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Benjamin Shaw

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: June 16, 1723 (53)
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John ‘Weaver’ Shaw, of Weymouth and Alice Shaw
Husband of Hannah Shaw
Father of Benjamin Shaw, II; Hannah Hathaway; Susanna Shaw; Samuel Shaw; Deacon Jonathan Shaw and 2 others
Brother of Dea. John Shaw; Elizabeth Poole; Abraham Shaw; Mary King; Nicholas Shaw, I and 5 others

Occupation: Carpenter
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About Benjamin Shaw

Benjamín Shaw

  • Birth: 16 Jun 1670 Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
  • Death: 16 Jun 1723 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
  • Burial: Shaw Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts,
  • Parents: Father: John SHAW & Mother: Alice PHILLIPS
  • Spouse: Hannah Bicknell SHAW Marriage: Abt 1692 Massachusetts

Benjamin Shaw married Hannah Bicknell in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts in 1692. [Not listed in Weymouth VR.] He was the son of John & Alice (Phillips) Shaw.

Tombstone inscription:

Here lies the body of Benjamin Shaw who departed this life 1723 June 16 aged 53

Children

  1. Benjamin SHAW Born: Abt 1690 Weymouth
  2. Hannah SHAW Born: 1693 Weymouth Died: 20 Dec 1727 Taunton, On Farm, Bristol, MA. : Dec 1727 Taunton, On Farm, Bristol, MA.
  3. Sarah SHAW Born: Abt. 1695 Weymouth
  4. Ebenezer SHAW Born: Abt. 1697 Weymouth .
  5. Susannah SHAW Born: 6 Feb 1698 Weymouth
  6. Benjamin SHAW Born: Abt. 1700 Taunton
  7. Samuel SHAW Born: 1698 [SIC] (after 1699) Taunton
  8. (probably) Susannah Shaw (again) Born: Between 1702-1710 Taunton
  9. Jonathan SHAW Born: 1705 Taunton
  10. Abigail SHAW Born: 1707 Taunton Died: 25 Feb 1793

Sources

  • Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. by Weymouth (Mass.). Vol. 2, Marriages & Deaths. Shaw, page 169: < Archive.Org > (this Benjamin Shaw is not listed)
  • U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Benjamin Shaw. Page 664. < AncestryImage > Shaw, Benjamin (1670-1728) & Hannah [?Bicknell]. (See Samuel Vinson); b 1692? b 1698; Weymouth/Taunton
  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 10 2018, 1:26:29 UTC (dead link)
  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shaw-1625 cites
  • Frost, Josephine C. Ancestors of Amyntas Shaw and His Wife Lucy Tufts Williams (Self Published, 1920). Will written March 1719/20, page 6-10. < Archive.org >; < GoogleBooks >
  • Ancestral File(R) Title: The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1994
  • Hall, Douglas A., Douglas A. Hall - Pedigree Chart
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 November 2019), memorial page for Benjamin Shaw (16 Jun 1670–16 Jun 1723), citing Shaw Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007) MEMORIAL ID 40953182
  • Chamberlain, George Walter. The history and genealogies of Weymouth, Massachusetts, Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. for Weymouth Historical Society, 1923. Volume 4. Page 614.
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Benjamin Shaw's Timeline

1670
June 16, 1670
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1692
1692
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1693
1693
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1698
February 6, 1698
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1699
1699
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Colonial
1700
March 28, 1700
Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1701
1701
Taunton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1702
1702
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1723
June 16, 1723
Age 53
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
June 16, 1723
Age 53
Shaw Cemetery, Raynham, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States