Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Born

20 May 1884 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

5 July 1932 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: Ruptured Appendix

Marguerite M married Arthur Presby LAWTON 17 December 1905 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Arthur Presby LAWTON was born 16 December 1883 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Arthur Presby died 6 March 1975 in Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA . Arthur Presby was the child of John Abner LAWTON and Margaret Ella COGGESHALL .

Parents & Family of Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Parents of Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Father

Peter Joseph BROWE (BREAULT)

Mother

Elizabeth (Libby) ROWE (TETR(E)AULT)

Grandparents of Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Paternal grandparents

Laurent (Loren) Joseph BROWE (BREAULT) (BRAULT) Margaret (Marguerite) LANOUE (LANOUX)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre (Peter) TETR(E)AULT (ROWE) Betsie (Betsey) (Elizabeth) CROSS (LACROIX) (COUVILLON)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) married

Arthur Presby LAWTON
Marriage date: 17 December 1905
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Arthur Presby LAWTON was the child of John Abner LAWTON and Margaret Ella COGGESHALL

Marriage notes:

He is 22. She is 21. It is the first marriage for both. He is a washer tender. Both were born at Fall River. His parents are John A. Lawton and Margaret L. Coggeshall. Her parents are Peter J. Browe and Libbie Rowe.

Groom's Name: Arthur P. Lawton

Groom's Birth Date: 1883

Groom's Birthplace: Fall River, MA

Groom's Age: 22

Bride's Name: Marquerite M. Browe

Bride's Birth Date: 1884

Bride's Birthplace: Fall River, MA

Bride's Age: 21

Marriage Date: 17 Dec 1905

Marriage Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachuetts, United States

Groom's Father's Name: John A.

Groom's Mother's Name: Margaret L. Coggeshall

Bride's Father's Name: Peter J.

Bride's Mother's Name: Libbie Rowe

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09885-3

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 574854

Reference Number: p 68

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of Arthur Presby LAWTON and Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT)

Edna Browe LAWTON

Born: 7 May 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 October 1942, North Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Walter Frederic THEINERT 6 December 1932 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Gladys Elizabeth LAWTON

Born: 7 December 1907, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 August 1972, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Married: Zigmund Frank STEFANOWSKI

Married: Robert James WILLIAMSON July 1952

Myrtle LAWTON

Born: 24 May 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 August 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1884 Birth Fall River, MA

20 May 1884
Brow, Maggie M.
b. Fall River
daughter of Peter and Libby
father is a teamster, b. VT
mother, b. VT

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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.

1900 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Peter Browe, b. May 1852, 48, b. VT, parents b. Canada, teamster
Libbie Browe, wife, b. Oct 1854, 45, b. VT, father b. France, mother b. Canada, mother of 7 children, 7 children living
Victor A. Browe, b. Dec 1878, 21, son, b. VT, day watchman
George W. Browe, b. Jan 1880, 20, son, b. MA, U.S. Army
Margaret M. Browe, b. May 1884, 16, daughter, b. MA, cotton spinner
Isabella J. Browe, b. Mar 1887, 13, b. MA, at school
Rena A. Browe, b. Aug 1889, 10, b. MA, at school
Arthur Browe, b. June 1892, 7, b. MA, at school
Joseph L. Browe, b. Feb 1896, 4, b. MA

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - 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.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) and Arthur Presby LAWTON 17 December 1905, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

She was 21 years old.

1906 Birth of Child
Edna Browe LAWTON was born 7 May 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Marguerite M was 21 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Birth of Child
Gladys Elizabeth LAWTON was born 7 December 1907, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Marguerite M was 23 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Arthur R. Lawton, 26, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, washer ? In bleachery
Margaret Lawton, 25, b. MA,
Parents born: VT
Edna B. Lawton, 3, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 2, b. MA
Arthur L. Browe,
Brother: -in-law, 17, b. MA,
Parents born: VT, works in bleachery
Isabel J. Browe,
Sister: -in-law, 23, b. MA,
Parents born: VT, warper tender in cotton mill

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1910 Birth of Child
Myrtle LAWTON was born 24 May 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Marguerite M was 26 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) - Taken around 1918. Back row center is Margaret ( Browe) Lawton and daughters Edna Browe (l.) and Gladys Elizabeth (r.). Sitting in front is Annie

Taken around 1918. Back row center is Margaret ( Browe) Lawton and
daughters Edna Browe (l.) and Gladys Elizabeth (r.). Sitting in
front is Annie Laurie Browe, Margaret's younger sister.

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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Lisbon, New London, Connecticut

Arthur P. Lawton, 36, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. RI, overseer of cotton mill
Margaret Lawton, 35, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna Lawton, 13, b. MA
Gladys E. Lawton, 12, b. MA

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

Marguerite M BROWE (BREAULT) - Margaret (Browe) Lawton. Am not sure of the year, but most likely around 1929/30. Margaret is my grandmother.

Margaret (Browe) Lawton. Am not sure of the year, but most likely around 1929/ 30. Margaret is my grandmother.

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1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Arthur P. Lawton, 45, b. MA, parents b. MA, bleacher in towel factory
Margaret M. Lawton, 44, b. MA, parents b. VT
Edna B. Lawton, 24, b. MA

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Death

Name: Margaret M Lawton
Death Date: 1932
Death Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 38
Page Number: 382
Index Volume Number: 91
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.91

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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