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Silas Shinn 1817–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia

Death Date: 12 Oct 1835

Death Location: Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia

Father: Moses Shinn

Mother: Esther bir-MD;Jame

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Silas Shinn was born in 1817 in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, the child of Moses Shinn And Esther Shinn Denny Shattuck Ged 1 Another Record Said William Was Born Hopewell Frederick Virginia However The 1850 Cens Us Gives Md Maryland As Place Of Birth 2 1850 Census Payson Adams Illinois P 189 William Harvey 60 M 1 000 Farmer Bir Md Jame. Silas Shinn passed away in 1835 in Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Silas Shinn was born in 1817 in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia, the child of Moses Shinn And Esther Shinn Denny Shattuck Ged 1 Another Record Said William Was Born Hopewell Frederick Virginia However The 1850 Cens Us Gives Md Maryland As Place Of Birth 2 1850 Census Payson Adams Illinois P 189 William Harvey 60 M 1 000 Farmer Bir Md Jame.
  • Silas Shinn passed away in 1835 in Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Shinn
1791–1862
Birth Location: Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
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Esther bir-MD;Jame
1793–1823
Birth Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
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Children(s)

Silas Shinn's Ancestors

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Silas Shinn
1817–1835
Birth Place: Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
Parents
Moses Shinn
1791–1862
Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
Esther (Shinn [Denny-Shattuck.ged];1. Another record said William was born Hopewell, Frederick, Virginia; ;however the 1850 cens us gives MD (Maryland) as place of birth.;2. 1850 census Payson, Adams, Illinois, p 189:;William Harvey, 60, M, $1,000, farmer,) bir-MD;Jame
1793–1823
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia
Grandparents
Levi Shinn
1748–1807
Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey
Elizabeth Smith
1755–1815
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
David Shinn
1749–1815
New Jersey
Mary (Wright [Denny-Shattuck.ged];Sarah was first married to David Edwards who was killed by indians in ;1778, then she marrie d Jonathan Shin in) 1788.
1751–1815
Burlington County, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Clement Shinn
1710–1794
Elizabeth Webb
1718–
Clement Shinn
1710–1794
Elizabeth Webb
1718–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751
James Shinn
1664–1751
Abigail Lippincott
1677–1751

Silas Shinn's Timeline

2 Records

1817
10 Dec 1817
Birth of Silas Shinn in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
1835
12 Oct 1835
Age 18
Death of Silas Shinn in Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia
Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Harrison Co., West Virginia
    Record Source: Denny-Shattuck.ged
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