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Sarah Short 1782–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1782

Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 1862

Death Location: Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Father: John Short

Mother: Mary Hansford

Spouse(s): Stephen Fields, Stephen Fields

Children(s): James Fields, Elizabeth Fields, Sally Fields, Mary Fields, Wesley Fields, John Fields, Thomas Fields, Isaiah Rev, William Fields, Stephen Fields

The story of Sarah Short began in 1782 in Russell, Virginia, USA. Sarah Short married Stephen Fields, and had children including Elizabeth Fields, Isaiah Fields Rev, James Irdale Fields, John Moman Fields, Mary Ann Polly Fields, Sally Fields, Stephen Fields, Thomas Hansford Fields, Wesley Fields, William Billy Fields. Sarah Short passed away in 1862 in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Short began in 1782 in Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Short married Stephen Fields, and had children including Elizabeth Fields, Isaiah Fields Rev, James Irdale Fields, John Moman Fields, Mary Ann Polly Fields, Sally Fields, Stephen Fields, Thomas Hansford Fields, Wesley Fields, William Billy Fields.
  • Sarah Short passed away in 1862 in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Short's Ancestors

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Sarah Short
1782–1862
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Short
1756–1836
Shenandoah County, VA
Mary (Ann "Molly" Hyde Price Short) Hansford
1756–1821
Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, Colony
Grandparents
William (Jr) Hansford
1727–1779
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Mary (Sarah) Hyde
1729–1779
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jane Underwood
1690–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Michell
1655–1730

Sarah Short's Descendants

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Sarah Short (15 SEP 1782–1 Dec 1862) m. Stephen Fields (04-04-1771–09-18-1862) m. Stephen Fields (1770–1862)
  1. 1. James (Irdale) Fields 1801–1876
  2. 2. Elizabeth Fields 1813–1865
  3. 3. Sally Fields 1813–1877
  4. 4. Mary (Ann "Polly") Fields 1814–1877
  5. 5. Wesley Fields 1810–1810
  6. 6. John (Moman) Fields 1820–1901
  7. 7. Thomas (Hansford) Fields 1825–1874
  8. 8. Isaiah (Fields) Rev 1805–1883
  9. 9. William (Billy) Fields 1809–1875
  10. 10. Stephen Fields 1812–1883

Sarah Short's Timeline

2 Records

1782
15 SEP 1782
Birth of Sarah Short in Russell, Virginia, USA
Russell, Virginia, USA
1862
1 Dec 1862
Age 80
Death of Sarah Short in Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1782
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Indian Creek Township, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy

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