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David Shurtleff Sr.

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David Shurtleff Sr.

Birth
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 Oct 1866 (aged 76)
Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
212
Memorial ID
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David Shurtleff Sr. was born on March 30, 1790 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His parents were Ichabod Shurtleff and Betty Pettengill. He married Ruth Knapp (daughter of Eleazer Knapp and Statira Hull) in 1816 in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont. They had nine children named Orrillia, Jerusha, Mary, David Jr., Albert, Laura, Alfred, Giles Waldo, and Ephraim Blake. David (Sr.) was a farmer and fought in the war of 1812 (The goverment gave David 160 acres in Bremer County, Iowa in recognition of his services). They first lived in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada (Originally part of Vermont). Eventually the Shurtleffs settled in Genoa, Dekalb County, Illinois where David continued to farm. He died in Genoa on October 11, 1866.
David Shurtleff Sr. was born on March 30, 1790 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. His parents were Ichabod Shurtleff and Betty Pettengill. He married Ruth Knapp (daughter of Eleazer Knapp and Statira Hull) in 1816 in Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont. They had nine children named Orrillia, Jerusha, Mary, David Jr., Albert, Laura, Alfred, Giles Waldo, and Ephraim Blake. David (Sr.) was a farmer and fought in the war of 1812 (The goverment gave David 160 acres in Bremer County, Iowa in recognition of his services). They first lived in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada (Originally part of Vermont). Eventually the Shurtleffs settled in Genoa, Dekalb County, Illinois where David continued to farm. He died in Genoa on October 11, 1866.


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