Brief Life History of John
When John Mason was born on 25 February 1706, in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, Robert Mason III, was 52 and his mother, Mariah Redman, was 36. He married Mary Sanborn on 28 October 1736, in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 12 September 1771, in his hometown, at the age of 65.
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- John Mason, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- History of Hampton, New Hampshire
- John Mason, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
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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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