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Samuel Short

Samuel Short

Male 1796 - 1873  (77 years)

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  • Name Samuel Short  [1] 
    Birth 1796  Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LD8Z-87L 
    Residence 1850  Washington, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1873 
    Person ID I1555  Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father Peter Short,   b. 1769, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1849 (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catherine Mcgeehan,   b. 1769, Cambria City, Cambria, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1855 (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1796 - Emmitsburg, Frederick, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Washington, Cambria, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44B-JH3 : 21 December 2020), Samuel Short, Washington Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
      Samuel Short, "United States Census, 1850"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44B-JH3


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