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Abigail Shaw 1817 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1817

Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN

Death Date: 24 June 1898

Death Location: Jasper Co, IN

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Mary COWAN

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1817, Abigail Shaw entered the world in Wayne Co, IN, born to James Shaw and Mary Polly COWAN. Abigail Shaw passed away in 1898 in Jasper Co, IN.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Abigail Shaw entered the world in Wayne Co, IN, born to James Shaw and Mary Polly COWAN.
  • Abigail Shaw passed away in 1898 in Jasper Co, IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JS
Mary COWAN
1783 – 1841
Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abigail Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Abigail Shaw
1817 – 1898
Birth Place: Wayne Co, IN
Parents
James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) COWAN
1783 – 1841
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cowan
1750 – 1804
Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, NJ
Abigail Burr
1758 – 1798
Frederick County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1817
5 February 1817
Birth of Abigail Shaw in Wayne Co, IN
Wayne Co, IN
1898
24 June 1898
Age 81
Death of Abigail Shaw in Jasper Co, IN
Jasper Co, IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1817
    Event Place: Wayne Co, IN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1898
    Event Place: Jasper Co, IN
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