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Captain William Shaw 1660–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 17 May 1712

Death Location: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Father: Richard Shaw

Mother: Elizabeth Garlick

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In 1660, Captain William Shaw entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, born to Richard Edmund Shaw And Elizabeth Remember Garlick. Captain William Shaw passed away in 1712 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1660, Captain William Shaw entered the world in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, born to Richard Edmund Shaw And Elizabeth Remember Garlick.
  • Captain William Shaw passed away in 1712 in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States.

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Captain Shaw's Ancestors

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Captain Shaw
1660–1712
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Richard Edmund Shaw
1620–1683
East Hampton, Lewis County, Long Island, New York
Elizabeth ((Remember)) Garlick
1640–1675
East Hampton, Lewis, New York, United States
Grandparents
Edmund Shaw
1596–1665
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Anne (Kellett) Shaw
1592–1661
Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Capt Shaw
1570–1620
Jean Cunningham
1576–
Agnes Kellett
1550–1592
Thomas Kellett
1560–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shaw
1523–1570
Lady Standish
1527–1593
Roberti Kellett
1520–1572
Agnes Wayles
1520–1588

Captain Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Captain William Shaw in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1712
17 May 1712
Age 52
Death of Captain William Shaw in Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1712
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

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