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William Shaw 1780 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1780

Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 12 November 1832

Death Location: Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Father: Donald Shaw

Mother: Anne Fraser

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McArthur

Children(s): Margaret Shaw

According to available records, William Shaw was born in 1780 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the child of Donald Shaw and Anne "Anna" McPherson Fraser. Following those early years, William Shaw married Elizabeth Abigail McArthur, and their family grew to include Margaret Shaw. In the later years of life, William Shaw died in 1832 in Delaware County, New York, United States of America.

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Parents

Donald Shaw
1753 – 1814
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Anne Fraser
1758 – 1833
Birth Location: Essich, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McArthur
1780 – 1858
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Shaw
1805 – 1867
Birth Location: Delhi, Delaware County, New York, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 November 1832
    Event Place: Delaware County, New York, United States of America
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