William Raymond Free1,2

M, b. 29 December 1892, d. 1974
FatherAbram John Henry Free1 b. 9 Jun 1854, d. 10 Apr 1910
MotherEsther Jane Lawson1 b. 20 Apr 1862, d. 13 Jun 1959
     William Raymond Free was born on 29 December 1892 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Sep 29 1892 & location Seymour Twp. per FindaGrave. Date Dec 1893 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Dec 29 1893 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.1,2,3 He appeared on the census of 11 April 1901 at Seymour Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1901 Census: see Abram John Henry Free.1 He appeared on the census of 6 June 1911 at Seymour Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 18 at 1911 Census: see Esther Free (mother.)2 He married Gladys J. Hetherington circa 1920; per FindaGrave.3 William Raymond Free was buried in 1974 at Centre Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Onterio; FindaGrave: Name: William Raymond Wells Free; BIRTH: 29 Sep 1892, Seymour, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1974 (aged 81–82); BURIAL: Centre Cemetery, Trent Hills, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 99965125 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99965125/william-raymond_wells-free.)3 He died in 1974 at Ontario; Date 1974 per FindaGrave.3

Family

Gladys J. Hetherington b. 3 Feb 1889, d. 1951

Citations

  1. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

George Free1

M, b. 10 August 1895
FatherAbram John Henry Free1 b. 9 Jun 1854, d. 10 Apr 1910
MotherEsther Jane Lawson1 b. 20 Apr 1862, d. 13 Jun 1959
     George Free was born on 10 August 1895 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Aug 10 1895 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.1 He appeared on the census of 11 April 1901 at Seymour Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 5 at 1901 Census: see Abram John Henry Free.1

Citations

  1. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Elaine "Ella" Free1,2

F, b. 27 August 1898
FatherAbram John Henry Free1 b. 9 Jun 1854, d. 10 Apr 1910
MotherEsther Jane Lawson1 b. 20 Apr 1862, d. 13 Jun 1959
     Elaine "Ella" Free was born on 27 August 1898 at Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Apr 1899 & location Ont. per 1911 Census. Date Aug 27 1898 & location Ont. rural per 1901 Census.1,2 She appeared on the census of 11 April 1901 at Seymour Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 2 at 1901 Census: see Abram John Henry Free.1 She appeared on the census of 6 June 1911 at Seymour Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1911 Census: see Esther Free (mother.)2

Citations

  1. [S13] Unknown author, 1901 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, 1911 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Michal John Cummings1

M, b. 29 February 1952, d. 17 July 2015
FatherHarold Alexander Cummings1 b. 19 Jun 1921, d. 16 Nov 1999
MotherAlice Eleanor Free1 b. 5 Apr 1921, d. 12 Jan 1998
     Michal John Cummings was born on 29 February 1952 at Ontario; Date Feb 29 1952 per FindaGrave.1 He died on 17 July 2015 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 63; Date July 17 2015 & location Brighton per FindaGrave.1 He was buried on 20 July 2015 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Michael John Cummings; BIRTH: 29 Feb 1952; DEATH: 17 Jul 2015 (aged 63), Brighton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; BURIAL: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 162795103 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162795103/michael-john-cummings)
Obit with FindaGrave: "CUMMINGS, Michael John peacefully, at his home in Brighton on Friday, July 17th, 2015, age 63 years. Mike Cummings, son of the late Harold Cummings and the late Alice (Free). Loving father of Sally Cummings (Miles Handrahan) of Ellerslie, P.E.I., Bill Cummings, and John Poot, both of Brighton, and the late Ken Cummings. Brother of Sandra Miller of Bowmanville, Jim Cummings and his wife Shirley of Brighton, and the late Ted Cummings. Brother-in-law of Carla Cummings of Nova Scotia. Sadly missed by his granddaughters Megan Arsenault (Dean) of P.E.I., Barbara Soules of Trenton, great grandchildren Scarlett and Libby, his many nieces and nephews, and Betty Bartlett. Predeceased by his grandson Michael Bristow. The family will receive friends at the Brighton Funeral Home, 130 Main Street (613-475-2121) on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 from 12 o’clock noon. Service to follow in the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Cremation with interment Hilton Cemetery. The family wish to extend a special thank you to Dr. Arlene MacIntyre, the V.O.N. Nurses and staff, the Ibbotson family and the DeJong family for all of their care and compassion."1

