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William Mason 1799 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: bef 3 Jul 1861

Death Location: Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Father: John Masson

Mother: Marie Horne

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The story of William Mason began in 1799 in Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Mason passed away in 1861 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Mason began in 1799 in Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Mason passed away in 1861 in Halifax County, Nova Scotia.

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William Mason's Ancestors

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William Mason
1799 – 1861
Birth Place: Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John James Jean Jacques Masson
1757 – 1832
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marie (Françoise) Horne
1759 – 1843
St Charles de Bellechasse, 1654466, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Jean (Frederique) Masson
1722 – 1776
Montbéliard, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
Jacob (Jacques Henry) Horne
1723 – 1821
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Francoise (Anastasia) Savary
1729 – 1823
Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Pierre Masson
1686 – 1753
Marie Bernard
1688 – 1758
Michiel Hoorn
1687 – 1757
Barbara Lobenger
1691 –
André Savary
1689 – 1757
Marie Doucet
1694 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Masson
1661 – 1686
Marguerite Matthiot
1654 – 1736
Pierre Bernard
1669 – 1694
Catherine Ragon
1669 – 1693
Jan Hoorn
1667 – 1730
Martijntje Stevelings
1669 – 1784
FRANCE Lobgerine
Francois Savary
1663 – 1711
Genevieve Forest
1666 – 1748
Bernard Laverdure
1667 – 1709
Marie Corporon
1672 – 1712

William Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1791
1791
Birth of William Mason in England
England
1799
1799
Birth of William Mason in Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1861
bef 3 Jul 1861
Age 62
Death of William Mason in Halifax County, Nova Scotia
Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Tangier Island, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 3 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Halifax County, Nova Scotia

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