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James Shelley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Claverley, Shropshire, England
Death: January 23, 1907 (78)
American Fork, Utah, Ut
Place of Burial: American Fork, Utah, Ut
Immediate Family:

Son of James Boyer Shelley and Elizabeth Shelley
Husband of Mary Lee
Father of James Moroni Shelley; Mary Elizabeth Shelley; Sarah Amelia Shelley; Leo Thomas Shelley; Alma G Shelley and 2 others
Brother of William Bowyer Shelley; Martha Shelley; John Shelley; Joseph Henry Shelley; Sarah Elizabeth Shelley and 5 others

Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About James Shelley

James Shelley, son of James Boyer Shelley and Elizabeth Bourbon of Claverley, England, was born May 14, 1828, Claverley, Shropshire, England. Came to Utah October 3, 1851.

Marriage and Children

Mary Lee October 29, 1852, American Fork, Utah (daughter of Thomas Lee and Mary Burbage of Oxfordshire, England, pioneers October 3, 1852). She was born May 1, 1827. Their children:

  1. James M., died Infant;
  2. JMary E., married Charles H. Roberts;
  3. JSarah H., married Amman Mercer;
  4. JLeo T., married Melissa J. King;
  5. JAlma G., died infant;
  6. JHarriet M., married Moroni A. Wild;
  7. JJohn H., married Deborah Clements.

Member 144th quorum seventies. Shoemaker. Died January 21, 1907, American Fork, Utah.

Sources

  • Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah photographs, page 270
  • Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, page 1157
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James Shelley's Timeline

1828
May 14, 1828
Claverley, Shropshire, England
1854
August 10, 1854
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1857
January 3, 1857
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1859
June 22, 1859
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1861
December 26, 1861
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1863
July 16, 1863
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1866
May 21, 1866
AMERICAN FORK,UTAH,USA
1869
November 4, 1869
American Fork, Utah County, UT, United States
1907
January 23, 1907
Age 78
American Fork, Utah, Ut