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flag female ancestor  Mercy Ann  SHERMAN

Born
11 June 1853 ,  Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Died
18 December 1906 ,  New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Ann  married  Charles Abner LAWTON 14 August 1871 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles Abner LAWTON  was born 10 September 1852 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.  Charles Abner died 21 April 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.  Charles Abner was the child of Charles Abner LAWTON and Laura Ann REED .
Mercy Ann  married  George S HASKINS 10 June 1895 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . 
George S HASKINS  was born December 1836 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .  George S died 3 January 1910 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. 
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Parents & Family of Mercy Ann SHERMAN

Parents of Mercy Ann SHERMAN

Father
Stephen SHERMAN
Mother
Mercy Ann GIFFORD

Grandparents of Mercy Ann SHERMAN

Paternal grandparents
William SHERMAN Experience HILLER
Maternal grandparents
William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD Annie B ELDRIDGE


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mercy Ann  married  Charles Abner LAWTON 14 August 1871 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charles Abner LAWTON  was born 10 September 1852 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.  Charles Abner died 21 April 1922 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.  Charles Abner was the child of Charles Abner LAWTON and Laura Ann REED.

Mercy Ann  married  (2) George S HASKINS 10 June 1895 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA .  George S HASKINS  was born December 1836 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .  George S died 3 January 1910 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mercy Ann SHERMAN

Mercy Ann SHERMAN married flag male ancestor Charles Abner LAWTON
Marriage date: 14 August 1871
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Charles Abner LAWTON was the child of Charles Abner LAWTON and Laura Ann REED

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Mercy Ann SHERMAN married flag male ancestor George S HASKINS
Marriage date: 10 June 1895
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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BirthBirth — 1853
11 June 1853
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1871 Marriage / Partner
Mercy Ann SHERMAN and Charles Abner LAWTON 14 August 1871, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
1877 Birth of Child
Estella B "Stella" LAWTON was born 2 January 1877, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy Ann was 23 years old.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 - New Bedford, Massachusetts
Name: Marcy A. Lawton
Age: 27
Birth Date: Abt 1853
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Street: S Second Street
House Number: 85
Dwelling Number: 159
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charles A. Lawton
Father's Name: Stephen Sherman
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's Name: Mercy A. Sherman
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Occupation: At Home
Cannot Read: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Sherman 63
Mercy A. Sherman 45
Marcy A. Lawton 27
Charles A. Lawton 28
William W. Sherman 25
Emma C. Brooks 23
Annie E. Sherman 19
Stephen Sherman 17
Eleanor G. Sherman 14
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1880 Birth of Child
Clarence E LAWTON was born 22 September 1880, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy Ann was 27 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1895 Marriage / Partner
Mercy Ann SHERMAN and George S HASKINS 10 June 1895, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 42 years old.
marriage1895 Marriage of Child
Estella B "Stella" LAWTON married 7 August 1895, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to George W HASKINS
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
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Rural Cemetery New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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DeathDeath — 1906
18 December 1906
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 53.

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