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Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter (1933 - 2023)

Born in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Died at age 89 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Wayne Shorter

Ancestors ancestors

Son of and

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of [private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Husband of — married 1970 [location unknown] at age 36

[children unknown]


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Wayne

Wayne Shorter

Ancestors ancestors

Son of Joseph Shorter and Louise Ethel (Page) Shorter

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of [private wife (1940s - unknown)]
Husband of Ana Maria (Patricio) Shorter — married 1970 [location unknown] at age 36

[children unknown]

Parents
Joseph Shorter

09 Jan 1911 - Mar 1966
Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States

Louise Ethel Page

11 Dec 1912 - 02 May 1986
Pennsylvania, United States

Grandparents
Will Shorter

Jan 1877 -
Alabama, United States

[Shorter grandmother? please help]

[Page grandfather? please help]

[Page grandmother? please help]

Great-Grandparents
Alex Shorter

abt Jan 1853 -
Alabama, United States

[Shorter great-grandmother?]

2nd-Great-Grandparents

[Shorter g-g-grandfather?]

[Shorter g-g-grandmother?]

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Biography

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Wayne Shorter was an American jazz saxophonist. His music earned worldwide recognition, critical praise, universal commendation, and 12 Grammy Awards. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ Wikipedia entry for Wayne Shorter
  • 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02420; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25-280
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #134471401 (accessed 3 March 2023)
    Wayne Sharton (6), single son, in household of Joseph Sharton (27) in Newark, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Newark.
  • 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 4195; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 30-374
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #166339692 (accessed 3 March 2023)
    Wayne Shorter (16), single son, in household of Joseph P Shorter (38) in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in New Jersey.
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/250074301/wayne-shorter

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