Shelly ancestry
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Microfilm of typescript (2 leaves) at the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
"Contributed by Georgiana H. Randall, 1943.".
The author is searching for the ancestors of Elizabeth Shelly, wife of Christian Hershey, and believes her father may have been Christian Shelly of Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania, who made his will 30 Dec. 1786. In his will he named his wife, Magdalena; sons, Jacob, Abraham, Christian, and Peter; and daughters, Barbara Snevely, Anna Martin, Magdalena Martin, and Elizabeth. The will was proved 8 March 1788.
Elizabeth Shelly was born 10 June 1761. She married Christian Hershey, son of Christian Hershey, 20 June 1788. They had a son and a daughter. She died in Sept. 1801 in Marietta, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
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| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Format | ||
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| Shelly ancestry | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 20370 Item 21 | 7856645 |
| Note | Location | Collection/Shelf | Film | Image Group Number (DGS) | Format |
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| Shelly ancestry | Granite Mountain Record Vault | United States & Canada Film | 20370 Item 21 | 7856645 |
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