Laura Ann REED

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abt. 1836 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

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10 October 1887 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1836 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Laura Ann married Charles Abner LAWTON 12 October 1851 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charles Abner LAWTON was born abt. 1821 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Charles Abner died 15 February 1900 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Charles Abner was the child of Abner LAWTON and Hannah TRIPP.

Laura Ann REED died 10 October 1887 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Laura Ann REED married

Charles Abner LAWTON
Marriage date: 12 October 1851
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Charles Abner LAWTON was the child of Abner LAWTON and Hannah TRIPP

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Charles is from Westport. Laura is from New Bedford. He is 31. She is 18. He is a mason. He was born in Westport. She was born in Fall River. He is the son of Abner and Hannah. Her parents are not listed. It is his 2nd marriage.

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Charles A. Lawton

groom's birth date: 1820

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groom's age: 31

bride's name: Laura A. Reed

bride's birth date: 1833

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bride's age: 18

marriage date: 09 Oct 1851

marriage place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Abner

groom's mother's name: Hannah

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indexing project (batch) number: I01286-9

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 1994022

reference number: 45

source: familysearch.org

Children of Charles Abner LAWTON and Laura Ann REED

Charles Abner LAWTON

Born: 10 September 1852, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 April 1922, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Mercy Ann SHERMAN 14 August 1871 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

John Abner LAWTON

Born: March 1855, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 19 November 1939, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Margaret Ella COGGESHALL 22 September 1876 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Albert H LAWTON

Born: 23 November 1857, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Alice Helen BENSON 24 May 1889 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Albert Whittamore LAWTON

Born: 1 January 1860, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 June 1863, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Clarence A LAWTON

Born: 28 February 1861, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 29 July 1861, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

George Adam LAWTON

Born: 29 January 1862, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1920,

Married: Annie E SHERMAN 10 September 1881 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Marriage / Partner
Laura Ann REED and Charles Abner LAWTON 12 October 1851, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1852 Birth of Child
Charles Abner LAWTON was born 10 September 1852, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
John Abner LAWTON was born March 1855, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Albert H LAWTON was born 23 November 1857, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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

1860 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Chas A Lawton, 39, mason
Laura A Lawton, 24
Chas A Lawton, 8
John A Lawton, 5
Albert H Lawton, 2
Luther W. Lawton, 6/ 12 -- All born in Massachusetts

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Birth of Child
Albert Whittamore LAWTON was born 1 January 1860, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1861 Birth of Child
Clarence A LAWTON was born 28 February 1861, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1862 Birth of Child
George Adam LAWTON was born 29 January 1862, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1863 Death of Child
Albert Whittamore LAWTON died 2 June 1863, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1865 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Laura Lawton
Age: 29 years
estimated Birth Year: 1836
Gender: Female
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birthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Residence: Fall River, Ward 04, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 381
Line Number: 2
Film Number: 0953968
Digital Folder Number: 4286755
Image Number: 00426
Household Gender Age
Charles A Lawton M 45y
Laura Lawton F 29y
Charles Lawton M 12y
John A Lawton M 10y
Albert Lawton M 7y
George Lawton M 3y

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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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 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Charles Lawton, 45, stone mason
Ann Lawton, 40
Charles Lawton, 18, stone mason
John Lawton, 15, attending school
Albert Lawton, 13, attending school
George Lawton, 9, attending school -- All born in Massachusetts

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Marriage of Child
Charles Abner LAWTON married 14 August 1871, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Mercy Ann SHERMAN

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

1876 Marriage of Child
John Abner LAWTON married 22 September 1876, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret Ella COGGESHALL

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)

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

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

1881 Marriage of Child
George Adam LAWTON married 10 September 1881, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Annie E SHERMAN

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

10 Oct 1887 - Death - New Bedford, MA

Laura A. Lawton 'Reed'
married, age 52
cause of death: diabetes meclitus
place of birth: Westport
parents: Abner and Hanna, both b. Westport, MA

Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name: Laura A. Reed Lawton
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Death Date: 10 Oct 1887
death Place: New Bedford
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Birth Date: 1835
birthPlace: Westport
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father's Name: Abner
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mother's Name: Hanna
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indexing project (batch) number: B06803-7
system origin: 08-0396
source Film Number: 960234
reference number: v 382 p 146
source: familysearch.org

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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors