Richard Short

1745 - 1786  (41 years)

• Name	Richard Short  [1, 2]
  Birth	1745	Staunton, Augusta, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LD8Z-CM2  [2]
  _MILT	Apr 1779	Pennsylvania   [2]
  Death	1786	Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Near Pittsburgh, PA
  Person ID	I1552	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Ann,   b. 1745, Virginia d. USA
  Children	+ 1. Peter Short,   b. 1769, Maryland d. 1849 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 1745 - Staunton, Augusta, Virginia _MILT - Apr 1779 - Pennsylvania Death - 1786 - Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-RFCF : 1 March 2021), Richard Short, Apr 1779; citing Military Service, Pennsylvania, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229247. Richard Short, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-RFCF [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree. Leverich/Herndon Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.ca/tree/17775067/person/1352885895/citation/4535935426?pg=32772&pgpl=pid