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Elkanah Shaw 1703–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 NOV 1703

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Death Date: ABT 1765

Death Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Father: Benoni Shaw

Mother: Lydia Waterman

Spouse(s): Mehitable Churchill

Children(s): Margaret Shaw

In 1703, Elkanah Shaw entered the world in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth), born to Benoni Shaw And Lydia Waterman. Elkanah Shaw married Mehitable Churchill, and had children including Margaret Shaw. Elkanah Shaw passed away in 1765 in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

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Biography

  • In 1703, Elkanah Shaw entered the world in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth), born to Benoni Shaw And Lydia Waterman.
  • Elkanah Shaw married Mehitable Churchill, and had children including Margaret Shaw.
  • Elkanah Shaw passed away in 1765 in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth).

Immediate Family

Parents

Benoni Shaw
1672–1750
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Lydia Waterman
1676–1757
Birth Location: Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Spouses(s)

Mehitable Churchill
1704–1744
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Children(s)

Margaret Shaw
1736–1789
Birth Location: Middleborough, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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Elkanah Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Elkanah Shaw
1703–1765
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Parents
Benoni Shaw
1672–1750
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Lydia Waterman
1676–1757
Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
Jonathan Shaw
1629–1701
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Phebe Watson
1638–1672
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
John Waterman
1642–1718
Marshfield, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Ann Sturtevant
1647–1719
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Great-Grandparents
John Shaw
1596–1694
Alice Shaw
1606–1653
George Watson
1603–1688
Phebe Hicks
1613–1663
Robert Waterman
1608–1652
Elizabeth Bourne
1610–1663
Samuel Sturtevant
1614–1669
Ann Lee
1625–1697
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Watson
–1637
Robert Hicks
1583–1647
Margaret Winslow
1589–1665
Thomas Waterman
1564–1610
Lydia Chadwick
1572–1645
John Sturtevant
1596–1669
Robert Lee
1600–
Mary Atwood
1606–1681

Elkanah Shaw's Descendants

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Elkanah Shaw (2 NOV 1703–ABT 1765) m. Mehitable Churchill (21 AUG 1704–ABT 1744)
  1. 1. Margaret Shaw 1736–1789 m. Jesse Vaughn 1735–1815
    1. 1. Abigail Vaughn 1775–1837 m. Consider Cole 1771–
      1. 1. Arabella Cole 1813–1867 m. Elbridge Cole 1813–1868
        1. 1. Sylvester Cole 1849–1936 m. Mary (Jane) Tucker 1853–
        2. 2. Sarah (B.) Cole 1846–
        3. 3. Ransom Cole 1842–
        4. 4. Esther Cole 1847–
        5. 5. Lorenzo Cole 1851–
        6. 6. Lucinda (Ann) Cole 1853– m. Winfield (Scott) Bryant 1851–
        7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Cole 1855– m. Betsey (Jane) Cummings 1860–
        8. 8. Justice (Kingsbury) Cole 1834–
        9. 9. Mary Cole 1836–
        10. 10. Emma (Elizabeth) Cole 1838–
        11. 11. Calvin Cole 1840–
      2. 2. Bethial Cole 1814–1867 m. Eleazer Cole 1803–
      3. 3. Polly Cole 1815– m. Southern Cole 1793–

Elkanah Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1703
2 NOV 1703
Birth of Elkanah Shaw in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
1765
ABT 1765
Age 62
Death of Elkanah Shaw in Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1703
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1765
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
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