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