Citations

  1. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Edward Richard "Ted" Cummings1,2

M, b. 23 March 1947, d. 18 December 2012
FatherHarold Alexander Cummings1 b. 19 Jun 1921, d. 16 Nov 1999
MotherAlice Eleanor Free1 b. 5 Apr 1921, d. 12 Jan 1998
     Edward Richard "Ted" Cummings was born on 23 March 1947 at Ontario; per FindaGrave per Michael John Cumming. Date Mar 23 1947 & location "Trenton or Belleville" per family tree of Joseph R. Bothwell on ancestry.ca, July 29 2020.1,2 He died on 18 December 2012 at Nova Scotia at age 65; " ... and the late Ted Cummings .. " per FindaGrave for Michael John Cummings. Date Dec 18 2012 & locaiton Nova Scotia per family tree of Joseph R. Bothwell on ancestry.ca, July 29 2020.1,2

Citations

  1. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.

Gladys J. Hetherington1

F, b. 3 February 1889, d. 1951
     Gladys J. Hetherington was born on 3 February 1889 at Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 3 1889 & location Northumberland Co. per FindaGrave.1 As of circa 1920,her married name was Free.1 She married William Raymond Free, son of Abram John Henry Free and Esther Jane Lawson, circa 1920; per FindaGrave.1 Gladys J. Hetherington was buried in 1951 at Centre Cemetery, Seymour Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Gladys J. Hetherington Free; BIRTH: 3 Feb 1889, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1951 (aged 61–62); BURIAL: Centre Cemetery, Trent Hills, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 99965155 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99965155/gladys-j_-free.)1
She died in 1951 at Ontario; Date 1951 per FindaGrave.1

Family

William Raymond Free b. 29 Dec 1892, d. 1974

Citations

  1. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

James Stanley Shortt1,2,3

M, b. 15 March 1925, d. 9 December 2011
FatherThomas Aquila Shortt b. 21 Feb 1898, d. 17 Nov 1945
MotherHilda Sowerby b. 17 Jan 1902, d. 5 Apr 1985
     James Stanley Shortt was born on 15 March 1925 at Morpeth, Northumberland, England; Date 1925 per Memorial. Date Mar 15 1925 & location England per FindaGrave. Date 1925 & location England per 1931 Census. Date Mar 15 1925 & location Morpeth, Northumberland, England per family tree of MaryMarriottLodge on ancestry.ca, Jan 15 2026.1,2,3,4 He immigrated in 1929 to Ontario; Immigration 1929 per 1931 Census.3 He appeared on the census of 1931 at Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1921 Census: see Thomas Shortt.3 He married Vera Eileen Cox, daughter of Everett Blake Cox and Elsie May Wood, circa 1946; per Memorial.1 James Stanley Shortt died on 9 December 2011 at Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 86; Date 2011 per Memorial. Date Dec 9 2011 & location Trenton Memorial Hospital per Obit in FindaGrave. Date Dec 9 2011 & location Trenton per family tree of MaryMarriottLodge on ancestry.ca, Jan 15 2026.1,2,4 He was buried on 12 December 2011 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SFORTT; J. Stanley; 1925 - 2011; His Beloved Wife; Vera F. Cox; 1928 - 2009; Freat Granddaughter; Brianna 1995 - 1996; Loving Daughter of ... (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., July 10 2016, by Dan)
FindaGrave: Name: Stanley James “Stan” Shortt; Birth: 15 Mar 1925, England; Death: 9 Dec 2011 (aged 86), Trenton, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 95103707; Note: Obituary for Stanley "Stan" Shortt

