Person:Shem Drowne (2)

Shem Drowne
b.4 Dec 1683 Kittery, Maine
d.13 Jan 1774 Boston, Massachusetts
m. 1679
  1. Samuel Drowne1675/76 - 1721
  2. Solomon Drowne1680/81 - 1730
  3. Shem Drowne1683 - 1774
  4. Susanna Drowne1684 -
  5. Simeon Drowne1686 - 1734
  6. Thomas DrowneAbt 1690 -
  7. Mary Drowne1693 - 1731/32
  8. Elizabeth Drowne1699 -
  9. Sarah Drowne1702 - 1723/24
m. 18 Sep 1712
  1. John Drowne1713 - 1713
  2. William Drowne1714 - 1715
  3. Thomas Drowne1715 - 1795
  4. Joseph Drowne1717 - 1721
  5. Samuel Drowne1719 - 1721
  6. Katherine Drowne1721 -
  7. David Drowne1723 - 1748
  8. Sarah Drowne1725 -
  9. Mary Drowne1726 - 1726
  10. Elizabeth Drowne1728 - 1728
Facts and Events
Name Shem Drowne
Gender Male
Birth? 4 Dec 1683 Kittery, Maine
Marriage 18 Sep 1712 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Katherine Clarke
Death? 13 Jan 1774 Boston, Massachusetts
Reference Number? Q7494055?


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Deacon Shem Drowne (December 4, 1683 – January 13, 1774) was a colonial coppersmith and tinplate worker in Boston, Massachusetts and was America's first documented weathervane maker. He is most famous for the grasshopper weathervane atop of Faneuil Hall, well known as a symbol of Boston.

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References
  1.   Shem Drowne, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.