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3(vi). John Shirley born December 10, 1797; They lived at Suspension Bridge New York for a while. In 1832 they were living Melbourne Canada. For a time he kept tavern at the Dana or Abram Richards place on the Wallace Road. He was living in Haverhill, Essex Co Mass in 1850; He and his wife are living in Chautauqua Co New York buying and selling land in the mid-1850s. He died Oct 20, 1886 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY Shirleys of Essex Mass and Niagara NY

married Margaret Houston Dec 15, 1797. She was b. Dec 15, 1797 d. Nov 26, 1868 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY; She was the daughter of Robert and Ann (Barr) Houston.

children:

4(i). Alfred Shirley born May 13, 1818 Bedford NH. He died January 16, 1902 at Niagra Falls New York, He served in the Civil War, Company E, 8th New York Heavy Artillery.

married Jane Woodbury of Bow Dec 22, 1846 Manchester, Merrimac Co. NH. She was b. Feb 27, 1828 Dumbarton died 1877 Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY, dau of Hezekiah and Anna (Hammond) Woodbury.

children:

5(i). Sylvania Augusta Shirley born May 5, 1848 Haverhill, Essex, MA. She died Nov 28, 1876. She married Russell J. Straight Feb 3, 1870

5(ii). Albert Shirley born September 14, 1851 Haverhill, Essex Co. MA. He was mining in Aspen, Pitken County, Colorado. (source:: "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768"). Apparently, he moved to Los Angeles Co CA with his brother Ira Shirley

married Anna C ______ about 1901 (married 9 years in 1910 census), age 55 in 1910 census (no children shown in household)

5(iii). Ira W. Shirley born May 1, 1853 Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co. New York; He died 12 April 1919 in Los Angeles Co California. He and brother Albert owned a large orange grove in Upland California, supposedly a personal friend of Wild Bill Cody. He was an operator/owner in the oil business in the 1910 census, living alone in a boarding house in Los Angeles, "married". Buried Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles CA

married Eva Doe Oct 4, 1876

5(iv). George William Shirley born March 11, 1857 Chautauqua Co, New York; He died in 1907, buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY

5(v). Charles Henry Shirley born June 21, 1859 Chautauqua Co, New York; He died 27 March 1926 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY. Buried Oakwood Cemetery.

married Mary E. Jacobs May 10, 1899

4(ii). James Shirley born Dec 22, 1819. He died young in 1825, age about 6

4(iii). Gilman Shirley born September 20, 1823. He died June 2, 1864; They were living in Haverhill, Essex County MA in 1850 census and Chautauqua Co NY in 1860 as a brick burner. He appears in Chautauqua Co land records. He was a member of company G. 112th New York Vol, killed in battle of Cold Harbor Virginia. Living in Essex Co. MA in 1850 census. Shirleys of Essex Co MA and Chautauqua Co NY

married Nancy Shirley (his cousin) on Feb 2, 1848. She was born ___. She died May 16, 1904. She was the daughter of Daniel M. and Jane (Moore) Shirley

children:

5(i). Alina May Shirley born 1850. She died June 12, 1850

5(ii). Clinton Shirley born Octoer 6, 1851 Haverhill MA. He died 7 Dec 1918 Manchester Hillsborough NH.

Clinton Shirley and children: Arthur E Shirley 1871, Frank Harvey Shirley 1873,
Ida Josephine Shirley 1875, George Herbert Shirley 1878 Orin Clinton Shirley 1880,
Walter Elmer Shirley 1887, Etta Maude Shirley 1889 and Clarence Elroy Shirley 1891
(photo submitted by Dean Lillis 2008)

married Ann Rebbeca Stevens May 21, 1872. She was born May 16, 1849. She died July 20, 1906 dau of Harvey and Louisa (Dow) Stevens.

children:

6(i). Arthur Shirley born 1871

married Grace Davis (had a dau who died in infancy)

