When Joseph Mason y Clarke was born on 1 June 1711, in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ebenezer Mason, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Clark, was 44. He died on 3 June 1711, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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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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