702–1772
Ann Beeler
1706–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholaus Schüle
1670–1719
Elisabetha Hässler
1664–1705

Mary Shelley's Timeline

2 Records

1784
4 Sep 1784
Birth of Mary "Polly" Shelley in Berkeley, West Virginia
Berkeley, West Virginia
1850
9 July 1850
Age 66
Death of Mary "Polly" Shelley in Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio
Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1784
    Event Place: Berkeley, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1850
    Event Place: Silver Creek Township, Greene Co., Ohio

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