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Abraham Shaw 1590–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1590

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: 24 Dec 1638

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Longbothom

Spouse(s): Bridget Best

Children(s): Susannah Shaw, John Shaw

In 1590, Abraham Shaw entered the world in Kent, England, born to Thomas Shaw And Elizabeth Longbothom. Abraham Shaw married Bridget Elizabeth Best, and had children including John Shaw, Susannah Shaw. Abraham Shaw passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1590, Abraham Shaw entered the world in Kent, England, born to Thomas Shaw And Elizabeth Longbothom.
  • Abraham Shaw married Bridget Elizabeth Best, and had children including John Shaw, Susannah Shaw.
  • Abraham Shaw passed away in 1638 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Abraham Shaw's Ancestors

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Abraham Shaw
1590–1638
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Shaw
1563–1600
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Longbothom
1560–1624
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Shaw
1535–1575
West Yorkshire, England
Sybil (Appleyard) Mychell
1540–
West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Shaw's Descendants

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Abraham Shaw (2 January 1590–24 Dec 1638) m. Bridget (Elizabeth) Best (9 April 1592–1638)
  1. 1. Susannah Shaw 1614–1698 m. Nicholas Byram 1610–1688
    1. 1. Nicholas Byram 1640–1727 m. Mary Edson 1647–1727
      1. 1. Nicholas Byram 1687– m. Anne Snell 1685–1757
        1. 1. Jessee Byram 1716–1800
    2. 2. Susanna Byram 1644–1742 m. Samuel Edson 1645–1719
      1. 1. Elizabeth Packard 1684–1716
      2. 2. Susanna Hayward 1679–1743
      3. 3. Samuel Edson 1690–1771
  2. 2. John Shaw 1630–1704 m. Alice Phillips 1632–1665
    1. 1. Elizabeth Pool 1656–1748
    2. 2. Nicholas Shaw 1662–1717
    3. 3. Mary Shaw 1660–1706

Abraham Shaw's Timeline

3 Records

1590
2 January 1590
Birth of Abraham Shaw in Kent, England
Kent, England
1638
2 November 1638
Age 48
Death of Abraham Shaw in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1638
24 Dec 1638
Age 48
Burial of Abraham Shaw in Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1590
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1636; Page Number: 410

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dedham, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dedham, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 261

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 November 1638
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1638
    Event Place: Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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