Benjamin
LAWTON
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Born: abt. 1685 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Benjamin married Penelope GARDINER 8 September 1709 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Penelope GARDINER was born abt. 1689 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield). Penelope died November 1751 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Penelope was the child of Benoni GARDINER and Mary UNKNOWN.
Benjamin LAWTON died abt. 1769 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Penelope GARDINERMarriage date: 8 September 1709
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Penelope GARDINER was the child of Benoni GARDINER and Mary UNKNOWN
Children of Benjamin LAWTON and Penelope GARDINER
Thomas LAWTONDied: 24 April 1752, Bristol, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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1709 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin LAWTON and Penelope GARDINER 8 September 1709, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1716 Birth of ChildThomas LAWTON was born 30 January 1716, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1738 Marriage of ChildThomas LAWTON married 5 January 1738, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts) to Elizabeth COGGEHALL
1751 Death of Spouse/PartnerPenelope GARDINER died November 1751, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1752 Death of ChildThomas LAWTON died 24 April 1752, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
Record added: 11/18/2024 12:55:33 PM
Last updated: 11/18/2024 1:01:15 PM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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