Born in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Shapton
and Elizabeth (Norman) Shapton
Sister of
Samuel Shapton
Wife of
John Fulford
— married
2 Feb 1809 in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Fulford) Hindmarsh
Died
at about age 74
in Buckland Brewer, Devon, England
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Biography
Grace Shapton was born in Buckland Brewer, Devon, and baptised there on 13 May 1784, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Shapton [1]
She married John Fulford in Buckland Brewer, on 2 Feb 1809. [2]
In 1851, at the time the census was taken, John and Grace were living at Batsons, Buckland Brewer, Devon [3]
- Susan Fulford head un age 31 grocer and draper born Buckland Brewer
- John Fulford father mar age 68 farmer of 47 acres born Buckland Brewer
- Grace Fulford mother mar age 67 farmers wife born Buckland Brewer
- Elizabeth Shapton grandmother wid age 89 born Zeal Monachorum , Devon
- Grace Born niece age 5 born Marwood, Devon
The memorial inscription for Grace's gravestone has been transcribed by the local history society [4]
BBW.53 Sacred to the memory of Grace wife of John Fulford of this village who died on the 24th of Jany 1858 Aged 74
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWXH-9SH : accessed 3 June 2016), Grace Shapton, 13 May 1784; citing BUCKLAND BREWER,DEVON,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 916,765.
- ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) Devon Marriages Transcription
- ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) HO107 piece 1895 folio 373 page 9
- ↑ (https://bucklandbrewerhistorygroup.wordpress.com/data/buried-in-buckland/st-mary-and-st-benedict-graveyard-memorial-inscriptions/)
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