Mary Josephine LAWTON

(b. 17 August 1845 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 October 1904 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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Mary Josephine LAWTON was born 17 August 1845 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Josephine 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

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

Mary Josephine married Robert H COLLINS 19 August 1863 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Robert H COLLINS was born 22 December 1835 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Robert H died 10 January 1874

Mary Josephine married (2) John H WAITE 14 April 1878 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . John H WAITE was born November 1844 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). John H died 4 March 1910 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Mary Josephine LAWTON died 16 October 1904 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

Burial Plot: Section: A Lot: 97 Grave: 6

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Mary Josephine LAWTON married

Robert H COLLINS-- Date: 19 August 1863 Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Mary J Lawton
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birth Place: Westport
Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1863
Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Isaac Lawton
Mother: Melina Lawton
Spouse: Robert H Collins

Name: Robert H Collins
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: NewYork City
Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1863
Marriage Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Herny Collins
Mother: Eliza Collins
Spouse: Mary J Lawton

Children of Robert H COLLINS and Mary Josephine LAWTON:

Peleg J A COLLINS (b.abt. 1869, d. abt. 1943, )
m. Abbie Alice SANFORD 1910

William Robert COLLINS (b.abt. 1874, d. abt. 1957, )
m. Verna Albert SANFORD 1909

Mary Josephine LAWTON married

John H WAITE-- Date: 14 April 1878 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Mary J Collins
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birth Place: Westport
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1878
Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Isaac Carston
Mother: Maliny Carston
Spouse: John H Waite

Name: John H Waite
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birth Place: Westport
Marriage Date: 14 Apr 1878
Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Daniel H Waite
Mother: Irenia Waite
Spouse: Mary J Collins

Children of John H WAITE and Mary Josephine LAWTON:

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1845 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Mary J. Lawton
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening place:
birth date: 17 Aug 1845
birthplace: WESTPORT,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Isaac Lawton
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Malina
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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1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Mary J Lawton
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
age: 4 years
calculated birth year: 1846
birthplace: Massachusetts
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 14703
digital gs number: 4194639
image number: 00499
line number: 12
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: Mary J Lawton
age: 10
estimated birth year: 1845
gender: Female
race:
birthplace: Massachusetts
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
family number: 404
line number: 36
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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Josephine LAWTON and Robert H COLLINS 19 August 1863, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

She was 18 years old.

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Mary Josephine LAWTON and John H WAITE 14 April 1878, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

She was 32 years old.

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

1880 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Mary J. Waite
residence: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1846
birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: John H. Waite
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: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 34 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0523
page: 248
page character: D
entry number: 1174
film number: 1254523
Household Gender Age
spouse John H. Waite M 35
Mary J. Waite F 34
child Peleg J. A. Collins M 11
child 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

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
name: Mary J Waite
titles:
residence: Westport Town (north part), Bristol, Massachusetts
birth date: Aug 1845
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head-of-household: Wife
spouse name: John H Waite
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: John H Waite
gender: Female
marital status: Married
years married: 36
estimated marriage year: 1864
mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0237
sheet number and letter: 12B
household id: 305
reference number: 90
gsu film number: 1240639
image number: 00000679
Household Gender Age
spouse John H Waite M
Mary J Waite F
William R Collins 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 Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Mary J. Lawton Waite
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 13 Oct 1904
event place: Westport, Massachusetts
residence:
street address:
gender: Female
age: 59
marital status: Married
occupation: None
birth date:
birthplace: Westport
estimated birth year: 1845
burial date: 16 Oct 1904
burial place: Westport
cemetery: Linden Grove
father: Isaac Lawton
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace: Westport
mother: Melina Soule
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthplace: Westport
additional relatives:
spouse: John H. Waite
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 97 p 357
film number: 2069926
frame number:
digital folder number: 4292341
image number: 880

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Mary 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 8:58:53 PM - Updated: 3/26/2025 7:20:38 PM