Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameMartha SHORT
BirthJan 4, 1825
DeathJul 17, 1879
Burial1879, Longyear Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Ulster Co., NY
Spouses
Birth1822
Death1893
OccupationFarmer, Lumber Dealer
Misc. Notes
Abram married Martha Short (daughter of David Short Jr. and Margaret Shultis on Sept. 30, 1847.
He then married Martha's sister Jemina Short on Jan. 5, 1881.
Abram was a farmer and a lumber dealer, one of the first deacons of the Reformed Dutch Church in Shandaken, and a lifelong Democrat. He served one term as Assessor. (source- "The descendants of Jacob Longyear of Ulster County, New York" compiled by Edmund J. Longyear, 1949.)