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John Abner Lawton
(abt. Mar 1855 - 19 NOV 1939)


John Abner Lawton  (abt. Mar 1855,  Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA  - 19 NOV 1939,  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  -- Age:   --Cause of Death:



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John Abner  was the child of Charles A. Lawton and Laura A. Reed

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Ancestor's Life Events



census Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1860 U.S. Census 
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



 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1865 Massachusetts Census 
name: John A Lawton
age: 10 years
estimated birth year: 1855
gender: Male
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
marital status:
residence: Fall River, Ward 04, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 381
line number: 4
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




census New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1870 U.S. Census 
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



census Cottage Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1880 U.S. Census 
John A. Lawton, 25, stone mason, b. MA, parents b. MA
Ella M. Lawton, 23, b. RI, parents b. RI
Fredy B. Lawton, 4, b. RI
Sadie S. Lawton, 1, b. MA



genealogy - city directory 1882 Fall River Directory  




census East Globe Street, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1900 U.S. Census 
John A. Lawton, b. Mar 1856, 44, b. MA, parents b. England, brick layer
Ellen Lawton, b. May 1857, 43, b. MA, parents b. NY, mother of 5 children, 5 children living
Sadie Lawton, 22, daughter, b. May 1878, MA, trimmer (cloth)
Arthur Lawton, 17, son, b. May 1883, MA, salesman
Albert Lawton, 14, son, b. Mar 1886, MA, at school



census New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1910 U.S. Census 
(Difficult to read) John A. Lawton, 55, married 35 years, brick layer
Ellie M. Lawton, 53, mother of 6 children, 5 children living



census New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts Click here to go to source1920 U.S. Census 
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Lawton, John A., lodger, age 65, married, b. RI, brick layer




Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)


marriage married Margaret Ella Coggeshall -- Date: 22 Sept 1876 Place:  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Click here to go to sourceMassachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 Vol: 280 ; Page: 101


Volume/Page: Vol: 280 ; Page: 101 

He is 21. She is 19. His occupation is: Mason. He was born in Providence, RI. She was born in Tiverton, RI. He is the son of Charles and Laura. She is the daughter of David and Julia. It is the first marriage for both.



Source:
Title The descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I.
Volume 2 of The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I, William Field Reed
Genealogy and Local History series
Publisher Gibson Bros., Printers, 1905
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 31, 2008
Page 357
Family Group Record for John Abner Lawton and Margaret Ella Coggeshall


Children:

son Frederick B. Lawton (29 Jun 1877, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA - 1965,  )

daughter Sadie S. Lawton (29 Mar 1878, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA - 20 Jan 1946, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)

daughter Charlotte (Lottie) May Lawton (Dec 1880, Massachusetts - 15 FEB 1961,  )

son Arthur Presby Lawton (16 Dec 1883, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA - 6 Mar 1975, Harrisville, RI)

son Albert L. Lawton (24 Feb 1886, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA - 9 Nov 1912, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)

daughter Laura E. Lawton (21 July 1888, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA - 26 Apr 1892, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)




Ancestor's Death-related Information




Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts


Added: 7/29/2008 12:00:00 AM - 221

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