SHORTT, STANLEY JAMES peacefully at the Trenton Memorial Hospital on Friday, December 9th, 2011, age 86 years. Stan Shortt of Brighton, son of the late Thomas A. Shortt and the late Hilda (Saulby). Beloved husband of the late Vera Eileen (Cox). Loving father of Jim and his wife Mary of Orland, Gary and his wife Bobbi of Nanimo, British Columbia, Gail and her husband John Wirth of Brighton, Karl and his wife Jen of Cobourg, and Stanley Jr. and his wife Dawn of Orland. Dear brother of Thomas Shortt and his wife Elizabeth of Bayside, Dawn Klaeger and her husband Norman, and Vera Lowery and her husband Mac, all of Beamsville. Sadly missed by his ten grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his great granddaughter Brianna. The family will receive friends at the Walas Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Service in the funeral home on Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 1 o'clock. Cremation with interment Hilton Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Community Care, Brighton, would be appreciated by the family. ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95103707/stanley-james-shortt?_gl=1*1ooc6ks*_gcl_au*MTE2Nzc5NTMwOC4xNzY0MTc1MjI3LjE3NTQxMjA1NDMuMTc2NDU5OTc4Ni4xNzY0NTk5Nzg2*_ga*MTA5ODMxNzg4MC4xNzY0MTc1MjI4*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*c2U5M2UzNDg3LWNiNjItNGVhYy1iZDg0LTcxNDNhM2U2Mzc3OCRvNzEkZzEkdDE3Njg0OTE1NTEkajU3JGwwJGgw*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*c2U5M2UzNDg3LWNiNjItNGVhYy1iZDg0LTcxNDNhM2U2Mzc3OCRvNzEkZzEkdDE3Njg0OTE1NTEkajU3JGwwJGgw.)1,4

Family

Vera Eileen Cox b. 19 Feb 1928, d. 15 Oct 2009

Citations

  1. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S222] Unknown author, 1931 Census.
  4. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Vera Eileen Cox1,2

F, b. 19 February 1928, d. 15 October 2009
FatherEverett Blake Cox b. 12 Oct 1888, d. 3 Jan 1978
MotherElsie May Wood b. 12 Oct 1900, d. 1979
     Vera Eileen Cox was born on 19 February 1928 at Ontario; Date 1928 per Memorial. Date Feb 19 1928 per FindaGrave. Date Feb 19 1928 & location Ont. per family tree of MaryMarriottLodge on ancestry.ca, Jan 15 2026.1,2,3 She married James Stanley Shortt, son of Thomas Aquila Shortt and Hilda Sowerby, circa 1946; per Memorial.1 As of circa 1946,her married name was Shortt.1 Vera Eileen Cox died on 15 October 2009 at Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario, at age 81; Date 2009 per Memorial. Date Oct 15 2009 & location Belleville General Hospital per FindaGrave. Date Oct 19 2009 & location Belleville per family tree of MaryMarriottLodge on ancestry.ca, Jan 15 2026.1,2,3 She was buried on 18 October 2009 at Hilton United Church Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) SFORTT; J. Stanley; 1925 - 2011; His Beloved Wife; Vera F. Cox; 1928 - 2009; Freat Granddaughter; Brianna 1995 - 1996; Loving Daughter of ... (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., July 10 2016, by Dan)
FindaGrave: Name: Vera Eileen Cox Shortt; Birth: 19 Feb 1928; Death: 15 Oct 2009 (aged 81), Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 95103785; Note: Obituary:

Shortt, Vera Eileen at the Belleville General Hospital on Monday, October 19th, 2009, age 81 years. Vera Shortt of Brighton, daughter of the late Blake Cox and the late Elsie (Wood). Loving wife of Stanley Shortt. Dear mother of Jim and his wife Mary of Orland, Gary and his wife Bobbi of Nanimo, British Columbia, Gail and her husband John Wirth of Brighton, Karl and his wife Jen of Cobourg, and Stanley Jr. and his wife Dawn of RR #7, Brighton. Sister of Ed Cox of Oshawa, Herman Cox of Brighton, Ruby Smith of Oshawa, Eva Gibson of Brighton, and Carol Dunbar of Cobourg. Predeceased by her sisters, Mary Bird, and Pearl Bird, and her brothers, Lloyd and Doug. Sadly missed by her ten grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and her many nieces and nephews. Predceceased by one great granddaughter. The family will receive friends at the Walas Funeral Home, 130 Main Street, Brighton on Thursday from 6 9 p.m. Service in the funeral home on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 11 oclock. Interment Hilton Cemetery, Brighton. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the A.L.S. Foundation, would be appreciated by the family. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95103785/vera_eileen-shortt.)3

Family

James Stanley Shortt b. 15 Mar 1925, d. 9 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  2. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  3. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Mary Jane Roddy1,2,3,4,5

