Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Jacob SHORTT

Male Bef 1800 - 1884  (~ 84 years)


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  • Name Jacob SHORTT  [1, 2
    Birth Bef 1800  New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Military 1812  Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Prince Edward Militia 
    • 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 Abt 1819  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • His daughter, Keziah Shortt, was born around this time.
    Marriage witness 6 Mar 1844  Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    to the marriage of Henry Tripp and Sillia Shortt 
    • The other witness was Benjamin Vanblaricomb.
    Henry Tripp and Sillia Shortt married on March 6, 1844 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    Jacob Shortt witnessed the marriage of Henry Tripp and Sillia Shortt on March 6, 1844 in Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    Ontario Canada District Marriages: Volume 21 Prince Edward County. Originals and original microfilm copy at Archives of Ontario. Digital image from Ancestry.ca. Page 64.
    Marriage witness 6 Mar 1844  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    to the marriage of his daughter, Zilla Shortt, of Sophiasburgh, to Henry Tripp, of Sophiasburgh, 
    • The other witness was Benjamin Vanblaricomb. The minister was Rev. James Rogers, Presbyterian minister.
    Name Jacob Short  [4
    Reference Number 241.5* 
    Residence Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    _UID BFF79D1D1E3F4934ADBE0F5CA4B24B16D755 
    Death 1884  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I4901  Everyone
    Last Modified 8 Oct 2014 

    Father Adam SHORTT,   b. 1760, Strasburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Miss ODELL   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1785  Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F1659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca DOXSEE,   b. 1761   d. 1816, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Martha SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Amy SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Charlotte SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Idia B. SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Zilla SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Catherine SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Eliza SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. William SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Emily SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Angeline SHORTT,   b. 23 May 1816   d. 5 Feb 1884 (Age 67 years)
     13. Keziah SHORTT,   b. Abt 1819, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2005 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 262 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S1163] Quinte Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, Canada. Ontario. Cemeteries. Prince Edward County, Sophiasburgh Township., Top of the Hill Cemetery. Concession 1 SWGP, lot 40 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 754 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S1109] Upper Canada., TR0055, (Library and Archives Canada. \i Collections Canada\i0 . www.collectionscanada.gc.ca.), 19 Jun 2012, Image 79; accessed June 19, 2012, TR0055. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S807] Hancocks, Elizabeth, A00713, (Agincourt, Ontario, Canada. 1979.), 10 Dec 2005, page 52 - Southard, Henry, A00713. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1231] Canada. Ontario. Marriages by District., Prince Edward District. Vol. 21 page 64. Henry Tripp and Sllia Shortt married on March 6, 1844. (Reliability: 3).
      Randall Howell and Eliza Ellen Young married on October 25, 1843 in Prince Edward District, Canada West, Canada.
      Canada Ontario Marriages District Prince Edward p63.jpg
      Ontario Canada District Marriages: Volume 21 Prince Edward County. Originals and original microfilm copy at Archives of Ontario. Digital image from Ancestry.ca. Page 63.


    7. [S903] Wilson, Thomas B., A00802, (New Jersey, USA. c. 1984), 3 Feb 2007, Volume 8, page 177, A00802. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 755 (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S847] Hodgson, Colin, A00751, (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. April 1, 1992.), 6 Mar 2006, page 100 - Appendix F1 - Pedigree chart of Mrs. Eliza (Roblin) Curlett, A00751. (Reliability: 3).



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