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Jason Newton Shepardson

Jason Newton Shepardson

Male 1845 - 1919  (73 years)


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  • Name Jason Newton Shepardson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    Birth 31 Jul 1845  Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 May 1919  Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8
    Burial Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I484  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Marshall Hawley Shepardson,   b. 1817, Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1862, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Cornelia Newton,   b. 15 Jun 1822, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1895, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1840  Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances Cornelia Humphreville,   b. 10 Jun 1846, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1895, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1866  Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 20, 21, 22
    Children 
     1. Ada Louise Shepardson,   b. 18 Mar 1867, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1891, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Harry Winthrop Shepardson,   b. 27 Aug 1868, Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1918, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Henry Wentworth Shepardson,   b. 27 Aug 1868  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. James Payson Shepardson,   b. 29 Nov 1870, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Jason Ivan Shepardson,   b. 27 Nov 1875, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1922, Northampton, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Nellie May Shepardson,   b. 15 Oct 1883, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Minnie Bushnell,   b. Feb 1864, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1897  Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 23
    Children 
     1. Bessie Atwood Shepardson,   b. 30 Aug 1898, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Francis W Shepardson,   b. Abt 1900, Pittsfield Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1900, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Flora Gertrude Shepardson,   b. 22 May 1902, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1994, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F140  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Shepardson jason N - retirement 06 Aug 1922 Boston Globe p49
    Shepardson jason N - retirement 06 Aug 1922 Boston Globe p49
    policeman - shooting
    policeman - shooting
    Jason N Shepardson retirement announcement - Boston Globe, 06 Aug 1922, p. 49.
    Jason N Shepardson retirement announcement - Boston Globe, 06 Aug 1922, p. 49.
    Jason N Shepardson retirement announcement - Boston Globe, 06 Aug 1922, p. 49.
    Newspapers.com - The Berkshire County Eagle - 24 Mar 1897 - Page 9 shepardson hearing p 9
    Newspapers.com - The Berkshire County Eagle - 24 Mar 1897 - Page 9 shepardson hearing p 9
    1919 Obit Jason N. Shepardson
    1919 Obit Jason N. Shepardson
    The Berkshire Eagle, Saturday, May 10, 1919
    Will of Sarah Cornelia Newton Shepardson
    Will of Sarah Cornelia Newton Shepardson
    1947 Story Jason N. Shepardson
    1947 Story Jason N. Shepardson
    The Berkshire Eagle, Wednesday, December 24, 1947
    Boston Globe - death notice - Jason Newton Shepardson
    Boston Globe - death notice - Jason Newton Shepardson
    1919 Funeral Jason N. Shepardson
    1919 Funeral Jason N. Shepardson
    The Berkshire Eagle, Monday, May 12, 1919
    Obituary of Sarah Cornelia Newton Sherpardson
    Obituary of Sarah Cornelia Newton Sherpardson

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      Name: Jason Shepardson
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