F, b. 20 June 1856, d. 29 March 1911
FatherJames Roddy1 b. c 1820
MotherMargaret McCullough1 b. 1828, d. 26 May 1910
     Mary Jane Roddy was born on 20 June 1856 at Canada West; Date 1856 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date 1858 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1857 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date June 20 1856 & location Ont. per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.1,2,3,4,5 As of circa 1873,her married name was Shortt.1 She married James Henry Shortt, son of James Short and Mary Taylor, circa 1873 at Ontario; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.1 Mary Jane Roddy appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 24 at 1881 Census: see James H. Shortt.2 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 33 at 1891 Census: see James Henry Shortt.3 She died on 29 March 1911 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 54; Date 1911 per Memorial & FindaGrave. Date Mar 29 1911 & location Hilton per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.1,5,4 She was buried on 31 March 1911 at Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Mary J. Roddy; Wife of; James H. Shortt; 1856-1911; SHORTT (Hilton Cemetery, Brighton Twp, image from FindaGrave, July 30 2020)
FindaGrave: Name: Mary Jeannie Roddy Shortt; BIRTH: 1856; DEATH: 1911 (aged 54–55); BURIAL: Hilton United Church Memorial Cemetery
Hilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 95103448 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95103448.)5,4

Family

James Henry Shortt b. 6 Sep 1847, d. 15 Nov 1939
Children

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.
  5. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.
  6. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).

James Roddy1

M, b. circa 1820
     James Roddy was born circa 1820; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.1 He married Margaret McCullough, daughter of John McCullough and ? Ritchie, circa 1853; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020. per CemSearch for Margaret (McCullough) Roddy.1

Family

Margaret McCullough b. 1828, d. 26 May 1910
Children

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.

Margaret McCullough1,2

F, b. 1828, d. 26 May 1910
FatherJohn McCullough2 b. c 1795
Mother? Ritchie2 b. c 1795
     Margaret McCullough was born in 1828 at Ireland; Date 1828 & location Ireland per CemSearch. per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020.1,2 She married James Roddy circa 1853; per family tree of Eudene123 on ancesty.ca, July 30 2020. per CemSearch for Margaret (McCullough) Roddy.1 As of circa 1853,her married name was Roddy.1 Margaret McCullough lived in 1896 at Conc 8 Lot 7, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Roddy, Mrs. Margaret, Codrington f 8 7" Canada, City and Area Directories, 1896, Brighton Township, pg. 44 of 229, ancestry.ca.3 She died on 26 May 1910 at Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date May 26 ... per Memorial. Date May 26 1910 & location Cramahe per CemSearch.2,4 She was buried on 28 May 1910 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (see Exhibit) In; Memory of; Margaret; Wife of; James Roddy; Died; May 26 ... (Mount Hope Cemetery, Brighton, image by Dan Buchanan, Jun 5 2009)(Note: I took a new one Jun 28 2025 but found the old one from 2009 was much better, but had not been connected, so installed the older one. Dan Buchanan, Jul 24 2025)
CemSearch: Name: Margaret Roddy; Maiden: McCullough; Born: - ; Died: May 26 1910; Age: 82; ID: MTHOPE480; No other names: Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery, Conc A, Lot 35, Brighton Twp., Village of Brighton, Sec 2 Row 1; Note: Born Ireland; died Cramahe Township of valvular disease of heart. Daughter of John McCullough and ? Ritchie, both of Ireland; wife of James Roddy. VInfo from Cramahe Township Death Registers. (https://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?pid=MTHOPE480%5E0.)2,4

Family

James Roddy b. c 1820
Children

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.
  2. [S39] Unknown name of person unknown record type, unknown repository, unknown repository address.
  3. [S83] Ancestry.ca, online unknown url.
  4. [S15] Unknown author, Tombstone Inscription.

Ethel Maude Annable1

F, b. 11 December 1885, d. 1956
     Ethel Maude Annable was born on 11 December 1885 at Winchester, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Co., Ontario; Date Dec 11 1885 & location Winchester per FindaGrave.1 As of 1914,her married name was Shortt.1 She married Willett Morley Shortt, son of James Henry Shortt and Mary Jane Roddy, in 1914 at Ontario; Date 1914 per FindaGrave.1 Ethel Maude Annable was buried in 1956 at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Ethel Maude Annable Shortt; BIRTH: 11 Dec 1885, Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; DEATH: 1956 (aged 70–71); BURIAL: Maple Ridge Cemetery, Maple Ridge, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 156720064 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156720064/ethel-maude-shortt.)1 She died in 1956 at Ontario; Date 1956 per FindaGrave.1

Family

Willett Morley Shortt b. 11 Feb 1881, d. 20 Nov 1980

Citations

  1. [S128] FindAGrave, online unknown url.

