John A LAWTON

(b. 1 January 1841 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 October 1868 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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John A LAWTON was born 1 January 1841 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

John A 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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John A married Ann E ALLEN 3 January 1864 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA . Ann E ALLEN was born abt. 1841

John A LAWTON died 28 October 1868 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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John A LAWTON married

Ann E ALLEN-- Date: 3 January 1864 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
name: John A. Lawton
titles & terms:
event: Marriage
event date: 03 Jan 1864
event place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts
gender: Male
age: 23
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estimated birth year: 1841
father: Isaac
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mother: Melissa Lawton
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spouse: Ann E. Allen
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spouse's father: William G.
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spouse's mother: Nancy Allen
spouse's mother's titles & terms:
record number: 114
film number: 1433021
digital folder number: 4332357
image number: 00502
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1841 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: John A. Lawton
gender: Male
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baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 01 Jan 1841
birthplace: WESTPORT,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
death date:
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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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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: John A Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
age: 9 years
calculated birth year: 1841
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: 10
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

1855 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: John A Lawton
age: 14
estimated birth year: 1841
gender: Male
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 404
line number: 34
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

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)

1864 Marriage / Partner
John A LAWTON and Ann E ALLEN 3 January 1864, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 23 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 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: John A. Lawton
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 29 Oct 1868
event place: Westport, Massachusetts
residence: Westport, Ma.
street address:
gender: Male
age: 27
marital status: Married
occupation: carpenter
birth date:
birthplace: Westport, Ma.
estimated birth year: 1841
burial date:
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cemetery:
father: Isaac
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Westport, Ma.
mother: Nalenie Lawton
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mother's birthplace: Westport, Ma.
additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 211 p 152
film number: 960192
frame number:
digital folder number: 4221408
image number: 163

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John A LAWTON - Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts

Grave - Maple Grove Cemetery, Westport, Massachusetts

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

Thanks to Gail

John is buried at: Maple Grove Cemetery
Reed Rd

Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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Added: 9/3/2010 8:57:20 PM - Updated: 9/2/2020 8:55:52 AM