Carol, This is the only family I have with the name Alonzo Shaw. I am sending an excerpt of what I have. Deborah Descendants of Silvanus [John Sylvanus?] Shaw I Generation No. 1 1. SILVANUS [JOHN SYLVANUS?]8 SHAW I (EBENEZER7, JOSEPH6, JOSEPH5, JOHN4, ABRAHAM3 SHAWE, ANCESTOR (1), THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born May 28, 1765 in Abington , Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died January 18, 1852 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He married PERSIS [STODARD] STODDARD November 15, 1792 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, daughter of LABAN STODDER and PERSIS WILDER. She was born June 30, 1773 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and died August 13, 1852 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Notes for SILVANUS [JOHN SYLVANUS?] SHAW I: WB: SHAW, Silvanus, ch. Ebenezer, bp. June __ , 1765. C.R.2. [This is pb a baptism date and not a birth date. Biblical spelling: Silvanus [see Silas] LDS: b. 5/25/1765; all dates from LDS [to get to this ancestral file, type in Joseph Shaw (Jr.) and Mary Blanchard, click on their son Ebenezer, then click on his son Sylvanus. Jeannette Shaw Lynch: Sylvanus and Persis came to Cummington in the late 1700s from North Weymouth or Hingham, or Abington. He built one of the first houses in Cummington; one or more of his siblings may have moved to Cummington, MA. Children of SILVANUS SHAW and PERSIS STODDARD are: i. SILVANUS [SYLVANUS]9 SHAW II, b. March 21, 1793, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Notes for SILVANUS [SYLVANUS] SHAW II: LDS: Sylvanus; Biblical spelling: Silvanus [see Silas] 2. ii. EBENEZER SHAW I, b. October 19, 1794, Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts. iii. BRACKLEY SHAW, b. June 1, 1796, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. April 7, 1848. iv. BELA SHAW, b. November 21, 1798, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. LORA [LAURA?] SHAW, b. February 28, 1802, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. CLARISSA SHAW, b. September 28, 1802, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. CALEB THAXTER SHAW, b. September 27, 1804, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. viii. PERSIS SHAW, b. June 19, 1806, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. 1887. ix. SPENCER SHAW, b. January 31, 1808, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. x. LOISA [LOUISA?] SHAW, b. June 19, 1810, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. xi. CHARLES COLSON SHAW, HONORABLE, b. March 1, 1811, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. April 30, 1893. xii. MARY ANN SHAW, b. July 30, 1813, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. August 6, 1817. xiii. ALONZO CUSHING SHAW, b. May 8, 1816, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; d. Bet. June 13 - 14, 1817. Generation No. 2 2. EBENEZER9 SHAW I (SILVANUS [JOHN SYLVANUS?]8, EBENEZER7, JOSEPH6, JOSEPH5, JOHN4, ABRAHAM3 SHAWE, ANCESTOR (1), THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born October 19, 1794 in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts. He married POLLY MASON March 5, 1818 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, daughter of DAVID MASON and MEHITABLE PRATT. She was born Bet. March 25 - 26, 1795 in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusett. Notes for EBENEZER SHAW I: Ebenezer Shaw was possibly born in Cummington, Hampshire, MA. He isn't listed on Weymouth Births. Ebenezer and many of his descendants are buried in Shaw Cemetery in Windsor. Children of EBENEZER SHAW and POLLY MASON are: 3. i. ALONZO10 SHAW, GR GR GRF OF JEANNETTE, b. Abt. 1821. ii. EBENEZER SHAW II, b. Abt. 1819; m. MILURA [MILLURA WILLCUTT OR] WILCUTT; b. Abt. 1821. Notes for EBENEZER SHAW II: Settled in Windsor, west of West Cummington, Berkshire, MA; had many children; Ebenezer, wife and some children buried in the Shaw Cemetery in Windsor. Notes for MILURA [MILLURA WILLCUTT OR] WILCUTT: Cousin of Milura Wilcutt. iii. ANDREW JACKSON SHAW, b. Abt. 1821; m. ELVIRA WILCUTT; b. Abt. 1823. Notes for ELVIRA WILCUTT: Sister of Eliza. Generation No. 3 3. ALONZO10 SHAW, GR GR GRF OF JEANNETTE (EBENEZER9, SILVANUS [JOHN SYLVANUS?]8, EBENEZER7, JOSEPH6, JOSEPH5, JOHN4, ABRAHAM3 SHAWE, ANCESTOR (1), THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1821. He married ELIZA WILCUTT Abt. 1843. She was born Abt. 1823. A Bicentennial History Goshen, Massachusetts, 1781-1981, written and edited by Anne Sabo Warner, published by the Goshen Historical >Commission, 1980. Alonzo, Eliza, C. Nelson, A. Benjamin, Helen, Garfield, Carleton, Madeline are all buried in the Shaw plot in the cemetery just off Route 9 in Goshen. Children of ALONZO SHAW and ELIZA WILCUTT are: 4. i. C. [CHARLES OR COLSON?] NELSON11 SHAW, b. Abt. 1849. ii. WILLIAM SHAW, b. Abt. 1846. iii. FLORENCE SHAW, b. Abt. 1848. Generation No. 4 4. C. [CHARLES OR COLSON?] NELSON11 SHAW (ALONZO10, EBENEZER9, SILVANUS [JOHN SYLVANUS?]8, EBENEZER7, JOSEPH6, JOSEPH5, JOHN4, ABRAHAM3 SHAWE, ANCESTOR (1), THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1849. He married JANETTE KING FORD, DESC. OF JOHN ALDEN Abt. 1872. She was born 1852, and died 1942 in North Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Children of C. SHAW and JANETTE FORD are: i. ALONZO "BEN" BENJAMIN12 SHAW, b. Abt. 1876, Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts; m. HELEN CLARA THATCHER, October 22, 1901; b. Abt. 1879. Notes for ALONZO "BEN" BENJAMIN SHAW: Alonzo Benjamin (grandfather of Jeannette) didn't want to be a farmer. He studied electrical engineering and worked for GE, then Boston Edison. Alonzo Shaw was a state representative in the Mass. Legislature. ii. SYLVANUS "GARF" GARFIELD SHAW, b. Abt. 1875. Notes for SYLVANUS "GARF" GARFIELD SHAW: Jeannette: Garfield took over the family farm, was a terrific farmer according to Goshen history, never married, died at age 42 or so. >From: Carol Ramirez <mrsr@vvm.com> >Reply-To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SHAW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SHAW] Alonzo D. Shaw >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 16:46:41 -0800 > >Posted on: Shaw Queries >Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/FamilyAssoc/Shaw/236 > >Surname: Shaw, Lewis, McFarland, Thompson >------------------------- > >Alonzo enlisted in the Union army from Mass., but may have lived in >Connecticut. >I am trying to find out who his parents were. Any one out there? > > > >==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com