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Thomas French Sr
Thomas FRENCH Sr. (1696 – 1746) was Alex’s 8th Great Grandfather, one of 512 in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas French was born 6 Sep 1696 in Rehoboth, Mass. His parents were John FRENCH Jr. and Hannah PALMER. … Continue reading
Thomas French Jr.
Thomas FRENCH Jr. (1722 – 1793) was Alex’s 7th Great Grandfather, one of 256 in this generation of the Shaw line. Thomas French was born 16 Apr 1722 in Attleborough, Bristol, Mass. His parents were Thomas FRENCH Sr. and Mary … Continue reading
Roger Shaw
Roger SHAW (1594 – 1661) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather; one of 4,096 in this generation of the Miller line. Roger Shaw was baptized 26 Aug 1594 in St. Peter’s upon Cornhill, London, England. The church was badly damaged in the Great … Continue reading
Samuel Fogg
Samuel FOGG (1628 – 1672) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather; one of 2,048 in this generation of the Miller line. Samuel Fogg was born on 1 Jan 1627/28 in Exeter, Devon, England. His parents were John FOGG b: in Epping, Essex, … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Historical Monument, Immigrant - England, Line - Miller, Pioneer, Public Office
Tagged Hampton Pioneer
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Percival Lowell
Percival LOWELL (1571 – 1665) determined at the age of 68 that the future was in the New World. and the Lowell clan settled on the North Shore at Newbury after they arrived in Boston 23 June 1639.(See wikipedia article)Percivial was Alex’s 11th Great … Continue reading
William Reade
William READE (1601 – 1656) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 4,096 in this generation of the Shaw line. William Reade was born on 18 Apr 1601 in Brocket Hall, a country house in Hertfordshire, England, the first of which was … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw
Tagged Dorchester Pioneer, Woburn
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Francis Wyman
Francis WYMAN (1619 – 1699) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Francis Wyman’s name survives in a portion of Route 62 in Burlington west of Cambridge Street known as the Francis … Continue reading
Posted in 12th Generation, Dissenter, Historical Church, Historical Monument, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw, Pioneer, Place Names, Public Office, Storied, Witch Trials
Tagged Apr 19 1775 - Minuteman, Margaret Scott, Slave Owner, Tanner, The night before the midnight ride, Woburn
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Robert Pond
Robert POND (1592 – 1637) was Alex’s 11th Great Grandfather, one of 2,048 in this generation of the Shaw line. Robert Pond was born in 1592 in Groton, Suffolk, England. His parents were William POND and Judith GORDON. He married Mary Margaret HAWKINS in … Continue reading
Posted in 13th Generation, Historical Site, Immigrant - England, Line - Shaw
Tagged Dorchester Pioneer
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Daniel Pond
Lt. Daniel POND (1630 – 1797) was Alex’s 10th Great Grandfather, one of 1,024 in this generation of the Shaw line. Daniel Pond was born in in 1630 in Dorchester, Mass. His parents were Robert POND and Mary Margaret … Continue reading
Jonathan Fairbanks
Jonathan FAIRBANKS (1594 – 1668) (wikipedia) was an American colonist who in 1637 built the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts which is today the oldest surviving wood framed house in North America. Through Mary and Susan, he was Alex’s 9th … Continue reading
Miner Descent 