Born in Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Aaron Lyon
and Mary (Mason) Lyon
Sister of
Stephen Lyon, Nathan Lyon, Aaron Lyon Jr., Johnathan Lyon, Mary (Lyon) Alden, David Lyon, Hepzibeth (Lyon) Ward, Thankful (Lyon) Ward, Jabez Lyon and Jerusha (Lyon) Hartwell
Wife of
James Shurtleff
— married
29 Nov 1792 in Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Oliver A. Shurtleff and Aaron Lyon Shurtleff
Died about
at about age 75
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2015
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Biography
Dorcas was born on 28 Oct 1768 in Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1] She was the daughter of Aaron Lyon and Mary (Mason) Lyon.[1]
She married James Shurtleff on 29 Nov 1792 in Massachusetts, United States.
She died about 1844.[2]
Children
- Children of Dorcas Shurtleff:
- Aaron Lyon Shurtleff.[3]
- Oliver Shurtleff.
- Moses Shirtleff.[4]
- Dorcas Shirtleff.[5]
- Hepsabah Shirtleff.[6]
- Daniel Shirtleff.[7]
- David Shirtleff.[8]
- Loren Mason Shirtleff.[9]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N9-VMQ : 15 January 2020), Dorcas Lyon, 1768.
- ↑ Shurtleff, Benjamin, and Roy L. Shurtleff. Descendants of William Shurtleff: Taken from the Original Edition Published in 1912 by Benjamin Shurtleff (6th). 1. Vol. 1. San Francisco: R.L. Shurtleff, 1976.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ29-3DZ : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Aron Shirtleff, 1802.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ29-VY3 : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Moses Shirtleff, 1797.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2M-KX8 : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Dorcas Shirtleff, 1800.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ2M-HYD : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Hepsabah Shirtleff, 1804.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ29-423 : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Daniel Shirtleff, 1806.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ29-FBS : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for David Shirtleff, 1809.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ29-WJD : 5 January 2021), Dorcas in entry for Loren Mason Shirtleff, 1812.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
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~0.78%
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Lyon-2210 and Lyon-3424 appear to represent the same person because: It looks like one was created top down and the other bottom up.
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