Cynthia Ann Shurtliff

Brief Life History of Cynthia Ann

When Cynthia Ann Shurtliff was born on 19 December 1837, in Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elisha Shurtleff Jr., was 34 and her mother, Cynthia Noble, was 31. She married Henry Bryant Manning Jolley on 16 September 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Mount Carmel, Kane, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 30 June 1903, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Cowley Cemetery, Cowley, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Bryant Manning Jolley
1813–1896
Cynthia Ann Shurtliff
1837–1903
Marriage: 16 September 1852
Manning Elisha Jolley
1856–1863
Haskell Shurtliff Jolley
1861–1930
Bryan Jolley
1864–1865
Lorenzo Jolley
1868–1924

Sources (20)

  • Cyntha A. Jolley in household of Lorenzo Jolley, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cynthia Ann Shurtleff - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Cynthia Ann Shurtliff
  • Cynthia Ann Shurtliff Jolley, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Shircliff .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Cynthia Ann Shurtliff Jolley

Source: "The Jolley Family Book" published by Brigham Young University Press 1966, written by Bryant Manning Jolley and his committee. Cynthia Ann Shurtliff was born at Russell, Hamden Co., Mass. The …

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