6(ii). Frank Shirley born 1873

married Etta ___, NO children

6(iii). Ida Shirley born 1875. She married George Lillis

6(iv). George H. Shirley born 1878. He died 1949

married Annie Merrill

children:

7(i). Pearl Shirley born 1913. She died 1986. She married Truman Woodeson

7(ii). Elmer Shirley born 1916. She died 1977. She married Dorice Lukeman

7(iii). Erwin Shirley born 1918. She died 1955

7(iv). Dorothy Shirley born 1928. She married Kenneth Williams

7(v). Barbara Shirley born 1934. She married Charles Anderson

6(v). Orin C. Shirley born 1880. He died 1952

married Lula Harrington

children:

7(i). Doris L Shirley born 1911. She married Edwin Trimby

6(vi). Walter E. Shirley born 1887. He died 1954

married Hazel Young

children:

7(i). Priscilla Shirley She married Clarence Murphy

7(ii). Ann Rebecca Shirley She married William Toll

6(vii). Etta Shirley 1888 d. 1916 during the flu epidemic

6(viii). Clarence Shirley born about 1890. He died 1954. He was a farmer and resided in Hooksett and Manchester.

married Pearl McKinna

children:

7(i). Raymond Shirley

7(ii). Dorothea Shirley born about 1918. She died. 1958. She married Robert Jackson

5(iii). Frank Shirley born March 29, 1854. He died young on Sept 21, 1863, age 9

4(iv). John Shirley born April 19, 1825. He died May 10, 1885 Hooksett, Merrimac Co NH. Shirleys of Hookset Merrimac Co NH

married Susan Parker. Living in Essex County Massachusetts in 1850 census. Children born at Hookset Merrimack County NH

children:

3(i). Josephine Shirley born Oct 2, 1848 at Haverhill, Essex County Mass.

3(ii). Charles W. Shirley born June 12, 1851 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH; Still living with parents in 1880 census; Living with brother "Quinn" in 1910 census household, "married". He died Dec. 6, 1916 Hooksett Merrimack County New Hampshire; Buried Riverside Cemetery

married Annie B ______ identified as 'sister in law' with husband Charles in household of Quinn Shirley in 1910 census

likely no children

3(iii). John Quincy Shirley born Dec 7, 1857 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH; Apparently never married; Single operating a boarding house with brother Charles in 1910 census, age 52. He died Sep. 28, 1915 Hooksett Merrimack County New Hampshire; Buried Riverside Cemetery likely no children

3(iv). Susie P. Shirley born June 1862 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH

4(v). Maria Ann Shirley born June 1, 1827 in Bedford. She died Mar 11, 1881. She married Andrew Kimball d. Sept 21, 1886 Bedford. They resided in Millerstown, PA.

4(vi). Mary Jane Shirley born August 3, 1829. She died young in 1831, age about 2

4(vii). Mary Jane Shirley born October 2, 1832 Melbourne, Canada. She died 1880. She married 1st Griggs Holbrook Aug 22, 1863 son of Ralph and Lucy (Dodge) Holbrook. He was b. June 16, 1835 and served in the War of the Rebellion. He was a member of 170th New York Vol., died in Andersonville Prison. Mary Ann married 2nd Joseph J. Stevens Oct 3, 1865, he d. Dec 23, 1880, she m. 3rd Andrew Kimball, her sister Maria's husband.

4(viii). William Thomas Shirley born May 6, 1834 at Melbourne, Canada. He died young in 1836, age about 2

4(ix). Sarah Caroline Shirley born July 19, 1836. She died April 16, 1869. She married Matthew Dolphin of Niagra Falls, NY

4(x). Margaret E. Shirley born July 19, 1840 Melbourne, Canada. She married James Cooper of Bownansville, Ontario Dec 30, 1863. He was b. Aug 16, 1838.

