Charles Abner LAWTON

Born

10 September 1852 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 April 1922 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Charles Abner married Mercy Ann SHERMAN 14 August 1871 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mercy Ann SHERMAN was born 11 June 1853 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy Ann died 18 December 1906 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy Ann was the child of Stephen SHERMAN and Mercy Ann GIFFORD .

Parents & Family of Charles Abner LAWTON

Parents of Charles Abner LAWTON

Father

Charles Abner LAWTON

Mother

Laura Ann REED

Grandparents of Charles Abner LAWTON

Paternal grandparents

Abner LAWTON Hannah TRIPP

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Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

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Birth: unknown
Death: unknown

Burial:
Maple Grove Cemetery
Westport
Bristol County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section: B Lot: 7 Grave: 6

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles Abner LAWTON

Charles Abner LAWTON married

Mercy Ann SHERMAN
Marriage date: 14 August 1871
Marriage place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Ann SHERMAN was the child of Stephen SHERMAN and Mercy Ann GIFFORD

Children of Charles Abner LAWTON and Mercy Ann SHERMAN

Estella B "Stella" LAWTON

Born: 2 January 1877, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1935, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George W HASKINS 7 August 1895 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Clarence E LAWTON

Born: 22 September 1880, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 December 1912, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Annie E THOMAS 14 February 1911 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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1852 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Charles A. Lawton
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Birth Date: 10 Sep 1852
birthPlace: New Bedford
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father's Name: Charles A Lawton
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mother's Name: Laura A Reed
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mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: I02946-6
system origin: C_Group
source Film Number: 1420835
reference number: 133

Birth Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 63 ; PAge: 133 -- Son of Charles A. Lawton and Laura A. Reed. Father is a mason, born in Massachusetts. Mother was born in Westport.

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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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)

1865 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Charles Lawton
Age: 12 years
estimated Birth Year: 1853
Gender: Male
Race:
birthPlace: Massachusetts
Marital Status:
Residence: Fall River, Ward 04, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 381
Line Number: 3
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, Brisol, Massachusetts

Name: Charles Lawton
estimated Birth Year: 1852
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 18y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Charles Lawton M 45y
Ann Lawton F 40y
Charles Lawton M 18y
John Lawton M 15y
Albert Lawton M 13y
George Lawton M 9y

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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 / Partner
Charles Abner LAWTON and Mercy Ann SHERMAN 14 August 1871, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 18 years old.

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

Charles Abner was 24 years old.

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 New Bedford, Brisol, Massachusetts

Stephen SHERMAN Self M Male W 63 MA Ship Carpenter MA MA

Mercy A. SHERMAN Wife M Female W 45 MA Keeping House MA MA

Marcy A. LAWTON Dau M Female W 27 MA At Home MA MA

Charles A. LAWTON SonL M Male W 28 MA Stone Mason MA MA

William W. SHERMAN Son S Male W 25 MA Seaman MA MA

Emma C. BROOKS Dau W Female W 23 MA At Home MA MA

Annie E. SHERMAN Dau S Female W 19 MA Milliner MA MA

Stephen SHERMAN Son S Male W 17 MA At Home MA MA

Eleanor G. SHERMAN Dau S Female W 14 MA At Service MA MA

Stella B. LAWTON GDau S Female W 3 MA At Home MA MA

George F. BROOKS GSon S Male W 1 MA At Home MA MA

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Clarence E LAWTON was born 22 September 1880, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Abner was 28 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

1895 Marriage of Child
Estella B "Stella" LAWTON married 7 August 1895, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to George W HASKINS

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Name: Charles A Lawton
[Charles Lawton]
Age: 48
Birth Date: Mar 1852
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts

Household Members:
Name Age
Charles A Lawton 48
Carry E Whitehead 35
Herbert E Whitehead 16

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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.

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

1906 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mercy Ann SHERMAN died 18 December 1906, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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)

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

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1911 Marriage of Child
Clarence E LAWTON married 14 February 1911, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Annie E THOMAS

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1912 Death of Child
Clarence E LAWTON died 2 December 1912, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Abner was 60 years old.

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Name: Charles A Lawton
Birth Date: abt 1852
Birth Place: USA
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Relationship: Lodger
Enumeration Year: 1915
Township: Providence Ward 4
County: Providence
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 273
Line Number: 49
Household number: 35
Volume Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Herbert C Whitehead 33
Albert Bradnieder 40
Charles A Lawton 63

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1915 Rhode Island State Census
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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

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 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Name: Charles A Lawton
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1852
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1920: Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
[Widow]
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home Owned: Rent
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Charles A Lawton 68

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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.

Death

Name: Charles Abner Lawton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
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Death Date: 21 Apr 1922
Death Place: Providence, R.I.
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1849
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mercy Sherman
Father's Name: Charles A. Lawton
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's Name: Laura A. Read
Mother's BirthPlace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03092-0
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film Number: 1939716
Reference ID: 1360

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