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Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw 1924–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1924

Birth Location: Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 2008

Death Location: Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Charles Shaw

Mother: Louise Thurman

Spouse(s): Joseph Sr.

Children(s):

In 1924, Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw entered the world in Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Henry Shaw And Louise K Thurman. In 1930, Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw was recorded in the census in Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, USA. Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw married Joseph Benjamin Copes Sr, and had children including Carla Linda Copes, Joseph Benjamin Copes Jr, Marrie Elena Copes, Rosemary Louise Copes. Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 2008 in Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw entered the world in Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA, born to Charles Henry Shaw And Louise K Thurman.
  • In 1930, Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw was recorded in the census in Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, USA.
  • Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw married Joseph Benjamin Copes Sr, and had children including Carla Linda Copes, Joseph Benjamin Copes Jr, Marrie Elena Copes, Rosemary Louise Copes.
  • Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 2008 in Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Carolyn Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Carolyn Shaw
1924–2008
Birth Place: Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Parents
Charles Henry Shaw
1882–1935
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Louise (K) Thurman
1879–1947
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Henry) Shaw
1862–1924
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Nora (Emily) Morgan
1861–1936
Liverpool, Merseyside, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Shaw
1832–
Sarah Hill
1838–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Carolyn Shaw's Timeline

7 Records

1924
15 Jul 1924
Birth of Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw in Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
1930
28 Apr 1930
Age 6
Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw appeared in census in Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
1940
10 Apr 1940
Age 16
Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw appeared in census in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw resided here in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1950
3 Apr 1950
Age 26
Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw appeared in census in Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
2008
27 Jun 2008
Age 84
Death of Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2008
30 Jun 2008
Age 84
Burial of Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw in Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: 672; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 4-29A
    [2] Connecticut Certificate of Death, Death of Carolyn Elizabeth Copes
    [3] Michigan Certificate of Live Birth, Birth of Carolyn Elizabeth Shaw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Personal knowledge of Rosemary Louise Moran, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]\.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry, Digital images

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 U.S. census, Ancestry, Digital images

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: 672; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 4-29A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 2008
    Event Place: New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Certificate of Death, Death of Carolyn Elizabeth Copes

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jun 2008
    Event Place: Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Certificate of Death, Death of Carolyn Elizabeth Copes

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