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Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
Lovel & Thankful Short Family
Plot, Clymer Township, Tioga County PA
Obituaries
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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SHORT Lovel
Westfield Free Press - January 14, 1886 Died--Short--In Chatham, Jan.
9 '86 - Lovel Short in his 85th year. Mr. Short was born in Deerfield,
on the Cowanesque river near the Bulkley estate, Aug. 23, 1801. When 19
years old (65 years ago) he married Sarah Clark, and took up the tract
of land now known as the Daniel Hill farm, near Little Marsh, where five
children were born to them, all of whom, together with their mother are
buried on said farm. Mr. Short was again married in 1828 to Thankful Hatchet
(~s/b Hackett) of whom twelve children were born all reaching the years
of adult life save one. Mrs. Short 2nd, died March 11, 1858.
SHORT Lovel
Wellsboro Agitator - Jan. 26, 1886 NOTES FROM CHATHAM Death of an Old
Resident - Some of His Pioneer Experiences - A Post Sociable. Correspondence
of the Agitator.
Chatham, January 21, 1886 - The late Lovel Short who died at his son's
residence in Chatham on the 8th Instant, was born in Tioga county, N.Y.,
in 1801. His father moved to that place from Rhode Island. In 1807 the
family moved into this country and settled on the Cowanesque river on the
farm now known as the Bulkley farm, where they stayed a few years. They
then moved into Chatham on the farm now owned by George Wass, where the
father died. Young Lovel then took charge of the family. He moved to the
place now owned by John Youmans. He was at that time eighteen years of
age. He now felt the need of a helpmeet, and in 1819 he returned to the
valley of the Cowanesque and married Eleanor Clark. From this marriage
five children were born when Mrs. Short died. In 1830 Mr. Short married
Miss Thankful Hackett, a sister of Mr. Seth Hackett, of Middlebury, and
from this marriage twelve children were born. Of this large family only
nine are now living, the first wife's children being all dead and three
of the last wife's. In 1859 Mr. Short was again left a widower. He remained
upon his farm most of the time, some one of his children living with him
until a few years ago, when his house was burned. After that time he lived
among his children alternately until his death. In the year 1835 Mr. Short
moved upon the farm which he owned at his death, which was at that time
nearly or quite a wilderness. Game was very plenty, and he killed eleven
panthers during his hunting days. At one time while riding a three-year-old
colt through the woods near Winthrop Beach's place a panther leaped upon
his horse and inflicted a severe wound upon its hip and flank. Mr. Short
was unarmed, but by putting his horse to its utmost speed he succeeded
in reaching some friendly log heaps which were burning. The firelight frightened
the beast, and Mr. Short thus escaped. He kept that colt until it was 34
years old. During the years when deer were plenty he killed two deer at
one shot nine times making eighteen deer at nine shots. Last fall he went
to Kettle creek in Clinton county, where he trapped eleven musk rats and
one mink and caught many a string of trout. Thus the old landmarks are
passing away one by one.
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Bradford County PA
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Chemung County NY
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Tioga County PA
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Published On Tri-Counties Site On 19 March 2006
By Joyce M. Tice
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