Glenwood Macomber1

M, b. 1882
FatherWilliam H. Macomber1 b. c 1855
MotherHarriet Sayles1 b. c 1855
     Glenwood Macomber was born in 1882 at Iowa, U.S.A; Date 1882 & location Iowa, USA per marr. reg'n.1 He lived on 24 June 1907 at Buffalo, New York, U.S.A; Residence Buffalo, NY per marr. reg'n.1 He married Cora Ewing Shortt, daughter of James Henry Shortt and Mary Jane Roddy, on 24 June 1907 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015534: Groom: Glenwood Macomber; Age: 25; Res.: Buffalo, NY; Born: Iowa, USA; Status: bachelorl Occ.: Draughtsman; Rel.: Meth; Parents: Wm. H. Macomber & Harriet Sayles; Bride: Cora Ewing Shortt; Age: 28; Res. & Born: Hilton; Status: spinser; Rel.: Meth; Parents: James H. Shortt & May Jane Roddy; Wit.: Everett J. R. Shortt, Hilton & Hazel W. Shortt, Hilton; Date: Jun 24 1907; Place: Hilton; Performed by: Rev. Wm. Coombs, by License; Reg'd; June 25 1907; Reg;r.: Fred O. Wade, Brighton Twp. (Ontarion Marriage Registration, #015534-1907, ancestry.ca.)2

Family

Cora Ewing Shortt b. 1879

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #015534-1907.

William H. Macomber1

M, b. circa 1855
     William H. Macomber was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son Glenwood Macomber & Cora Ewing Shortt.1 He married Harriet Sayles circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of son Glenwood Macomber & Cora Ewing Shortt.1

Family

Harriet Sayles b. c 1855
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Harriet Sayles1

F, b. circa 1855
     Harriet Sayles was born circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son Glenwood Macomber & Cora Ewing Shortt.1 She married William H. Macomber circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of son Glenwood Macomber & Cora Ewing Shortt.1 As of circa 1878,her married name was Macomber.1

Family

William H. Macomber b. c 1855
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Everett J. R. Shortt1

M, b. 18 May 1893
FatherJames Henry Shortt1 b. 6 Sep 1847, d. 15 Nov 1939
MotherMary Jane Roddy1 b. 20 Jun 1856, d. 29 Mar 1911
     Everett J. R. Shortt was born on 18 May 1893 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023285: Name: Everett J. R. Shortt; Date: May 18 1893; Parents: Jas. H. Shortt, carpenter & Mary Jane Roddy; Inf.: Nina Shortt Hilton; Reg'd.: June 7 1893; Phys.: Dr. N. B. H. Dean; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #023285-1893, ancestry.ca.)2

Citations

  1. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  2. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #023285-1893.

Eva M. R. Shortt1

F, b. 18 May 1893
FatherJames Henry Shortt1 b. 6 Sep 1847, d. 15 Nov 1939
MotherMary Jane Roddy1 b. 20 Jun 1856, d. 29 Mar 1911
     Eva M. R. Shortt was born on 18 May 1893 at Brighton Twp., Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Birth Reg'n.#023286: Name: Eva M. R. Shortt; Date: May 18 1893; Parents: Jas. H. Shortt, carpenter & Mary Jane Roddy; Inf.: Nina Shortt Hilton; Reg'd.: June 7 1893; Phys.: Dr. N. B. H. Dean; Reg'r.: A. A. Becker (Ontario Birth Registration, #023286-1893, ancestry.ca.)2

Citations

  1. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth).
  2. [S4] Unknown author, Ontario Birth Registrations, Record Type: Microfilm, Name Of Person: Ontario Achives (birth), #023286-1893.

Phillip Brenton1

M, b. circa 1820
     Phillip Brenton was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son Phillip Henry Branton & Melissa Elizabeth Shortt.1 He married Ann Epplett circa 1843; per marriage reg'n. of son Phillip Henry Branton & Melissa Elizabeth Shortt.1

Family

Ann Epplett b. c 1820
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Ann Epplett1

F, b. circa 1820
     Ann Epplett was born circa 1820; per marriage reg'n. of son Phillip Henry Branton & Melissa Elizabeth Shortt.1 She married Phillip Brenton circa 1843; per marriage reg'n. of son Phillip Henry Branton & Melissa Elizabeth Shortt.1 As of circa 1843,her married name was Brenton.1

Family

Phillip Brenton b. c 1820
Children

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Effie Shortt1

F, b. 1875
FatherGeorge W. Shortt1 b. 1851
MotherNancy Jane Whitney1 b. 1856
     Effie Shortt was born in 1875 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1875 & location Ont. per 1881 Census.1,2 She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 6 at 1881 Census: see George Shortt.1 She appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 16 at 1891 Census: see George Shortt.2

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.

