Adam SHORTT

1760 - 1854  (94 years)

• Name	Adam SHORTT  [1]
  Birth	1760	Strasburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, Germany   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	Germany   [3]
  	"while still a young man" to America
  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."
  Moved	Abt 1783  [5]
  	"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	Abt 1784	Upper Canada, Canada   [5]
  	"With the very natural inclination to appear more British, he had his name translated into "Shortt".
  Immigration	New York, United States   [3]
  	from Germany
  	He arrived "after an eighteen weeks' passage."
  Immigration	Abt 1800	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [6]
  	from New Jersey
  	"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."
  Name	Adam Kurtz  [2]
  Occupation	Germany   [2, 3]
  	as an apprendiced weaver
  	"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	New Jersey, United States   [3]
  	weaving
  	"There he lived and wove for fifteen years, and acquired a reputation for industry and integrity."
  Residence	24 Aug 1835	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [7]
  Residence	Abt 1839	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [8]
  	His son, Adam John Shortt, was born around this time.
  _UID	C9214FD4DAE14BECAB2DED9DFE0C3BC36939
  Death	1854	Canada West, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I4572	Everyone
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2007

  
  

  Family 1	Miss ODELL   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1785	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Elizabeth SHORTT,   b. Abt 1789, New Jersey, United States d. 1854, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Mary SHORTT,   b. Dec 1790, New Jersey, United States d. May 1828, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 37 years)   3. John SHORTT,   b. Bef 1800, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jacob SHORTT,   b. Bef 1800, New Jersey, United States d. 1884, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F1659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel CLARK,   b. Abt 1794   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Aug 1835	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [7]
  Marriage	New Jersey, United States   [6]
  	performed by Rev. George Poole, Wesleyan Methodist minister
  Marriage witnesses	24 Aug 1835	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [7]
  	were Richard Jones and M. Pool
  Children	1. Mary SHORTT   d. Aft 1903   2. Adam John SHORTT,   b. Abt 1839, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada d. Aft 1903 (Age ~ 65 years)
  Family ID	F1753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2007

  
  

• Sources

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