When Elijah Mason was born on 16 October 1810, in Preble, Preble, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Elijah Mason, was 56 and his mother, Elizabeth Cravath, was 46. He married Elizabeth Almira Rowley on 20 March 1834, in Gainesville, Gainesville, Wyoming, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Decorah Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Decorah, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 21 March 1897, in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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ASHTABULA COUNTY - This county was formed 7 June 1807, and was taken from Trumbull and Geauga [Counties], and the date of its organization was 22 January 1811. It derived its name from Ashtabula River, which signifies in Indian dialect, "Fish River."
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
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