Shem Drowne
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| Born | December 4, 1683 |
| Died | January 13, 1774 (aged 90) |
| Body discovered | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, North End of Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | Coppersmith |
| Spouse | Katherine Clark (m. 1712) |
| Children | John Drowne, William Drowne, Thomas Drowne, Joseph Drowne, Samuel Drowne, Katherine Drowne, David Drowne, Sarah Drowne, Elizabeth Drowne, Shem Drowne Jr. |
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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.