James R LAWTON

(b. abt. 1830 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 January 1918 , Taunton, Massachusetts, USA )

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James R LAWTON was born abt. 1830 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

James R LAWTON was the child of Richard LAWTON and Susannah HARRISON and the grandchild of: (paternal) George LAWTON and Peace MOSHER (maternal) John HARRISON and Sias? UNKNOWN

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

James R married Rhoby Ann BROWNELL 14 July 1854 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rhoby Ann BROWNELL was born abt. 1834 Rhoby Ann died abt. 1927

James R LAWTON died 6 January 1918 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .
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James R LAWTON married

Rhoby Ann BROWNELL-- Date: 14 July 1854 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: James R Lawton
Event Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1830
Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1854
Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Marriage Age: 24
Father Name: Richard
Spouse Name: Roby Ann Brownell
Spouse Marriage Age: 20
Spouse Father Name: Abraham Brownell

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Children of James R LAWTON and Rhoby Ann BROWNELL:

William A LAWTON (b.abt. 1860, , Massachusetts, USA d. , )

George B LAWTON (b.abt. 1861, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Sarah E LEWIS 13 August 1885 in Fall River, 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

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Marriage / Partner
James R LAWTON and Rhoby Ann BROWNELL 14 July 1854, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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)

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

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 - 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

1885 Marriage of Child
George B LAWTON married 13 August 1885, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah E LEWIS

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.

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.

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

1910 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: James R Lawton
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 340
page number: 20
Household Gender Age
James R Lawton M 79y
spouse Robie A Lawton F 75y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

Death
Name: James R Lawton
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 06 Jan 1918
Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 88
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Father's Name: Richard Lawton
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Mother's Name: Brownell
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Certificate Number: 18
Page: 170
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Digital Folder Number: 005125591
Image Number: 00171

'Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920,' database with images, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:23TH-8HC : 4 December 2014), James R Lawton, 06 Jan 1918; citing Death, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 18, page 170, State Archives, Boston.
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James R LAWTON - Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts Section A Lot 138

Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts

Section A Lot 138

Maple Grove Cemetery
Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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Postcards and Memories of Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

James is buried at: Maple Grove Cemetery
Reed Rd

Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

http://westport.loreprojects.com/cemetery_view.cfm?id=19

Added: 9/3/2010 7:59:01 PM - Updated: 3/26/2025 7:18:51 PM