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Mary Shortt^1,2,3

• Father*: John Shortt² b. 1794
• Mother*: Susanna Loucks² b. Dec 1796

• Birth*: 1822; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada; Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1839 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per marriage register. Date 1822 & location Sophiasburgh per GEDCOM of Janet (derjar@gmail.com) Dec 3 2012. per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: 14 July 1860; Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Marriage Register: Groom: Daniel Taylor; Age: 60; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: Daniel & Ann Taylor; Bride: Mary Short; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: John & Susannah Short; Date: Jul 4 1860; Place: Prince Edward Co. (Marriage Registers of Ontario, ancestry.ca) Date Jul 14 1860 per GEDCOM of Janet (derjar@gmail.com) Dec 3 2012.; Principal=Daniel Taylor^2,4

• Residence*: 14 July 1860; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West; Residence Sophiasburgh Twp. per marriage register.⁴
• Married Name: 14 July 1860; Taylor²
• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: see Daniel Taylor³

Laney Shortt¹

• Father*: John Shortt¹ b. 1794
• Mother*: Susanna Loucks¹ b. Dec 1796

• Birth*: circa 1830; per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.¹

Adam John Shortt^1,2,3

• Father*: Adam Shortt² b. 1760
• Mother*: Rachel Ferguson² b. 1794

• Birth*: 1839; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1839 & location Prince Edward Co. per Death Reg'n. Daet 1839 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1838 & location CW per 1861 Census. Date 1839 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per marriage register. per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.^2,3,4,5,6
• Marriage*: 9 May 1861; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Adam John Shortt; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: Adam & Rachel Shortt; Bride: Mary ? ; Age: 16; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: Franklin & Sarah Elizabeth ? ; Date: May 9 1861; Place: Prince Edward (ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.; Principal=Mary Carpentier^2,6
• Death*: 17 March 1914; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#026915: Name: Adam John Shortt; Date: Mar 17 1914; Age: 75; Res.: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Born: Prince Edward Co.; Occ.: farmer; Status: married; Parents: Adam Shortt & ? ; Cause: valvular disease of heart; Phys.: Dr. Morley Currie; Inf.: Walter S. Shortt, Picton, RMD #6; Reg'd.: Mar 18 1914; Reg'r.: C. H. Wright, Sophiasburgh Twp. (Ontario Death Registration, #026915-1914, ancestry.com)⁷

• Census*: April 1861; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 23 at 1861 Census: Shortt, Adam, 23, b. CW, CE, farmer, single (1861 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., pg. 574 of 605, line 48 - ancestry.com)⁴
• Census: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 32 at 1871 Census: Shortt, Adam J., 32, b. Ont., Dutch, WM, farmer, married; Mary, 26, b. Ont., Dutch, WM, married; Clancy E, 9; Auson M.(m), 7; Walter S., 4; George, 2 (1871 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., dist. 59, sub-dist. F-2, pg. 44, line 8 - ancestry.com)⁵

Mary Carpentier¹

• Father*: Franklin Carpentier² b. c 1810
• Mother*: Sarah Elizabeth ?² b. c 1810

• Birth*: 1845; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1845 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1845 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per marriage register. per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.^1,3,2
• Marriage*: 9 May 1861; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Register: Groom: Adam John Shortt; Age: 22; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: Adam & Rachel Shortt; Bride: Mary ? ; Age: 16; Res. & Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Parents: Franklin & Sarah Elizabeth ? ; Date: May 9 1861; Place: Prince Edward (ancestry.com) per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.; Principal=Adam John Shortt^1,2

• Married Name: circa 1862; Shortt¹
• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1871 Census: see Adam John Shortt³

Mary S. Shortt¹

• Father*: Adam Shortt¹ b. 1760
• Mother*: Rachel Ferguson¹ b. 1794

• Birth*: circa 1840; Ontario; per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.; Principal=David S. Young¹

• Married Name: circa 1860; Young¹

David S. Young¹

• Birth*: circa 1835; per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1860; per GEDCOM of Tim Tyeland, Aug 6 2010.; Principal=Mary S. Shortt¹

Walter Stauton Shortt^1,2,3

• Father*: Adam John Shortt² b. 1839, d. 17 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Carpentier² b. 1845

• Birth*: 1867; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1867 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per Death Reg'n. of his father Adam John Shortt.^2,4
• Marriage*: 23 December 1897; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Walter Stauton Shortt; Age: 31; Res.: Adolphustown; Born: P. E. Co.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Blacksmith; Parents: Adam J. Shortt & Mary H. Coppinger; Wit.: Lola Camaham & Harry Shortt, Picton; Date: Dec 23 1897; Place: Picton; Res.: Meth.; Performed by: REv. Wm. J. Jolliffe; Reg'd.: Dec 23 1897; Reg'r.: R. A. Norman (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012693-1897, ancestry.com); Principal=Estella May Camaham⁵

• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1871 Census: see Adam John Shortt⁴
• Residence: 23 December 1897; Adolphustown Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario; Residence Adolphustown per marr. reg'n.³
• Residence*: 18 March 1914; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Informant for per Death Reg'n. of his father Adam John Shortt.²

Clancy E. Shortt¹

• Father*: Adam John Shortt¹ b. 1839, d. 17 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Carpentier¹ b. 1845

• Birth*: 1862; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 9 at 1871 Census: see Adam John Shortt¹

Auson M. Shortt¹

• Father*: Adam John Shortt¹ b. 1839, d. 17 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Carpentier¹ b. 1845

• Birth*: 1864; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1864 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 7 at 1871 Census: see Adam John Shortt¹

George Shortt¹

• Father*: Adam John Shortt¹ b. 1839, d. 17 Mar 1914
• Mother*: Mary Carpentier¹ b. 1845

• Birth*: 1869; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1869 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1871 Census: see Adam John Shortt¹

Franklin Carpentier¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter Mary (Carpentier) Short.¹
• Marriage*: before 1844; per marriage register of daughter Mary (Carpentier) Short.; Principal=Sarah Elizabeth ?¹

Sarah Elizabeth ?¹

• Birth*: circa 1810; per marriage register of daughter Mary (Carpentier) Short.¹
• Marriage*: before 1844; per marriage register of daughter Mary (Carpentier) Short.; Principal=Franklin Carpentier¹

• Married Name: before 1844; Carpentier¹

Estella May Camaham¹

• Father*: Joseph Camaham¹ b. c 1850
• Mother*: Amelia Clancy¹ b. c 1850

• Birth*: 1871; Newbury, Ontario; Date 1871 & location Newbury per marr. reg'n.¹
• Marriage*: 23 December 1897; Picton, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.# : Groom: Walter Stauton Shortt; Age: 31; Res.: Adolphustown; Born: P. E. Co.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Blacksmith; Parents: Adam J. Shortt & Mary H. Coppinger; Wit.: Lola Camaham & Harry Shortt, Picton; Date: Dec 23 1897; Place: Picton; Res.: Meth.; Performed by: REv. Wm. J. Jolliffe; Reg'd.: Dec 23 1897; Reg'r.: R. A. Norman (Ontario Marriage Registration, #012693-1897, ancestry.com); Principal=Walter Stauton Shortt²

• Residence*: 23 December 1897; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Residence Prince Edward Co. per marriage reg'n.¹
• Married Name: 23 December 1897; Shortt¹

Joseph Camaham¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Estella May (Camaham) Shortt.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Estella May (Camaham) Shortt.; Principal=Amelia Clancy¹

Amelia Clancy¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Estella May (Camaham) Shortt.¹
• Marriage*: before 1870; per marriage reg'n. of daughter Estella May (Camaham) Shortt.; Principal=Joseph Camaham¹

• Married Name: before 1870; Camaham¹

James Henry Shortt^1,2,3,4,5,6

• Father*: James Short² b. 1818, d. 27 Dec 1887
• Mother*: Mary Taylor² b. Sep 1823, d. 18 May 1916

• Birth*: 6 September 1847; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1847 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Sep 6 1847 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1850 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1848 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1847 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1846 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1846 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^{2,7,3,4,5,8,9,6}
• Marriage*: circa 1873; Ontario; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.; Principal=Mary Jane Roddy¹⁰
• Death*: 15 November 1939; 728 Paper Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#007778: Name: James Henry Shortt; Date: Nov 15 1939; Age: 92y 2m 9d; Res.: 728 Paper Ave., Toronto, 18m.; Born: Ont. Sep 6 1847; Status: widower; Nat.: Eng.; Occ.: Carpenter, ended 19 yrs ago; Parents: -- & -- ; Inf.: Mrs. Edith Robinson, 728 Pape Ave., daughter; Burial: Hilton Cemetery, Nov 17 1939; Und.: T. H. Eveans.. ; Cause: apoplexy, arterio sclerosis; Reg'r.: Nov 15 1939; Reg'r.: F. H. Menzies, Toronto (Ontario Death Registration, #007778-1939, ancestry.ca) Date 1939 per Memorial.^11,9
• Burial*: 17 November 1939; Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) J. H. Shortt; 1847 - 1939; SHORTT (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., imag from ancestry, Cindy Humphreys, July 30 2020)
  FindaGrave: Name: J. H. Shortt; BIRTH: 1847; DEATH: 1939 (aged 91–92); BURIAL: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 95103433 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95103433) Date Nov 17 1939 & location Hilton Cemetery per Death Reg'n.^3,8,9

