When Haile Mason was born on 29 October 1751, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Sampson Mason, was 19 and his mother, Hannah Haile, was 19. He married Hannah Pierce on 11 December 1768, in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Westfield, Washington, New York, United States for about 10 years and Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 June 1824, in New York, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Sennett Rural Cemetery, Sennett, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1772: Charlotte, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Charlotte, New York, United States
New York is the 11th state.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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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