Stephen Shorten

Stephen Shorten was born about 1775 probably in County Cork and died before 14 December 1857 probably in Bandon. He married Elizabeth (probably surnamed Sealy and if so, in 1800 in Diocese of Cork & Ross, County Cork, Ireland). Elizabeth died after 6 January 1830 in Bandon.

He was probably descended from the Shorten who emigrated to Bandon from Taunton or Kingston, in Somersetshire in 1620.

Stephen and Elizabeth had the following children (the first two were not baptized in Bandon but the rest were):

1-Richard SHORTEN b. 10 Mar 1809, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. 18 Nov 1890, Sawyerville, Eaton Twp., Compton, Quebec, Canada +Jane EVANS b. 15 Aug 1805, Donegal, Ireland, d. 7 Sep 1897, Sawyerville, Eaton Twp., Compton, Quebec, Canada

2- John SHORTEN b. 21 Oct 1810, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. 1863, Ireland +Eliza

3- Anne SHORTEN b. 6 Nov 1812, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. 16 May 1857, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY +Thomas HUMBLE b. 3 Oct 1769, Howden Pans (opp. Jarra), Tyne and Wear, England, d. 22 Aug 1856, Buffalo, Erie Co., NY

4- William SHORTEN b. 30 Oct 1814, Bandon, Co., Cork, Ireland, d. , prob. England +Margaret    b. Abt 1821, Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. , prob. England

5- Elizabeth SHORTEN b. Abt 9 Nov 1816, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland

6- James SHORTEN Sr. b. Abt 29 Nov 1818, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland +Catherine  

7- Benjamin SHORTEN b. Abt 8 Feb 1820, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland, d. Bef 1830

8- Stephen SHORTEN b. Abt 1822, Ireland, d. 18 Apr 1863, Karachi, India (now Pakistan)

9- Paul SHORTEN b. Abt 12 Oct 1824, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland

10 -Mary SHORTEN b. Abt 16 Apr 1827, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland +Thomas [Gosgood] HOSEGOOD

11- Benjamin SHORTEN b. Abt 6 Jan 1830, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland