Phoebe SHORTT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Pheby S. Vandusen
• _UID: 686C69EAEE074C52A1E36B1930CB61FC1ADE
• Birth: Abt 1837, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Birth: 21 Dec 1837, Upper Canada, Canada
• Residence: 27 Nov 1862, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
• Census: 2 Apr 1901, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
Since she married on November 27, 1862 aged 25, her birth year was calculated as circa 1837.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 63, born on December 21, 1837, married, and a Methodist. She was living with her husband, and his brother, Alvin Vandusen, on part of lot 42, concession 1 south west of Green Point.

Phoebe married Austin VAN DUSEN on 27 Nov 1862 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada. Austin (son of Peter VAN DUSEN and Mrs. Deborah VAN DUSEN) was born about 1837 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• _UID: 4FA276AF0BA44089B28C9CB8336DEA25CF56
• Residence: Abt 1837, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Residence: 21 Feb 1837, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada

Notes:

Residence:
His daughter, Phoebe Shortt, was born around this time.

John married Amy BURLINGHAM on 21 Feb 1837 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. Amy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 529782D83BB64990919B052BB398C146BBA3
• Residence: 21 Feb 1837, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Marriage witness: 26 Sep 1843, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of Benjamin Rowe and Jane Blakeley

Notes:

Marriage witness:
The other witness was William B. Blakeley.

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• Name: Jacob Short
• Reference Number: 241.5*
• Residence: Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• _UID: BFF79D1D1E3F4934ADBE0F5CA4B24B16D755
• Military: 1812, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; Prince Edward Militia
• Residence: Abt 1819, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Marriage witness: 6 Mar 1844, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of Henry Tripp and Sillia Shortt
• Marriage witness: 6 Mar 1844, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; to the marriage of his daughter, Zilla Shortt, of Sophiasburgh, to Henry Tripp, of Sophiasburgh,

Notes:

Military:
He was a Private in Captain John Stinson's Troop of Horse in the Prince Edward Militia. He served 6 months during the war [1812].

Residence:
His daughter, Keziah Shortt, was born around this time.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was Benjamin Vanblaricomb.

Marriage witness:
The other witness was Benjamin Vanblaricomb. The minister was Rev. James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.

Jacob married Rebecca DOXSEE. Rebecca (daughter of Archelaus DOXSEE and Martha RAYNER) was born in 1761; died in 1816 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; was buried in 1816 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Rebecca Shortt
• Reference Number: 241.5
• _UID: 6D6A49D61DCB4B0CB947163FB94CCDEF4B1A

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• Emigration: Germany; "while still a young man" to America
• Immigration: New York, United States; from Germany
• Name: Adam Kurtz
• Occupation: Germany; as an apprendiced weaver
• Occupation: New Jersey, United States; weaving
• _UID: C9214FD4DAE14BECAB2DED9DFE0C3BC36939
• Moved: Abt 1783
• Name: Abt 1784, Upper Canada, Canada
• Immigration: Abt 1800, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; from New Jersey
• Residence: 24 Aug 1835, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Residence: Abt 1839, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada

Notes:

Military:
He was a Prussian soldier. "Disliking both his master and his trade [weaving], Kurtz ran away to Hanover, where he found agents recruiting soldiers to fight for King George III in his War with the American Colonies. He enlisted, and so found his way to the Western World."

Immigration:
He arrived "after an eighteen weeks' passage."

Occupation:
"After serving three years, weaving cotton, linen and wool, he became a full-fledged journeyman, qualified to earn his living, which he did, travelling from place to place as the exigencies of his vocation demanded."

Occupation:
"There he lived and wove for fifteen years, and acquired a reputation for industry and integrity."

Moved:
"Peace having been declared he was given the option of returning to Europe or of taking up land in Canada. He chose the latter and located on the High Shore, where he acquired three hundred acres."

Name:
"With the very natural inclination to appear more British, he had his name translated into "Shortt".

Immigration:
"Being in sympathy with a British connection for the colonies, and averse from trusting himself and his means to an untried republic, he left New Jersey about the year 1800 with his wife - he had married a Miss Odell - and four children, came to Prince Edward County."

Residence:
His son, Adam John Shortt, was born around this time.

Adam married Miss ODELL about 1785 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. Miss and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 80FD6F83DBF34CDB86C11AF80BD6E18706CE

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• Reference Number: 482.0
• _TODO: Open
• _TODO: Open
• _UID: 2E4F65F3951843EC83C692FE58ABB0387529
• Language: Abt 1790, Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States
• Emigration: 1800, Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States
• Family: Abt 1800, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
• Immigration: 1800, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: Abt 1800, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada

Notes:

_TODO:
Archelaus DOXSEE died sometime after 1820 in Prince Edward County. See MS 887 reel 1027. Ordered microfilm 851851 for Frontenac Probate books - one part is probate books 1814-1858, other part is index 1858-1943.

_TODO:
Dale Jones emailed me c. 2010 re Doxsee family.

Language:
"Archelaus Doxsee came from Long Island, where his parents, who were English, had their home on the Sound, near Brooklyn. The English, living so much among the New Hollanders and intermarrying with them, both languages were in common use; and the Doxsees were almost as conversant in the Dutch tongue as they were with their own."

Emigration:
Archelaus brought his family from Long Island to Canada in 1800. "He journeyed north by way of the Mohawk River Valley, striking the St. Lawrence River a little above Clayton."

Family:
"The daughters of the pioneer, Archelaus Doxsee, were the mothers and grandmothers of some of the most handsome women in Prince Edward, a county which is said to be inhabited by the men with the good looking sisters".

Immigration:
Archelaus brought his family to Canada in 1800. "He did not stop any time at Adolphustown, but crossed over the Bay at once and located at Green Point on the farm adjoining Cole's Wharf. Green, or Grassy Point, was settled earlier than the land that lay to its west and extended immediately towards Northport, and among its early settlers were the Doxsee, Row, Shortt, and Carman families."

Occupation:
"It was the pioneer Doxsee who was said to have built the first wagon in the county. As he was skilled in the trade of a wheelwright, he was well fitted for the task. The wagon was a curious structure and crudely primitive. With the exception of the tires, there was no iron employed in its construction - the body, shafts and nuts were made of wood. But it was a welcome means of transport in open weather. In winter, its need was not felt, as jumpers of sleighs proved better substitutes. These sleighs, placed on hardwood runners curved upwards in front, were drawn by yokes of oxen. Heavily laden, they slid over the roots, stumps and boulders with the utmost unconcern. A breakdown was only an incident of the trip; it made no serious hindrance to the progress of the journey; for the early pioneer, like the modern motorist, always carried his kit of tools. If his sleigh could not be mended, the materials to make a new one were always at hand."

Archelaus married Martha RAYNERNew York, United States. Martha was born in United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 483.0
• _TODO: Open
• _UID: 2C2EC6541BC04E21BEB97465765B034F3131

Notes:

_TODO:
Martha (Rayner) DOXSEE died sometime after 1820 in Prince Edward County. See MS 887 reel 1087.

Notes:

Marriage:
The book ?i?Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte?/i? says that they were married around 1781.