John Shaw (abt. 1863 - 1917)

Born about 1863 in England

Died 1917 at about age 54 in United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John Shaw was born in England about 1863. He immigrated to the United States about 1906 and worked as a stone mason in Northbridge, Massachusetts. He had been a member of the British Army, serving in the Boer War and in India. He re-entered the service in March 1914. John Shaw died of disease in 1917.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22L-92G : accessed 6 January 2019), John Shaw, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1794, sheet 25B, family 449, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 629; FHL microfilm 1,374,642.
• Souvenir of the Dedication of Memorial to the Veterans of the World War of the Town of Northbridge November 3rd, 1922. Northbridge , MA: Jeffrey L. Vail Post, No 111, American Legion, 1922.

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