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William Shaw 1730–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 February 1730

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

Death Date: 17 January 1809

Death Location: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Shaw

Mother: Hannah Shaw-Richards

Spouse(s): Hannah West

Children(s): Dan Shaw, William Shaw, Micah Shaw

In 1730, William Shaw entered the world in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Benjamin Shaw And Hannah Shaw Richards. William Shaw married Dorcas Smith, Hannah West, and had children including Dan Shaw, Micah Shaw, William Shaw. William Shaw passed away in 1809 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William Shaw entered the world in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Benjamin Shaw And Hannah Shaw Richards.
  • William Shaw married Dorcas Smith, Hannah West, and had children including Dan Shaw, Micah Shaw, William Shaw.
  • William Shaw passed away in 1809 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shaw's Ancestors

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William Shaw
1730–1809
Birth Place: Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Shaw
1706–1732
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachsetts
Hannah Shaw-Richards
1708–1749
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Deborah Whitmarsh
1659–1717
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
William TIRRELL
1658–1727
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail PRATT
1662–1711
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Harding
1634–1693
John TYRRELL
1629–1682
Rebecca SIMPKINS
1633–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Simpkins
1575–1654
Isabell Saule
1607–1668

William Shaw's Descendants

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William Shaw (23 February 1730–17 January 1809) m. Hannah West (24 November 1729–9 November 1772)
  1. 1. Dan Shaw 1758–1814 m. Joanna Shaw 1761–1803
    1. 1. Nancy (P) Shaw 1780–1850 m. Joshua Balch 1778–1833
      1. 1. Dan (Shaw) Balch 1807–1888 m. Dorothy (D M) Whittier 1816–1886
        1. 1. Daniel (Whittier) Balch 1844–1904 m. Maria (Sarah) Balch 1849–1926
        2. 2. Marthy (I) Balch 1843–1934
        3. 3. Charles (J) Balch 1849–
        4. 4. Henry (Francis) Balch 1839–
        5. 5. Frederick (R) Balch 1847–1881
        6. 6. Foster (Lamson) Balch 1835–1918 m. Nancy (McArthur) Balch 1829–1886
        7. 7. Adaline (P) Balch 1837–
        8. 8. George (Shaw) Balch 1851–1932
        9. 9. Eva Balch 1860–
        10. 10. William Balch 1853–1907
        11. 11. Dan (Whittier) Balch 1841–
        12. 12. Kate (Gage) Balch 1857–
      2. 2. Asa Balch 1814–1820
      3. 3. Samuel (West) Balch 1803–1889
      4. 4. Adna (Perkins) Balch 1811–1815
      5. 5. Adna (Perkins) Balch 1817–1889
      6. 6. Fanny Balch 1809–
      7. 7. Julia Balch 1805–1893
      8. 8. Francis (Brown) Balch 1819–1891
    2. 2. Asa Shaw 1789–1861 m. Elisabeth (Thurston) Shaw 1801–1891
      1. 1. Thomas (A) Shaw 1828–1917 m. Maria (Persis) Shaw 1835–1927
        1. 1. Thomas (B.) Shaw 1866–1955
      2. 2. Elizebeth (T) Shaw 1825–1884
    3. 3. Dan (Shaw) Jr 1782–1805
    4. 4. Samuel (W.) Shaw 1784–1803
    5. 5. Infant (Daughter) Shaw 1795–1795
    6. 6. Joanna Kent 1787–1856
    7. 7. Naphtali Shaw 1793–1861
  2. 2. William Shaw 1757–1810
  3. 3. Micah Shaw 1768–1850

William Shaw's Timeline

2 Records

1730
23 February 1730
Birth of William Shaw in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1809
17 January 1809
Age 79
Death of William Shaw in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 February 1730
    Event Place: Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, National Archives in Washington DC; Washington, DC, USA; NAI Title: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1958; NAI Number: Nara Microform Publication T977; Record Group Number: Record Group 127; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Marine Corps

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1809
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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