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Alexander Shaw 1807–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1807

Birth Location: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jul 1880

Death Location: Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Alexander Shaw

Mother: Isobel Merson

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In 1807, Alexander Shaw entered the world in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland, born to Alexander John Shaw And Isobel Merson. Alexander Shaw passed away in 1880 in Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Alexander Shaw entered the world in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland, born to Alexander John Shaw And Isobel Merson.
  • Alexander Shaw passed away in 1880 in Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Alexander Shaw's Ancestors

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Alexander Shaw
1807–1880
Birth Place: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander John Shaw
1774–1867
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isobel Merson
1785–1851
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Shaw
–1816
Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret Sharp(e)
1735–
Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1807
8 Mar 1807
Birth of Alexander Shaw in Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
1880
29 Jul 1880
Age 73
Death of Alexander Shaw in Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada
Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1807
    Event Place: Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Musquodoboit Harbour, Shaws Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada

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