Moved to Exeter, Maine from New Durham, N.H. in 1812
Played the Flute.
Occupation: Mechanic and Chair Maker.
Enlisted in the Revolutionary War at the age of 19.
Served in the Army first at Bunker Hill where he was wounded
Then in the Navy & served on the USS CONSTITUTION
After the CONSTITUTION he was on the RALEIGH.
Was transferred from the Army to the Navy because lameness.
See "SHAW FAMILY" Book by Harett F. Farwell, Pub. ME. 1904.
George & Betsey Shaw had 12 children in all