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Obediah Short 1761–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 December 1795

Death Location: Washington, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Short

Mother: Ann Echols

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Obediah Short was born in 1761 in Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of John Short And Ann Echols. Obediah Short passed away in 1795 in Washington, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Obediah Short was born in 1761 in Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of John Short And Ann Echols.
  • Obediah Short passed away in 1795 in Washington, Kentucky, USA.

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Obediah Short's Ancestors

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Obediah Short
1761–1795
Birth Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Short
1736–1796
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Ann Echols
1727–
Grandparents
Cornelius Short
1700–1764
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Griffith) Tynes
1710–1738
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Lll
1665–1741
Susannah Heath
1669–1744
Private Tynes
1695–1763
Mary Griffith
1690–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Short
1637–1676
Mary R
1641–
Adam Heath
1645–1719
Elizabeth Briggs
1646–1749

Obediah Short's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Obediah Short in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1795
3 December 1795
Age 34
Death of Obediah Short in Washington, Kentucky, USA
Washington, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 December 1795
    Event Place: Washington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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