Sherley E. Shortt1,2

M, b. 1877
FatherGeorge W. Shortt1 b. 1851
MotherNancy Jane Whitney1 b. 1856
     Sherley E. Shortt was born in 1877 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1891 Census. Date 1877 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1876 & location Brighton Twp. per marr. reg'n.1,3,2 He appeared on the census of April 1881 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 4 at 1881 Census: see George Shortt.1 He appeared on the census of April 1891 at Brighton Twp., East Northumberland Co., Ontario; Age 14 at 1891 Census: see George Shortt.3 He lived on 10 February 1897 at Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Resdience Brighton Twp. per marriage reg'n.2 He married Olivia Franklin, daughter of David James Franklin and Mary Banta, on 10 February 1897 at Methodist Parsonage, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#... : Groom: Sherley E. Shortt; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Brighton Twp; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Geo. W. & Jane Shortt; Bride: Ollicia Franklin; Age: 18; Res.: Michigan, USA; Born: Brighton Twp; Status: spinster; Parents: ?D. J. Franklin & May Banta; Wit.: Effie Shortt & Carman Ames, Brightoon Twp; DatE: Feb 10 1897; Place: Methodist Parsonage, Brighton Village; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: Rev. C. W. ?Hatch?; Reg'd.: Mar 25 1897; Reg'r.: J. H. Morrow, Brighton Village (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010318-1897, ancestry.ca.)4

Family

Olivia Franklin b. 1879

Citations

  1. [S16] Unknown author, 1881 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, 1891 Canada Census, Record Type: microfilm.
  4. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #010318-1897.

Christina Wood1

F, b. 1860
FatherThomas Wood1 b. c 1830
MotherChristina ?1 b. c 1830
     Christina Wood was born in 1860 at Chandos Twp., Peterborough Co., Canada West; Date 1860 & location Chandos per marriage reg'n.1 She lived on 19 January 1887 at Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Wollaston per marriage reg'n..1 As of 19 January 1887,her married name was Shortt.1 She married Prosper D. Shortt, son of James Short and Mary Taylor, on 19 January 1887 at Wollaston Twp., Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#004731: Groom: Prosper G. Short; Age: 26; Res.: Wollston; Born: Brighton; Status: bachelor; Occ.: farmer; Parents: James & Mary Short; Bride; Chrisina Wood; Age: 17; Res.: Wollaston; Born: Chandos; Status: spinster; Parents: Thomas & Christina Wood; Wit.: Joel G. Short & Charlotte Gunter, Wollaston; Date: Jan 19 1887; Place: Wollaston; Rel.: Meth; Performed by: J. Seaborn, by license; Reg'r.: A. Herbert ?Wank?,Wollston Twp., Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #004731-1887, ancestry.ca.)2

Family

Prosper D. Shortt b. 1859

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.
  2. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm, #004731-1887.

Thomas Wood1

M, b. circa 1830
     Thomas Wood was born circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Christina (Wood) Shortt.1 He married Christina ? circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Christina (Wood) Shortt.1

Family

Christina ? b. c 1830
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Christina ?1

F, b. circa 1830
     Christina ? was born circa 1830; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Christina (Wood) Shortt.1 She married Thomas Wood circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Christina (Wood) Shortt.1 As of circa 1855,her married name was Wood.1

Family

Thomas Wood b. c 1830
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] Unknown author, Ontario Archives, Record Type: Microfilm.

Mary A. McLerman1

F, b. 1877, d. 1962
     Mary A. McLerman was born in 1877 at Ontario; per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.1 As of 7 June 1905,her married name was Shortt.1 She married Joel G. Shortt, son of James Short and Mary Taylor, on 7 June 1905 at Selkirk, Ogemaw Co., Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.1 Mary A. McLerman died in 1962 at Michigan, U.S.A; per family tree of sandybeach11 on ancestry.ca, July 31 2020.1

Family

Joel G. Shortt b. 16 Mar 1859, d. 27 Nov 1937

Citations

  1. [S82] Tree on Ancestry.com, online unknown url.