Isaac F LAWTON

(b. 20 February 1833 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 February 1907 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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Isaac F LAWTON was born 20 February 1833 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Isaac F 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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Isaac F married Ruth A SOWLE 9 February 1865 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Ruth A SOWLE was born abt. 1834

Isaac F LAWTON died 13 February 1907 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

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Burial:
Maple Grove Cemetery
Westport
Bristol County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section: A Lot: 97 Grave: 7

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Ruth A SOWLE-- Date: 9 February 1865 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Isaac F Lawton
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birth Place: Westport
Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1865
Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Isaac Sowle
Mother: Malina Sowle
Spouse: Ruth A Sowle

Name: Ruth A Sowle
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birth Place: Westport
Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1865
Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Rhuby A Sowle
Spouse: Isaac F Lawton

Children of Isaac F LAWTON and Ruth A SOWLE:

Clara A LAWTON (b.February 1870, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Chester E LAWTON (b.1 June 1873, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 September 1880, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

Alice M LAWTON (b.August 1875, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Frank B HOLMES 6 May 1896 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Annie Agness LAWTON (b.6 June 1877, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 September 1890, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

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1833 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Isaac F. Lawton
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
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birth date: 20 Feb 1833
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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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: Isaac F Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
age: 17 years
calculated birth year: 1833
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Male
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film number: 14703
digital gs number: 4194639
image number: 00499
line number: 7
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

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

1860 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Isaac F Lawton
residence: , Bristol, Massachusetts
ward: Westport
age: 27 years
estimated birth year: 1833
birthplace: Mass
gender: Male
page: 409
family number: 1
film number: 803491
dgs number: 4231351
image number: 00414
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Marriage / Partner
Isaac F LAWTON and Ruth A SOWLE 9 February 1865, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

He was 31 years old.

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 Massachusetts
name: Isaac Lawton
estimated birth year: 1833
gender: Male
age in 1870: 37y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Isaac Lawton M 37y
Ruth A Lawton F 24y
Clara A Lawton F 4m

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
Clara A LAWTON was born February 1870, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Isaac F was 36 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Birth of Child
Chester E LAWTON was born 1 June 1873, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Isaac F was 40 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Alice M LAWTON was born August 1875, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Isaac F was 42 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Annie Agness LAWTON was born 6 June 1877, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Isaac F was 44 years old.

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Isaac F. Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1832
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Ruth A. 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): 48 years
occupation: Farm Laborer
nara film number: T9-0523
page: 259
page character: A
entry number: 2077
film number: 1254523
Household Gender Age
Isaac F. Lawton M 48
spouse Ruth A. Lawton F 35
child Clara A. Lawton F 10
child Chestr E. Lawton M 7
child Alice M. Lawton F 4
child Annie A Lawton F 3

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Death of Child
Chester E LAWTON died 27 September 1880, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Isaac F was 47 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

1890 Death of Child
Annie Agness LAWTON died 6 September 1890, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Isaac F was 57 years old.

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

1896 Marriage of Child
Alice M LAWTON married 6 May 1896, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to Frank B HOLMES

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Isaac F Lawton
titles:
residence: Westport Town (north part), Bristol, Massachusetts
birth date: Feb 1835
birthplace: Mass
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father birthplace: Mass
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mother birthplace: Mass
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: David A King
gender: Male
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enumeration district: 0237
sheet number and letter: 7B
household id: 162
reference number: 60
gsu film number: 1240639
image number: 00000669
Household Gender Age
David A King M
Laura F King F
Leroy C King M
Eugenia M Hart F
Albert H King M
Charity Sabins F
Zilpha White F
Isaac F Lawton M
George S Cornell M
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 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Isaac F Lawton
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 13 Feb 1907
event place: Westport,,Massachusetts
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gender: Male
age: 73
marital status: Married
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birth date: 1834
birthplace: Westport, Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1834
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father: Isaac Lawton
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mother: Malina Sowle
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volume/ page/ certificate number: 368
film number: 2217700
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digital folder number: 4282861
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Added: 9/3/2010 8:55:13 PM - Updated: 3/26/2025 7:19:31 PM