Melina A SOULE

(b. 26 September 1803 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 August 1890 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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Melina A SOULE was born 26 September 1803 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Melina A SOULE was the child of Jonathan Potter SOULE and Hannah TRIPP and the grandchild of: (paternal) Oliver SOULE and Eleanor POTTER

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Melina A married Isaac LAWTON 5 November 1826 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Isaac LAWTON was born 10 March 1803 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Isaac died 26 July 1865 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Isaac was the child of Richard LAWTON and Polly BROWNELL.

Melina A SOULE died 26 August 1890 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

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Melina A SOULE married

Isaac LAWTON-- Date: 5 November 1826 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
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Isaac LAWTON was the child of Richard LAWTON and Polly BROWNELL

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Isaac Lawton
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bride's name: Melina Sowle
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marriage date: 02 Oct 1826
marriage place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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indexing project (batch) number: I00968-4
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 903378
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Children of Isaac LAWTON and Melina A SOULE:

Russell S LAWTON (b.16 August 1827, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 August 1914, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER 1 January 1854 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Alfred H LAWTON (b.18 June 1830, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 July 1845, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

Isaac F LAWTON (b.20 February 1833, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 February 1907, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Ruth A SOWLE 9 February 1865 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Susan A LAWTON (b.21 December 1835, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 July 1891, Hyde Park, Massachusetts, USA*)
m. William Henry INGERSOLL 3 July 1853 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Jonathan R LAWTON (b.22 September 1838, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 October 1858, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

John A LAWTON (b.1 January 1841, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 October 1868, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Ann E ALLEN 3 January 1864 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Peleg P LAWTON (b.13 March 1843, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1928, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Sarah E BROCK 22 December 1869 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Josephine LAWTON (b.17 August 1845, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 October 1904, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Robert H COLLINS 19 August 1863 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)
m. John H WAITE 14 April 1878 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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1803 Birth
26 September 1803
Westport, Massachusetts, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Melina A SOULE and Isaac LAWTON 5 November 1826, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

She was 23 years old.

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1827 Birth of Child
Russell S LAWTON was born 16 August 1827, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 23 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Alfred H LAWTON was born 18 June 1830, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 26 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Isaac F LAWTON was born 20 February 1833, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 29 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Susan A LAWTON was born 21 December 1835, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 32 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Jonathan R LAWTON was born 22 September 1838, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 35 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John A LAWTON was born 1 January 1841, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 37 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Peleg P LAWTON was born 13 March 1843, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 39 years old.

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

1845 Death of Child
Alfred H LAWTON died 1 July 1845, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 41 years old.

1845 Birth of Child
Mary Josephine LAWTON was born 17 August 1845, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 41 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Melina Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
age: 41 years
calculated birth year: 1809
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
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film number: 14703
digital gs number: 4194639
image number: 00499
line number: 5
dwelling house number: 88
family number: 104
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Household Gender Age
Isaac Lawton M 47y
Melina Lawton F 41y
Russell Lawton M 22y
Isaac F Lawton M 17y
Susan A Lawton F 14y
Jonathan K Lawton M 11y
John A Lawton M 9y
Peleg P Lawton M 7y
Mary J Lawton F 4y

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Marriage of Child
Susan A LAWTON married 3 July 1853, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to William Henry INGERSOLL

1854 Marriage of Child
Russell S LAWTON married 1 January 1854, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER

1855 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Melintha Lawton
age: 47
estimated birth year: 1808
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 404
line number: 32
film number: 000953977
digital folder number: 004279391
image number: 00331
Household Gender Age
Isaac Lawton M 52
Melintha Lawton F 47
Jonathan R Lawton M 17
John A Lawton M 14
Peleg P Lawton M 12
Mary J Lawton F 10

1855 Massachusetts Census
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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

1858 Death of Child
Jonathan R LAWTON died 10 October 1858, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 55 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Mary Josephine LAWTON married 19 August 1863, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton) to Robert H COLLINS

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)

1864 Marriage of Child
John A LAWTON married 3 January 1864, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Ann E ALLEN

1865 Marriage of Child
Isaac F LAWTON married 9 February 1865, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to Ruth A SOWLE

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.

1865 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isaac LAWTON died 26 July 1865, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Death of Child
John A LAWTON died 28 October 1868, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Melina A was 65 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Marriage of Child
Peleg P LAWTON married 22 December 1869, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah E BROCK

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.

1878 Marriage of Child
Mary Josephine LAWTON married 14 April 1878, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to John H WAITE

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Melina Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1809
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Other
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father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
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mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 71 years
occupation: Boarder
nara film number: T9-0523
page: 248
page character: D
entry number: 1178
film number: 1254523
Household Gender Age
John H. Waite M 35
Mary J. Waite F 34
Peleg J. A. Collins M 11
Wm. R. Collins M 6
Henry Waite M 78
Melina Lawton F 71

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1890 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Melina A. Sowle Lawton
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 26 Aug 1890
event place: Westport, Massachusetts
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gender: Female
age: 81
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estimated birth year: 1809
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father: Jonathan
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mother: Hannah
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spouse: Isaac
volume/ page/ certificate number: 30
film number: 960243
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digital folder number: 4224893
image number: 239

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Melina A SOULE - Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts

Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts

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

Thanks to Gail

Melina is buried at: Maple Grove Cemetery
Reed Rd

Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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Added: 9/3/2010 8:49:48 PM - Updated: 8/28/2020 12:02:49 PM