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Comfort Shaw 1709–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1709

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: May 1785

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Israel Shaw

Mother: Mercy Tallman

Spouse(s): John Simmons

Children(s): Sarah Simmons

The story of Comfort Shaw began in 1709 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Comfort Shaw married John Simmons, and had children including Sarah Simmons. Comfort Shaw passed away in 1785 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Comfort Shaw began in 1709 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Comfort Shaw married John Simmons, and had children including Sarah Simmons.
  • Comfort Shaw passed away in 1785 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Comfort Shaw's Ancestors

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Comfort Shaw
1709–1785
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Israel Shaw
1659–1711
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mercy (Ruth) Tallman
1666–1711
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
John (Anthony) Shaw
1630–1704
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Alice (Grace) Phillips
1632–1696
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Peter Tallman
1621–1708
Sandwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Joan Briggs
1635–1685
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clement Briggs
1587–1648
Joane Allen
1602–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John grandfather
1557–1605
Rachel ggm
1565–1647
George I
1580–1648
Katharine Starkes
1576–1624

Comfort Shaw's Descendants

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Comfort Shaw (9 Aug 1709–May 1785) m. John Simmons (14 Aug 1704–8 Mar 1774)
  1. 1. Sarah Simmons 1730–1785 m. James Pearce 1719–1767
    1. 1. Ezekiel Pierce 1760–1838 m. Sarah (A Brownell) Pierce 1766–1848
      1. 1. Nathaniel Pierce 1800–1890 m. Clarissa Simmons 1804–1879
        1. 1. Sarah (Clarissa) Pierce 1831–1909 m. Edward (Maxfield) Clark 1812–1884

Comfort Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1709
9 Aug 1709
Birth of Comfort Shaw in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1785
May 1785
Age 76
Death of Comfort Shaw in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1709
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1785
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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