Adam John SHORTT

Abt 1839 - Aft 1903  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Adam John SHORTT  [1]
  Birth	18 Nov 1838	Upper Canada, Canada   [2]
  Birth	Abt 1839	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1839	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [1]
  	Since he was married on May 9, 1861 age 22, his birth year was calculated as circa 1839.
  Residence	9 May 1861	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada   [1]
  Census	5 Apr 1901	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	He was enumerated as age 62, married, born on November 18, 1838, a Methodist, and a farmer. He earned $ 700 in 1900. He lived with his wife and son, Harry B. Shortt, on part of lots 31 and 32 of concession 1 south west of Green Point.
  Death	Aft 1903  [3]
  	"Of the Pioneer's six children ... only two are living: Mary ... and Adam J."
  Name	Adam J. Shortt  [3]
  Residence	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  _UID	97DF80E12EA54522889E254F2CF32FB6AFA9
  Death	Aft 1903  [3]
  Person ID	I5600	Everyone
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2006

  
  

  Father	Adam SHORTT,   b. 1760, Strasburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommen, Germany d. 1854, Canada West, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Rachel CLARK,   b. Abt 1794   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	24 Aug 1835	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [4]
  Marriage	New Jersey, United States   [3]
  	performed by Rev. George Poole, Wesleyan Methodist minister
  Marriage witnesses	24 Aug 1835	Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada   [4]
  	were Richard Jones and M. Pool
  Family ID	F1753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary COPPINGER,   b. Abt 1845, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 May 1861	Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Chauncey E. SHORTT,   b. 24 Jun 1862, Canada West, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. A.M. SHORTT   3. Walter S. SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown   4. George S. SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ada B. SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Harry B. SHORTT,   b. 26 Jun 1880, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S807] Hancocks, Elizabeth, A00713, (Agincourt, Ontario, Canada. 1979.), 10 Dec 2005, page 51 - Short, Adam John, A00713. (Reliability: 3). [S894] Ainsworth, Philip J., A00794, (Picton, Ontario, Canada. 2006.), 12 Nov 2006, book page 4-6. Original document - District H-4, enumerator C.E. Shortt, page 3., A00794. (Reliability: 3). [S1138] No editor named., Canada. Ontario. Quinte. Family History. PLBQ, (Toronto, Ontario. 1904.), 12 Jun 2005, page 754 (Reliability: 2). [S903] Wilson, Thomas B., A00802, (New Jersey, USA. c. 1984), 3 Feb 2007, Volume 6, page 246, A00802. (Reliability: 3).