Reuben F. Mason

Male6 August 1864–22 August 1956

Brief Life History of Reuben F.

When Reuben F. Mason was born on 6 August 1864, in Glover, Orleans, Vermont, United States, his father, Moses Hibbard Mason, was 51 and his mother, Abigail French, was 41. He married Minnie S. Walcott on 27 June 1888, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1920 and Orleans, Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 August 1956, in Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Glover, Orleans, Vermont, United States.

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Reuben F. Mason
1864–1956
Minnie S. Walcott
1867–1944
Marriage: 27 June 1888
Alice Emily Mason
1890–1949

Sources (31)

  • Reuben F Mason, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Reuben Mason, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Reuben F. Mason, "Find A Grave Index"

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  • Marriage
    27 June 1888Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1865

    Age 1

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    1865 · The Assassination of a President

    Age 1

    "While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 26

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    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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