Adam SHORTT^[1]

1760 - 1854  (94 years)

• Name	Adam SHORTT  [2, 3]
  Birth	1760	Stra
  Gender	Male
  _UID	29B79C95233244E896963A61B61722FE4666
  Name	Adam KURTZ  [1]
  Occupation	Germany   [1]
  	Apprenticed Weaver
  Occupation	Soldier
  Occupation	1785-1800	New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Weaver
  	Dates aproximate
  Residence	Hanover, , Niedersachsen, Germany   [1]
  Residence	1785-1800	New Jersey, USA   [1]
  	Dates aproximate
  Residence	Aft 1800	Green Point, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Death	1854	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I10071	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	ODELL,   b. Abt 1764, New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1782	New Jersey, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Mary SHORTT,   b. Abt Jan 1791, New Jersey, USA d. May 1828, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)   2. John SHORTT,   b. New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jacob SHORTT,   b. New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth SHORTT,   b. New Jersey, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel FERGUSON,   b. 1794   d. 1860 (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Adam J SHORTT,   b. 1839, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary S SHORTT   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1760 - Stra Occupation - Apprenticed Weaver - - Germany Marriage - Abt 1782 - New Jersey, USA Occupation - Weaver - 1785-1800 - New Jersey, USA Residence - - Hanover, , Niedersachsen, Germany Residence - 1785-1800 - New Jersey, USA Residence - Aft 1800 - Green Point, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Death - 1854 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  No parents listed in IGI Nov 2004 Adam Shortt was a Prussian soldier originally spelling the name "Kurtz" Kurtz was an apprenticed weaver in his own country and disliking both master and trade, he ran away to Hanover where he was recruited for soldiering under George III. After peace was declared, he elected to stay in the new world settling on 300 acres on the High Shore, Sophiasburgh. He changed his name to "Shortt" by translating it in order to get along with his British and American neighbors. "Shortt" served with the British but left them and made his way through the American lines to New Jersey. He lived there 15 years, working as a weaver. He left New Jersey about 1800 with his wife, nee Odell, and four children, settling at Green Point on the Bay of Quinte, in Sophiasburgh. He lived here many years, worked as a weaver until shortly before the death of his 2 [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S467] Kenneth C SHORTT Oshawa - Provided to me by Elizabeth Hancocks, The SHORTT Family. [S20] FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0, (URL: http://www.familysearch.org). [S647] Roblin Cemetery Transcription. [S181] Jane Lovell, Jane Lovell Email.