Elkanah SHAW
SOURCES: 1. "Descendants of William SHURTLEFF", 1976 Revised Edition, Vol. NOTES: Child #2 unmd at death 20 children in this family, but the names of nine of them have not been preserved.
He married Elizabeth Atwood 13 Oct 1748 . Elizabeth Atwood was born at Plympton, Massachusetts 21 Nov 1726 daughter of Barnabas Atwood and Lydia Shurtleff .
They were the parents of 11
children:
Ruth Shaw
born 1747.
Barnabas Shaw
Daniel Shaw
born Abt 1751.
Frank Shaw
born Abt 1753.
Lydia Shaw
born 30 Dec 1755.
Martha Shaw
born 1758.
Marcus Shaw
born 16 Jul 1760.
Elizabeth Shaw
born 1762.
Samuel Shaw
born Abt 1764.
Lucy Shaw
born 1768.
Waitstill Shaw
born 1770.
Elkanah Shaw died 31 Dec 1805 at Middleboro, Massachusetts .
Elizabeth Atwood died 19 Aug 1786 at Middleboro, Massachusetts .