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Joseph William SHORT[1, 2]

Male 1844 - 1924  (80 years)


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  • Name Joseph William SHORT 
    Born 1844  Newcastle Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1924  High River, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I449  John Cowan Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Aug 2019 

    Father John SHORT
              b. 6 Aug 1808, Rugley, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 4 Oct 1858, Orono, Northumberland and Durham, Canada, British North America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Mary JEFFREY
              b. 8 Jan 1809, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Nov 1883, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1836  Cobourg, Upper Canada, British North America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • Married in St Andrew's Church, Cobourg. Witbnessed by Andrew Jeffrey and James Watson. By "License" not banns.
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia Anna CONKLIN
              d. 1890, High River Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1868  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Conklin SHORT
              b. 13 Feb 1870
              d. 27 Nov 1958  (Age 88 years)
     2. Edith Emma SHORT
              b. 2 May 1872
              d. 29 Mar 1964  (Age 91 years)
     3. Julia Anna SHORT
              b. 9 Dec 1873
              d. 6 Feb 1962  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice SWIFT
              b. 15 Aug 1857, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Mar 1908, High River, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1900  Winnipeg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Alice May SHORT
              b. 21 Jul 1901
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2020 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • See "History of a Pioneer Family" in possession of John Cowan January 2019

      BIRTH: Also shown as Born 22 May 1842

      DEATH: Also shown as Died 28 Jan 1924

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Rita Taylor, Jan 17, 2019, 17 Jan 2019.

    2. [S86] Short Family Story, Lillian Knupp, (Private publication 1987 ISBN 0-919489-22-2 by Highwood Heritage Books, Box 636 High River Alberta T0L 1B0), Entire Book, 24 Jan 2019.

    3. [S84] Lyall-Short Family, Edith "May" Short Brydges (daughter of Edith Emma Short McIntosh and Walter Wilde McIntosh), Library/Andrew Jeffrey Siblings/Mary Jeffrey Short/Item 4., Page 1, 17 Jan 2019.

    4. [S88] St Andrew's Marriages, Library/Misc Stuff/Item 13. (Reliability: 2), 28 Jan 2019.