Russell S LAWTON

(b. 16 August 1827 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 August 1914 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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Russell S LAWTON was born 16 August 1827 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Russell S LAWTON was the child of Isaac LAWTON and Melina A SOULE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Richard LAWTON and Polly BROWNELL (maternal) Jonathan Potter SOULE and Hannah TRIPP

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Russell S married Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER 1 January 1854 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER was born 18 September 1834 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lucretia Tucker died 10 November 1914 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Russell S LAWTON died 25 August 1914 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Russell S LAWTON married

Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER-- Date: 1 January 1854 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Russell S LAWTON and Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER:

Sylvester F LAWTON (b.28 February 1855, , Massachusetts, USA d. 5 March 1919, )

Frances E LAWTON (b.27 January 1857, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1918, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

Emma Josephine LAWTON (b.abt. 1862, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1930, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

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1827 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Russel S. Lawton
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 16 Aug 1827
birthplace: WESTPORT,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Isaac Lawton
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Melina
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C50009-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 873749
reference number:

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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

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Russell Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
age: 22 years
calculated birth year: 1828
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Male
race (original):
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death month:
death year:
film number: 14703
digital gs number: 4194639
image number: 00499
line number: 6
dwelling house number: 88
family number: 104
marital status:
free or slave:
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

1854 Marriage / Partner
Russell S LAWTON and Lucretia Tucker MACOMBER 1 January 1854, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Sylvester F LAWTON was born 28 February 1855, , Massachusetts, USA

Russell S was 27 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Frances E LAWTON was born 27 January 1857, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Russell S was 29 years old.

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)

1880 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Russell Lawton
residence: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1827
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Lucretia T. Lawton
spouse's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 53 years
occupation: Grocers Clerk
nara film number: T9-0525
page: 283
page character: D
entry number: 1376
film number: 1254525
Household Gender Age
Russell Lawton M 53
spouse Lucretia T. Lawton F 45
child Emma J. Lawton F 19
child Sylveta T. Lawton M 25

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

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.

1900 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Russell L Lawton
titles:
residence: New Bedford city, Bristol, Massachusetts
birth date: Aug 1827
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Lucretia T Lawton
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Massachusetts
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Massachusetts
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Massachusetts
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 46
estimated marriage year: 1854
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0204
sheet number and letter: 2B
household id: 46
reference number: 90
gsu film number: 1240637
image number: 00000344
Household Gender Age
Russell L Lawton M
spouse Lucretia T Lawton F
Mary Frates F
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.

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 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Russell S Lawton
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: New Bedford Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 269
page number: 14
Household Gender Age
Russell S Lawton M 82y
spouse Lucretia T 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

1914 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Russell S Lawton
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 25 Aug 1914
event place: New Bedford,,Massachusetts
residence:
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gender: Male
age: 87
marital status: Married
occupation:
birth date: 16 Aug 1827
birthplace: Westport, Massachusetts
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father: Isaac
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mother: Melina Soule
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 475
film number: 2404364
frame number:
digital folder number: 4284201
image number: 01530

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