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Margaret Elizabeth Shaw 1821 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1821

Birth Location: Wayne, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 7 Jan 1899

Death Location: Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States

Father: James Shaw

Mother: Polly Cowan

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Margaret Elizabeth Shaw was born in 1821 in Wayne, Indiana, United States, the child of James Shaw and Polly Cowan. Margaret Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 1899 in Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Shaw was born in 1821 in Wayne, Indiana, United States, the child of James Shaw and Polly Cowan.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Shaw passed away in 1899 in Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States.

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Margaret Shaw's Ancestors

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Margaret Shaw
1821 – 1899
Birth Place: Wayne, Indiana, United States
Parents
James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Polly Cowan
1783 – 1841
Grandparents
John Shaw
1732 – 1823
Ireland
Margaret (M) Kelley
1753 – 1821
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
MARY ORR
1694 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1821
16 Jan 1821
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Shaw in Wayne, Indiana, United States
Wayne, Indiana, United States
1899
7 Jan 1899
Age 78
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Shaw in Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States
Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1821
    Event Place: Wayne, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Spanish Fort, Montague, Texas, United States

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