Simeon Albert Shaw Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.net

Surname: SHAW
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

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     SIMEON ALBERT SHAW, who owns and operates a farm of forty-
five acres in the town of Hampton, and who has been librarian of the public
library for the last 38 years, was born in Hampton, N. H., August 23, 1856,
son of Simeon and Sarah E. (Lamprey) Shaw. Both his parents were
natives of this town, the father being a section boss on the railroad. He was
a repub1ican in politics and served as selectman, and he and his wife were
affiliated with the Congregational church. Both are now deceased. Their

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children were: Simeon Albert; Mary Esther, who married John C. Blake
and is now deceased; Charles E., now deceased; Martha A., wife of Jotham
B. Blake; F1ora Webster, wife of Albert C. Wilbur; Charles Edward and
Fred M.
     Simeon A. Shaw, after attending the common schools in his boyhood,
was a pupil for three years at Hampton Academy, after which he took a
commercial course in Boston. He then settled down on his present farm
and has since been engaged in agricultural operations, meeting with good
success. Politically he is a progressive republican and served efficiently as
selectman for three years.
     Mr. Shaw married Abbie I. Cole, a daughter of William G. and Hannah
(Brooks) Cole, of Eliot, Me., her father being a tanner and currier doing
business in Portsmouth and Saco. Mr. Cole was twice married, Hannah
Brooks being his first wife. The other two children, aside from Mrs. Shaw,
Everett S. and Myron W., being now deceased. By a second marriage, to
Susal L. Page of Hampton, he had three children: Anna M., who is a
teacher; Ernest G., a prominent merchant of Hampton and also postmaster
here; and Hattie, deceased. Both Mrs. Shaw's parents are now deceased.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Shaw are as follows: Elroy G., one of the
selectmen of Hampton, who married Jessie Crosby and has five children;
Everett S., a graduate of Yale College, who is a mining engineer in Colorado;
Ethel, wife of Archibald Lantz, and Thelma May, residing at home with
her parents. The family attend the Congregational church, of which Mr.
Shaw is clerk. He also belongs to the Grange of which he is Past Master.
He is an enterprising and prosperous citizen and he and his family stand
high in the community.

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