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Alexander Shaw 1710 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1710

Birth Location: Kinross, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Jan 1762

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: John Shaw

Mother: Janet Foreman

Spouse(s): Jonet Johnston

Children(s): John Shaw

In 1710, Alexander Shaw entered the world in Kinross, Scotland, born to John Patrick Shaw and Janet (Jane) Foreman. Years later, Alexander Shaw married Jonet Johnston, and the couple became parents to John Shaw. Alexander Shaw died in 1762 in North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

John Shaw
1690 – 1730
Birth Location: erskine, renfrow, Scotland
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Janet Foreman
1690 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jonet Johnston
– 1789
Birth Location: Kinross, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Shaw
1730 – 1788
Birth Location: Onslow County, North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1710
    Event Place: Kinross, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1762
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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