Nelson A.
SHAW
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Born: abt. 1832 in Prescott, Massachusetts, USA*
Nelson A. SHAW died 25 August 1860 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Mary
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Recorded occupation: Mason
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.Source: tfcq.ca
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
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)
Name: Nelson A. Shaw
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: New Salem
Death Date: 25 Aug 1860
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Prescott
Occupation: Mason
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: James Shaw
Father's Birthplace: Middleboro
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace: Prescott
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 27
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-DJC : 10 December 2014), Nelson A. Shaw, 25 Aug 1860; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 27; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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