Coleman
SHAW
Born
12 December 1825
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
16 March 1901
,
West Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
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Coleman SHAW was born 12 December 1825 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coleman SHAW was the child of Moses SHAW and Sarah CANN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Zebina SHAW and Elizabeth BROWN (maternal) John CANN and Thankful CORNINGSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Coleman married Hannah "Jane" PORTER abt. 1851 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah "Jane" PORTER was born 1 October 1833 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Hannah "Jane" died 17 January 1908 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA. Hannah "Jane" was the child of Ashael Asa PORTER and Rebecca PERRY.
Coleman SHAW died 16 March 1901 in West Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA.
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Hannah "Jane" PORTER-- Date: abt. 1851 Place:
Hannah "Jane" PORTER was the child of Ashael Asa PORTER and Rebecca PERRY
Hannah "Jane" PORTER-- Date: abt. 1851 Place: Hannah "Jane" PORTER was the child of Ashael Asa PORTER and Rebecca PERRY
Children of Coleman SHAW and Hannah "Jane" PORTER
Bowman SHAW (b.29 September 1851, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 11 September 1870, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
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1825 Birth 12 December 1825
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1851 Birth of ChildBowman SHAW was born 29 September 1851, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coleman was 25 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Death of ChildBowman SHAW died 11 September 1870, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Coleman was 44 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1901 Death 16 March 1901
West Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 75.
Added: 10/22/2025 12:44:16 PM
- Updated: 11/16/2025 12:03:54 PM
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