Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Mason was born on 4 September 1754, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Nathaniel Mason, was 29 and her mother, Deborah Boomer, was 31. She married Peleg Kingsley on 14 August 1787, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. She lived in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States for about 9 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Deboar Mason, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Deborah Mason, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Deboar Mason, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
Spouse and Children
1735–1793 Male
1754– Female
Parents and Siblings
1724–1812 Male
1723–1763 Female
Siblings (7)
1748–1816 Female
1749–1783 Male
1750–1825 Male
1754– Female
1756–1835 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 22
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Age 22
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 32
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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