Thomas LAWSON

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11 December 1727 , Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

5 January 1825 , Union, Connecticut, USA

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John LAWSON Janet YOUNG

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Born: 11 December 1727 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John LAWSON

Mother: Janet YOUNG

Thomas had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Thomas married Esther PAUL abt. 1754 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther PAUL was born 18 October 1729 in Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Esther died 2 January 1804

Thomas LAWSON died 5 January 1825 in Union, Connecticut, USA.
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David LAWSON

Born: 17 February 1763,
Died: 19 January 1836, Union, Connecticut, USA

Thomas LAWSON

Born: 22 March 1769, Union, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 20 December 1819, Union, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1727
11 December 1727
Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1769 Birth of Child
Thomas LAWSON was born 22 March 1769, Union, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 41 years old.

Revolutionary War

LAWSON, THOMAS
Ancestor #: A067391
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 12-11-1727 WORCESTER MIDDLESEX CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 1-5-1825 UNION TOLLAND CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, P 513
Service Description: 1) MILITIA GEN GATES 1777

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1) City: UNION - County: WINDHAM CO - State: CONNECTICUT

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n 1) ESTHER PAUL

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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Death of Child
Thomas LAWSON died 20 December 1819, Union, Connecticut, USA

Thomas was 92 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

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Name: Capt. Thomas Lawson
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Death Date: 05 Jan 1825
Death Place: Union, Connecticut
Age: 98
Birth Date: 1727
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03794-7
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3366
Reference ID: pg 9

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7V3-288 : 3 December 2014), Capt. Thomas Lawson, 05 Jan 1825; citing Union, Connecticut, reference pg 9; FHL microfilm 3,366.'

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Union Center Cemetery Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state