When David Mason was born on 14 June 1758, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, his father, James Mason, was 34 and his mother, Mary Cornell, was 34. He married Sara Lee on 13 February 1779. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1800, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Nathan Slade Cemetery, Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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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 .
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