Harriet L. Shirley

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Harriet L. Shirley (Walsworth)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Death: January 11, 1833 (29-38)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Nathan Walsworth and Abiah Walsworth
Wife of James Shirley
Mother of James Jay Shirley

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About Harriet L. Shirley

From "History Of Bedford, New Hampshire, From 1737". 2017. Google Books. Accessed March 25 2017. page 999

James (Shirley), son of Mary, b. in Goffstown, 1794, May 5; was a graduate of Dartmouth college; an attorney. He m., 1st, 1820, Harriet Walsworth of Norwich, Conn., who d. 1834. He m., 2d, 1835, Adeline Quincy, of Boston, Mass. Res. in Vicksburg, Miss. General Grant's entrenchments ran through his front yard; his house was destroyed and he was given possession of the house of a rebel by General Grant. After the surrender a great many claimed to have been loyal, and Gen. Grant referred their cases to Mr. Shirley. The labor and excitement proved more than he could endure, and he d. 1863, Aug. 8.

Ch. of first mar: [SIC: only the oldest was Harriet's child]

  • James, Jr.,
  • Frederick,
  • Robert Quincy,
  • Alice Eugenie.

"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7PF-9QK : 31 March 2016), James Shirley and Harriet L. Walsworth, 1820.

  • Name James Shirley
  • Event Type Marriage
  • Event Date 1820
  • Event Place , , Connecticut, United States
  • Gender Male
  • Marital Status Married
  • Spouse's Name Harriet L. Walsworth
  • Spouse's Gender Female

"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F76Y-7PK : 3 December 2014), Harriet L. Shirley, 11 Jan 1833; citing Norwich, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,201.

  • Name Harriet L. Shirley
  • Gender Female
  • Death Date 11 Jan 1833
  • Death Place Norwich, Connecticut
  • Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 25 2017, 3:36:10 UTC
  • "Sketches Of The Alumni Of Dartmouth College, From The First Graduation In 1771 To The Present Time, With A Brief History Of The Institution. By The Rev. George T. Chapman". 2017. Google Books. Accessed March 25 2017. page 195
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Harriet L. Shirley's Timeline

1799
1799
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States
1825
1825
Georgia, United States
1833
January 11, 1833
Age 34
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
January 11, 1833
Age 34