Howard Wilmot Shaw (1866 - 1916)

Born 8 Apr 1866 in Montreal, Canada East

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Philippina (Bowman) Shaw — married 12 Sep 1889 in Bruce, Port Elgin, Ontario

Husband of Carrie Josephine Lillie (Bull) Shaw — married 6 Oct 1896 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1916 at age 49 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Howard Wilmot Shaw was born on 8 Apr 1866 in Montreal, Canada East, son of Brackely Mason Shaw (1829 - 1917) and Marcia Jane (Bartlett) Shaw (1831 - 1883). He was a tanner.

His brother was Robert M Shaw (1897 - 1984).

Howard married Elizabeth Philippina Bowman (1864 - 1894) on 12 Sep 1889 in Bruce, Port Elgin, Ontario. Their son was Ralph Brackley Leslie Shaw (1891 - ~1915).

Howard married Carrie Josephine Lillie Bull (~1869 - ) on 6 Oct 1896 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Their daughter was Irma Jean Helena (Shaw) Dibblee (1898 - 1988).

Howard died on 1 Apr 1916 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States aged 49.

Founder and Namesake of Hawkshaw, York, New Brunswick, a small community in about 1894^[1]

Part owner of the Anglo-Canadian Leather Company.^[2], along with brother Charles Orlando Shaw. Moved to Canada from the US to escape creditors after a loss of government contracts. Refurbished the existing tanning works. Moved away when the local supply of Hemlock trees was exhausted, about 1910.

Sources

1. ↑ Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present
2. ↑ https://doppleronline.ca/huntsville/its-wayback-wednesday-sep1-sponsored-by-jamie-lockwood-broker-owner-of-sutton-group-muskoka-realty/

• Second marriage
• News clippings [1], [2], [3]

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WBM-MJK : 3 June 2020), Howard Wilmot Shaw, 1916.