Jonathan Shores (abt. 1803 - 1879)

Born about Feb 1803 in New York, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Merithew — married 25 Sep 1833 in Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1879 at about age 76 in Grant twp., Mason County, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Birth

His death record (d. 16 Feb 1879) gives his age as 75 yrs, 11 mo, 28 days (image, not transcript). Unfortunately, that works out to born 16 Feb 1803, which would make him 76!:

16 Feb 1879 - 75 years = 16 Feb 1804

- 11 months = 16 Mar 1803

- 28 days = 16 Feb 1803, because Feb has 28 days (1803 was not a leap year).

I suspect some sort of calculation error on the death record and have therefore used just Feb 1803 and marked it as uncertain. Perhaps the actual birth date was 18 or 19 Feb, and the "28 days" was based on two or three days short of his birthday (30 or 31 day month).

1850 census gives est. birth year 1806 and birthplace New York. His death record also says New York. However, the 1870 census shows, born New Jersey, est. 1802-1803. Thus birthplace is also marked uncertain.

Marriage

Date: 25 Sep 1833

Place: Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband: Jonathan Shores

Wife: Sarah Merithew

Child: Hamilton Shores

Sources: Hervly {1} (cited), Hervly {2} (cited)

Death

Date: 16 Feb 1879

1880 census show his wife widowed in Mason County, Michigan in June, 1880, same place shown on his death record.

Source: Michigan Deaths

Sources

• Source: S30 Personal Individual Genealogy. Ferguson-Franklin Descendants. CITES: History of Sheshequin 1777-1902. C. F. Heverly. Towanda, PA, 1902. pp. 208-215. Has marriage data, parents, six children.

• Source: S138 Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice. Citation is confusing because it says, "The following is extracted from Clement F. Heverly, Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, 1770-1800, Vol. 1, Bradford Star Print, 1913." Then it lists records from 1830-1840. Under 1833: "September 25, in Wysox, by Justice Harry Morgan, Jonathan Shores and Miss Sarah Merithew."

• Source: S15 U.S. Census, 1850.

• Source: S5 U.S. Census, 1870. Shows him still living.

• Source: S8 Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Source for exact date/place of death.

• Source: S6 U.S. Census, 1880. Shows his wife as a widow.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Shores-134 created through the import of Remus Wikitree.ged on Feb 12, 2012 by Fred Remus. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Fred and others.