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Moses Shirley 1779–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1779

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 27 Nov 1861

Death Location: McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Shirley

Mother: Mary McMekin

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Moses Shirley was born in 1779 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Shirley And Mary Polly Mcmekin. Moses Shirley passed away in 1861 in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Moses Shirley was born in 1779 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Shirley And Mary Polly Mcmekin.
  • Moses Shirley passed away in 1861 in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Moses Shirley's Ancestors

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Moses Shirley
1779–1861
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Shirley
1745–1801
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia
Mary (Polly) McMekin
1751–1835
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Priscilla Taylor
1720–1792
Robinson Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Moses Shirley's Timeline

2 Records

1779
18 May 1779
Birth of Moses Shirley in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1861
27 Nov 1861
Age 82
Death of Moses Shirley in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States
McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1779
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1861
    Event Place: McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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