Sophia Richmond LAWTON

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5 April 1846 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Died

19 July 1900 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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John LAWTON Julia Ann TRIPP

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Born: 5 April 1846 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John LAWTON

Mother: Julia Ann TRIPP

Paternal grandparents: Richard LAWTON , Susannah HARRISON

Maternal grandparents: Nathaniel TRIPP , Sophia DAVENPORT

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Sophia Richmond married Nelson Root REED 7 January 1869 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Nelson Root REED was born 24 January 1847 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Nelson Root died 11 February 1906 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Sophia Richmond LAWTON died 19 July 1900 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sophia Richmond LAWTON married

Nelson Root REED
Marriage date: 7 January 1869
Marriage place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Nelson R Reed

groom's birth date: 1848

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 21

bride's name: Sophia R Lawton

bride's birth date: 1847

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 22

marriage date: 07 Jan 1869

marriage place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Stephen Reed

groom's mother's name: Matilda Reed

bride's father's name: John Lawton

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indexing project (batch) number: I04905-5

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 2047677

reference number: 14

Children of Nelson Root REED and Sophia Richmond LAWTON

Clara Nelson REED

Born: 31 December 1869, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1941, , Massachusetts, USA

Bertha Lawton REED

Born: 20 December 1873, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 November 1943, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur Delos FISHER 11 October 1899 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Annie Parker REED

Born: 23 October 1874, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 March 1939, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William E ROBERTS 1893

Matilda May REED

Born: 14 September 1880, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 December 1950, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Oliver Marquis CHERRY 24 January 1906 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1846 Birth

Sophia Richmond Lawton
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
birth: 05 Apr 1846 — Westport, Massachusetts
parents: John Lawton, Julian

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1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Sophia K Lawton
Residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 4 years
calculated Birth Year: 1846
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Gender: Female
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Film Number: 14703
digital gs number: 4194639
Image Number: 00498
Line Number: 15
dwelling house number: 82
family number: 96
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Household Gender Age
John Lawton M 35y
Julia A Lawton F 35y
Augustus C Lawton M 7y
Sophia K Lawton F 4y
Richard N Lawton M 2y
Melintha B Lawton F 5m
George B Lawton M 42y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Sophia R Lawton
Age: 9
estimated Birth Year: 1846
Gender: Female
Race:
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 396
Line Number: 8
Film Number: 000953977
Digital Folder Number: 004279391
Image Number: 00331
Household Gender Age
John Lawton M 40
Augustus C Lawton M 12
Sophia R Lawton F 9
Nelson R Lawton M 8
Melintha B Lawton F 7
Julia A Lawton F 4

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1855 Massachusetts Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
Sophia Richmond LAWTON and Nelson Root REED 7 January 1869, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

She was 22 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Clara Nelson REED was born 31 December 1869, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Sophia Richmond was 23 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Bertha Lawton REED was born 20 December 1873, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Sophia Richmond was 27 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Annie Parker REED was born 23 October 1874, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Sophia Richmond was 28 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Sophia Reed
Residence: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1846
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's Name: Nelson Reed
spouse's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 34 years
Occupation: Keep Home
nara Film Number: T9-0524
pAge: 340
page character: A
entry number: 809
Film Number: 1254524
Household Gender Age
spouse Nelson Reed M 34
Sophia Reed F 34
child Clara Reed F 10
child Bertha Reed F 7
child Annie Reed F 5

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Matilda May REED was born 14 September 1880, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Sophia Richmond was 34 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1899 Marriage of Child
Bertha Lawton REED married 11 October 1899, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Delos FISHER

1900 Death

Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name: Sophia R. Lawton Reed
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Death Date: 15 Jul 1900
death Place: Fall River
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Birth Date: 1846
birthPlace: Westport
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spouse's Name: Nelson R. Reed
father's Name: John L. Lawton
father's birthPlace:
mother's Name: Julia A. Tripp
mother's birthPlace:
indexing project (batch) number: B07448-5
system origin: 08-0396
source Film Number: 1843726
reference number: v 504 p 424

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1900 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Sophia R Reed
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Residence: Fall River city, Bristol, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Apr 1846
birthPlace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse Name: Nelson R Reed
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spouse birth Place: Massachusetts
father Name:
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father birthPlace: Massachusetts
mother Name:
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mother birthPlace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Nelson R Reed
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 29
estimated marriage year: 1871
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 4
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0156
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 82
reference number: 60
gsu Film Number: 1240636
Image Number: 00000520
Household Gender Age
spouse Nelson R Reed M
Sophia R Reed F
child Clara Reed F
child Matilda Reed F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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