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Martin Short
Speculated last name might have been French - spelled Courte, Court or even Le Courte.
 
BORN: 1823 in Franklin County, VT?
Pension records indicate he was born here, however, no record was located in the Vermont vital records; Widow pension and family papers indicate he was born in Saint-Denis, Canada. A search of this village indicates it is located in Quebec, just a bit northeast of Montreal.
 
MARRIED: 30 June 1844 in Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT
Pension records indicate he was married here by John Morse, Justice of the Peace.
 
DIED: 17 August 1864, Andersonville, Sumter Co., GA
During the Civil War he was taken prisoner about ten months after his enlistment at Brice's Crossroad in Mississippi and subsequently taken to the infamous Andersonville Prison where he died.
 
BURIED: Andersonville Cemetery Grave #5941
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SPOUSE: Norman, Matilda 1825 - 1902
 
CHILDREN:
  1. Mary Marie Short - born about 1849 in Illinois
  2. Elizabeth June Short - born 01 Nov 1853 in Addison County, VT.
  3. Eunice Matilda Short - born 15 August 1859 in Shipman, Macoupin Co., IL
  4. George McClellan Short - born 08 May 1862 in Saratoga, Winona Co., MN
 
CENSUS RECORD: 1860 Fed Census - Macoupin Co., IL
 
OTHER SOURCES: U.S. Quartermaster’s Dept. Roll of Honor I-VI p.175 Andersonville Cemetery; Widow’s Pension Records.
 
 
 


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