• Census: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1851 Census: see James Shortt⁷
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 15 at 1861 Census: see James Shortt⁶
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1871 Census: see James Shortt²
• Residence*: 8 June 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of his brother John Wesley Shortt & Jane Gilroy.¹²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1881 Census: Shortt, James H., 33, b. Ont., Eng., CM, farmer, married; Mary, 24, b. Ont., Irish, CM, married; Nina, 6, Eng.; Murney, 4; Cora, 2; ?Burdett?(m), 2/12 - Feb. (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 8, (29 of 105), line 7 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 41 at 1891 Census: Shortt, James, 41, b. Ont., p. b. Ont., Meth., Carpenter, married; Mary, 33, b. Ont., p. b. Ireland, Meth., married; Mina, 16, b. Ont., p. b. Ont.; Mirza (m), 14; Cora, 12; Morley, 10; Edith, 8 (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., pg. 67, line 10)⁵

William A. Shortt^1,2,3

• Father*: James Short² b. 1818, d. 27 Dec 1887
• Mother*: Mary Taylor² b. Sep 1823, d. 18 May 1916

• Birth*: 1849; Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1849 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1848 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1847 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.^2,4,3

• Census: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 4 at 1851 Census: see James Shortt⁴
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 13 at 1861 Census: see James Shortt³
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 22 at 1871 Census: see James Shortt²

George W. Shortt^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: James Short² b. 1818, d. 27 Dec 1887
• Mother*: Mary Taylor² b. Sep 1823, d. 18 May 1916

• Birth*: 1851; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 18553 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1851 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1851 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date 1849 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. Date 1852 & location Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.^2,6,3,7,4,5
• Marriage*: 26 November 1873; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#009887: Groom: George W. Shott; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: yeoman; Parents: James & Mary Shott; Bride: Jane Whitney; Age: 17; Res. & Born: Brighton; Status: spinster; Parents: Simon & Nancy Whitney; Wit.: Leslie A. Shortt & Hanna Vanwicklin, Brighton; Date: Nov 26 1873; Place: Brighton; Rel.: EM; Performed by: W. A. Sills; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker, Brighton Twp. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #009887-1873, ancestry.ca); Principal=Nancy Jane Whitney⁸

• Census: 1852; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 2 at 1851 Census: see James Shortt⁶
• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 10 at 1861 Census: see James Shortt⁴
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 20 at 1871 Census: see James Shortt²
• Residence*: 26 November 1873; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.³
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 30 at 1881 Census: Short, George, 30, b. Ont., Eng., EM, farmer, married; Jane, 24, b. Ont., Eng., EM, married; Effie, 6; Shirley, 4 (1881 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 123, sub-dist. C, pg. 11 (31 of 105), line 13 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Census: April 1891; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 38 at 1891 Census: Shortte, George, 38, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., farmer, married; Jane, 34, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Meth., married; Effie, 16; Shirley, 14; Whihtney, Iva(f), 3; Shortte, Mary, 66, b. Ony., p.b. Ont., Meth., lodger, widow (1891 Census: Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., dist. 98, sub-dist. a-3, pg. 25 (41 of 66), line 18 - ancestry.ca)⁵

Leslie Alford Shortt^1,2,3,4,5

• Father*: James Short² b. 1818, d. 27 Dec 1887
• Mother*: Mary Taylor² b. Sep 1823, d. 18 May 1916

• Birth*: 1853; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1853 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1852 & location UC per 1861 Census.^2,5
• Marriage*: 9 September 1880; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of David (ctdave4@aol.com) March 31 2015.; Principal=Victoria Ann Whitney³

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 9 at 1861 Census: see James Shortt⁵
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1871 Census: see James Shortt²
• Residence*: 29 July 1880; Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Wintess at marriage of Phillip Henry Branton & Melissa Elizabeth Shortt.⁴

Joel G. Shortt^1,2,3

• Father*: James Short² b. 1818, d. 27 Dec 1887
• Mother*: Mary Taylor² b. Sep 1823, d. 18 May 1916

• Birth*: 16 March 1859; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1856 & location UC per 1861 Census. Date Mar 16 1859 & location Brighton per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: 7 June 1905; Selkirk, Ogemaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.; Principal=Mary A. McLerman⁵
• Death*: 27 November 1937; Churchill, Ogemaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A.; per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.⁵

• Census: April 1861; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 5 at 1861 Census: see James Shortt³
• Census*: April 1871; Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1871 Census: see James Shortt²
• Census: April 1881; Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 25 at 1881 Census: see James Shortt⁴
• Residence*: 19 January 1887; Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Witness at marriage of Prosper G. Shortt & Christina Wood.⁶