When Peleg Mason was born on 10 April 1773, in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Hezekiah Mason Jr., was 40 and his mother, Parnel West, was 34. He died on 20 April 1773, 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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