4(xi). George A. Shirley born about 1844 in NH. He died in 1850 Essex Co MA census, age about 6

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		3(vi). John Shirley born December 10, 1797; They lived at Suspension Bridge New York for a while. In 1832 they were living Melbourne Canada. For a time he kept tavern at the Dana or Abram Richards place on the Wallace Road. He was living in Haverhill, Essex Co Mass in 1850; He and his wife are living in Chautauqua Co New York buying and selling land in the mid-1850s. He died Oct 20, 1886 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY Shirleys of Essex Mass and Niagara NY married Margaret Houston Dec 15, 1797. She was b. Dec 15, 1797 d. Nov 26, 1868 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY; She was the daughter of Robert and Ann (Barr) Houston. children: 4(i). Alfred Shirley born May 13, 1818 Bedford NH. He died January 16, 1902 at Niagra Falls New York, He served in the Civil War, Company E, 8th New York Heavy Artillery. married Jane Woodbury of Bow Dec 22, 1846 Manchester, Merrimac Co. NH. She was b. Feb 27, 1828 Dumbarton died 1877 Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY, dau of Hezekiah and Anna (Hammond) Woodbury. children: 5(i). Sylvania Augusta Shirley born May 5, 1848 Haverhill, Essex, MA. She died Nov 28, 1876. She married Russell J. Straight Feb 3, 1870 5(ii). Albert Shirley born September 14, 1851 Haverhill, Essex Co. MA. He was mining in Aspen, Pitken County, Colorado. (source:: "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768"). Apparently, he moved to Los Angeles Co CA with his brother Ira Shirley married Anna C ______ about 1901 (married 9 years in 1910 census), age 55 in 1910 census (no children shown in household) 5(iii). Ira W. Shirley born May 1, 1853 Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co. New York; He died 12 April 1919 in Los Angeles Co California. He and brother Albert owned a large orange grove in Upland California, supposedly a personal friend of Wild Bill Cody. He was an operator/owner in the oil business in the 1910 census, living alone in a boarding house in Los Angeles, "married". Buried Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles CA married Eva Doe Oct 4, 1876 5(iv). George William Shirley born March 11, 1857 Chautauqua Co, New York; He died in 1907, buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY 5(v). Charles Henry Shirley born June 21, 1859 Chautauqua Co, New York; He died 27 March 1926 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co NY. Buried Oakwood Cemetery. married Mary E. Jacobs May 10, 1899 4(ii). James Shirley born Dec 22, 1819. He died young in 1825, age about 6 4(iii). Gilman Shirley born September 20, 1823. He died June 2, 1864; They were living in Haverhill, Essex County MA in 1850 census and Chautauqua Co NY in 1860 as a brick burner. He appears in Chautauqua Co land records. He was a member of company G. 112th New York Vol, killed in battle of Cold Harbor Virginia. Living in Essex Co. MA in 1850 census. *Shirleys of Essex Co MA and Chautauqua Co NY* married Nancy Shirley (his cousin) on Feb 2, 1848. She was born ___. She died May 16, 1904. She was the daughter of Daniel M. and Jane (Moore) Shirley children: 5(i). Alina May Shirley born 1850. She died June 12, 1850 5(ii). Clinton Shirley born Octoer 6, 1851 Haverhill MA. He died 7 Dec 1918 Manchester Hillsborough NH. Clinton Shirley and children: Arthur E Shirley 1871, Frank Harvey Shirley 1873, Ida Josephine Shirley 1875, George Herbert Shirley 1878 Orin Clinton Shirley 1880, Walter Elmer Shirley 1887, Etta Maude Shirley 1889 and Clarence Elroy Shirley 1891 (photo submitted by Dean Lillis 2008) married Ann Rebbeca Stevens May 21, 1872. She was born