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George Granville Short, Newbury, MA

Updated Feb 11, 2024
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George Granville Short, Newbury, MA
George Granville Short, known as "Jonah" sea captain of "The Joppy-ite" and "The Billy Bowen". Member of the Plum Island, Newburyport Life Saving Station ion the 1890's which later became the first US Coast Guard Station in the country. On June 26, 1892 he saved the lives of 4 men in a capsized boat in the mouth of the Merrimack River during a storm. He was awarded two Humane Society medals for his bravery. One from the city of Newburyport, and one from the state of Massachusetts.
Date & Place: in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts USA
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George Ann Short
George Ann - Everett (Short (Domico)) Mellin was born on August 25, 1932 in Straussburg, Pennsylvania USA, and died at age 73 years old on August 24, 2006 in Shady Cove, Jackson County, Oregon United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Ann Short.
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I am a 14th generation Short from Newbury, MA. Descended from the first settlers of Newbury. My Short pedigree is George Granville Short Jr (father), George Granville Short Sr, Charles Lewis Short, Samuel Sewall Short Jr, samuel Sewall Short Sr, Henry Short Sr, Moses Short, James Short, John Short, Henry M Short III, Henry M SHort II, Henry M Short I, William Shorte Jr, William Shorte Sr...Henry Short I & II arrived with family and halped to settle Newbury, MA 1635, My Shorts are from Totnes, England.
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