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Philo Sumner SHAW was born abt. 1802 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA

Philo Sumner SHAW was the child of ?   and   ?

Philo Sumner SHAW died 28 November 1879 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: George Shaw


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NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1879 Death
28 November 1879
Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)
Name: Philo S. Shaw
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 28 Nov 1879
Death Place: Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1802
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Father's Name: George Shaw
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01164-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1888260
Reference ID: Pg. 50

"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHTD-HMX : 10 December 2014), Philo S. Shaw, 28 Nov 1879; citing Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference Pg. 50; FHL microfilm 1,888,260."

Philo is buried at: Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 4/19/2017 11:21:28 AM - Updated: 3/4/2018 1:38:26 PM
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