Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Mason was born on 24 August 1791, in Fort Ann, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Shubael or Shabill Mason, was 32 and his mother, Amy Jones, was 31. He married Electa Dewey on 21 September 1817, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 13 June 1878, in Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bedford Memorial Cemetery, Bedford Township, Monroe, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Henry Mason, "United States Census, 1870"
- Henry Mayson, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Henry Mason, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1791–1878 Male
1790–1833 Female
Children (4)
1819–1865 Male
1823– Female
1825–1903 Male
1828–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1759–1830 Male
1760–1836 Female
Siblings (9)
1781– Female
1782–1862 Female
1786–1868 Female
1788–1843 Male
1791–1878 Male
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 3
1805
Age 14
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 28
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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