Alanson Mason

Brief Life History of Alanson

When Alanson Mason was born on 11 February 1804, in Ira, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Leonard Isaiah Mason, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Fish, was 46. He married Elizabeth Simpson in 1828, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1850, in Mendon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Mendon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alanson Mason
1804–1850
Elizabeth Simpson
1808–1873
Marriage: 1828
Helen Mason
1831–1890
Germain Herman Mason
1832–1889
Clarra Mason
1834–1837
George Mason
1837–
Arabella Mason
1840–
Alanson Mason
1842–1871

Sources (7)

  • Hanson Mason, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lansing Mason, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Alanson Mason, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1805

The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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