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John Shirk

Male 1796 - 1843  (46 years)


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  1. 1.  John Shirk was born 23 Nov 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Johann "John" Scherk
    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5637
    • Misfortune: 1843; His death was caused by falling into the gearing of a horsepower while thrashing

    Notes:

    John Shirk, "was born November 23rd, 1796. He was first married to Mary Thornton and after her decease to Polly Adams, and resided on the farm now owned by Conrad Gremm (on the west side of the Grand River, near Breslau), near Noah Betzner's, thence moved to Blair, and from there to Blenheim Township where he died (His death was caused by falling into the gearing of a horsepower while thrashing) about the year 1843. His family consisted of several children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John — Mary Thornton. Mary (daughter of Thomas Thornton and Sarah (Sally) Dransfield) was born 13 May 1812, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; was christened 7 Jun 1812, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England; died 18 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sarah Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Eliza Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Joseph Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Mary Ann "Nancy" Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1929, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.

    John married Mary Ann "Polly Adams 1841, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Amos Adams and Leah MacDonald) was born 1821, , New York State, USA; died 12 Mar 1906, Seattle, King, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Lydia Ann Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Martha Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 8. John Adam Shirk  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sarah Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  2. 3.  Eliza Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  3. 4.  Joseph Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  4. 5.  Mary Ann "Nancy" Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born 1 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1929, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5637.3


  5. 6.  Lydia Ann Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  6. 7.  Martha Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

  7. 8.  John Adam Shirk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)


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