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Abraham Shaw 1585 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 November 1585

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Shaw

Spouse(s): Lady Best

Children(s): Susannah Shaw, Martha Shaw, Mary Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shawe, Grace Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Martha Shaw

In 1585, Abraham Shaw entered the world in Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Shaw and Elizabeth 11GGM Longbothom Shaw. Years later, Abraham Shaw married Lady Elizabeth Bridget Best, and the couple became parents to Susannah Shaw, Martha Shaw, Mary Shaw, John Shaw, Joseph Shawe, Grace Shaw, Thomas Shaw and Martha Shaw. Abraham Shaw died in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Shaw
1563 – 1600
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
TS
Elizabeth Shaw
1560 – 1624
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
ES

Spouses(s)

Lady Best
1592 – 1671
Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LB

Children(s)

Susannah Shaw
1614 – 1698
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Martha Shaw
1620 – 1697
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MS
Mary Shaw
1626 – 1658
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MS
John Shaw
1630 – 1704
Birth Location: Halifax Parrish, Yorkshire, Eng., West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Joseph Shawe
1618 – 1653
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JS
Grace Shaw
1621 – 1682
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
GS
Thomas Shaw
1622 – 1707
Birth Location: Charlestown, MA, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
TS
Martha Shaw
1623 – 1625
Birth Location: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 November 1585
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 157, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Source number: 1768.062; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1625
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1635-1847
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Historical annals of Dedham

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1636-1836
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: An historical address, delivered before the citizens of the town of Dedham on the twenty-first of September, 1836

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Alden genealogy, Branches of our family tree : with charts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, Book Title: The Damon family : listing some of the Ohio descendants of Amos Damon of Chesterfield, Mass , and t

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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