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Elkanah Shaw 1766–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1766

Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 15 August 1850

Death Location: Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shaw

Mother: Mary Attwood

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The story of Elkanah Shaw began in 1766 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Elkanah Shaw passed away in 1850 in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elkanah Shaw began in 1766 in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Elkanah Shaw passed away in 1850 in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Elkanah Shaw's Ancestors

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Elkanah Shaw
1766–1850
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Shaw
1672–1792
Plympton, Plymouth, Mass., Massachusetts, USA
Mary Attwood
1723–1808
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Jonathan Shaw
1629–1701
Essex, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Phebe Watson
1638–1672
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Nathaniell Atwood
1693–1767
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Adams
1704–1744
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Lieut Shaw
1597–1663
Alice
1604–1654
Capt Watson
1602–1685
Phebe Hicks
1614–1663
Nathaniel Atwood
1651–1724
Mary Mowry
1660–1736
Francis Adams
1677–1758
Mary Buck
1684–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Ormerod
1580–1619
Elizabeth Barcrofte
1567–1622
Nicholas Phillips
1563–1615
Abigail Selwel
1588–1658
Robert Hicks
1575–1653
Margaret Winslow
1580–1666
John Atwood
1614–1675
Sarah Masterson
1621–1714
Jonathan Mowry
1637–1708
Mary Bartlett
1634–1692

Elkanah Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1766
December 1766
Birth of Elkanah Shaw in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1850
15 August 1850
Age 84
Death of Elkanah Shaw in Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1766
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 August 1850
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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