Worcester County MA Archives Obituaries.....Shaw, Sophia Fisk May 16, 1887
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Jackson Sentinel, May 19, 1887
Jackson Sentinel, May 19, 1887 

DIED 

SHAW-On Monday, May 16, at 9 o'clock a.m., after a prolonged illness, Mrs. 
Sophia Fisk Shaw, aged 79 years, 5 months and 25 days. Mrs. Shaw a native of 
Oxford, Massachusetts was born January 22, 1808. In 1820 her family moved to 
Ellsburg, New York, where on the 6th of November, 185, she was united in 
marriage to John Shaw. In 1839 they moved from New York to Dubuque and then to 
Bellevue. On Jine 6, 1842 they moved to Maquoketa, making this city their 
permanent abode. In 1853, the father and husband died, leaving to the mother 
and children a valuable estate which afforded a sufficient competence for the 
maintenance and education of the family. 

Mrs. Shaw was one of the original founders of the Congregational Society of 
Maquoketa in 1843. She was always an active and devoted worker in the cause of 
the church. She leaves four daughters and one son to mourn her loss. The 
funeral occurred from the Congregational Church on Wednesday, May 18th, at 2 
p.m. The remains were followed to their last resting place by a large 
procession. The services were conducted by Rev. Salter the pastor of the 
Congregational Church. 



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