Marmaduke Mason

Brief Life History of Marmaduke

When Marmaduke Mason was born on 14 September 1732, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Joseph Mason Jr, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Barney, was 39. He married Hannah Anthony on 25 February 1751, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 28 June 1798, in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Marmaduke Mason
1732–1798
Hannah Anthony
1736–1774
Marriage: 25 February 1751
Edward Mason
1752–1830
Anthony Mason
1754–1754
James Mason
1755–1825
Alexander Mason
1757–1846
Joseph Mason
1759–1832
Elisebeth Mason
1766–1836

Sources (36)

  • Marmadnke Mason, "Rhode Island, Town Births and Baptisms Index, 1639-1932"
  • Mannaduke Mason in marriage to Hannah Anthony, "Rhode Island, Town Marriages Index, 1639-1932"
  • Marmaduke Mason, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

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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