May 16, 1849. She died July 20, 1906 dau of Harvey and Louisa (Dow) Stevens. children: 6(i). Arthur Shirley born 1871 married Grace Davis (had a dau who died in infancy) 6(ii). Frank Shirley born 1873 married Etta ___, NO children 6(iii). Ida Shirley born 1875. She married George Lillis 6(iv). George H. Shirley born 1878. He died 1949 married Annie Merrill children: 7(i). Pearl Shirley born 1913. She died 1986. She married Truman Woodeson 7(ii). Elmer Shirley born 1916. She died 1977. She married Dorice Lukeman 7(iii). Erwin Shirley born 1918. She died 1955 7(iv). Dorothy Shirley born 1928. She married Kenneth Williams 7(v). Barbara Shirley born 1934. She married Charles Anderson 6(v). Orin C. Shirley born 1880. He died 1952 married Lula Harrington children: 7(i). Doris L Shirley born 1911. She married Edwin Trimby 6(vi). Walter E. Shirley born 1887. He died 1954 married Hazel Young children: 7(i). Priscilla Shirley She married Clarence Murphy 7(ii). Ann Rebecca Shirley She married William Toll 6(vii). Etta Shirley 1888 d. 1916 during the flu epidemic 6(viii). Clarence Shirley born about 1890. He died 1954. He was a farmer and resided in Hooksett and Manchester. married Pearl McKinna children: 7(i). Raymond Shirley 7(ii). Dorothea Shirley born about 1918. She died. 1958. She married Robert Jackson 5(iii). Frank Shirley born March 29, 1854. He died young on Sept 21, 1863, age 9 4(iv). John Shirley born April 19, 1825. He died May 10, 1885 Hooksett, Merrimac Co NH. Shirleys of Hookset Merrimac Co NH married Susan Parker. Living in Essex County Massachusetts in 1850 census. Children born at Hookset Merrimack County NH children: 3(i). Josephine Shirley born Oct 2, 1848 at Haverhill, Essex County Mass. 3(ii). Charles W. Shirley born June 12, 1851 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH; Still living with parents in 1880 census; Living with brother "Quinn" in 1910 census household, "married". He died Dec. 6, 1916 Hooksett Merrimack County New Hampshire; Buried Riverside Cemetery married Annie B ______ identified as 'sister in law' with husband Charles in household of Quinn Shirley in 1910 census likely no children 3(iii). John Quincy Shirley born Dec 7, 1857 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH; Apparently never married; Single operating a boarding house with brother Charles in 1910 census, age 52. He died Sep. 28, 1915 Hooksett Merrimack County New Hampshire; Buried Riverside Cemetery likely no children 3(iv). Susie P. Shirley born June 1862 at Hookset, Merrimack County NH 4(v). Maria Ann Shirley born June 1, 1827 in Bedford. She died Mar 11, 1881. She married Andrew Kimball d. Sept 21, 1886 Bedford. They resided in Millerstown, PA. 4(vi). Mary Jane Shirley born August 3, 1829. She died young in 1831, age about 2 4(vii). Mary Jane Shirley born October 2, 1832 Melbourne, Canada. She died 1880. She married 1st Griggs Holbrook Aug 22, 1863 son of Ralph and Lucy (Dodge) Holbrook. He was b. June 16, 1835 and served in the War of the Rebellion. He was a member of 170th New York Vol., died in Andersonville Prison. Mary Ann married 2nd Joseph J. Stevens Oct 3, 1865, he d. Dec 23, 1880, she m. 3rd Andrew Kimball, her sister Maria's husband. 4(viii). William Thomas Shirley born May 6, 1834 at Melbourne, Canada. He died young in 1836, age about 2 4(ix). Sarah Caroline Shirley born July 19, 1836. She died April 16, 1869. She married Matthew Dolphin of Niagra Falls, NY 4(x). Margaret E. Shirley born July 19, 1840 Melbourne, Canada. She married James Cooper of Bownansville, Ontario Dec 30, 1863. He was b. Aug 16, 1838. 4(xi). George A. Shirley born about 1844 in NH. He died in 1850 Essex Co MA census, age about 6
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