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Abby Chester Lawton 1853–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1853

Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1877

Death Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Abraham Lawton

Mother: Mary Tripp

Spouse(s): Zebedee Davis

Children(s): Abbie Sanford, Albert Davis, Charles Davis, Abram Davis

Abby Chester Lawton was born in 1853 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Abraham Chester Lawton And Mary Elizabeth Tripp. Abby Chester Lawton married Zebedee E Davis, and had children including Abbie C Sanford, Abram C Davis, Albert Ellsworth Davis, Charles E Davis. Abby Chester Lawton passed away in 1877 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abby Chester Lawton was born in 1853 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Abraham Chester Lawton And Mary Elizabeth Tripp.
  • Abby Chester Lawton married Zebedee E Davis, and had children including Abbie C Sanford, Abram C Davis, Albert Ellsworth Davis, Charles E Davis.
  • Abby Chester Lawton passed away in 1877 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abby Lawton's Ancestors

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Abby Lawton
1853–1877
Birth Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Abraham Chester Lawton
1820–1852
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Tripp
1830–1913
Westport, Bristol Co., MA
Grandparents
Obadiah LAWTON
1789–1848
Westport, Bristol, MA
Elizabeth White
1798–1876
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Eli TRIPP
1804–1887
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Potter
1796–1868
Westport, Massachusetts.
Great-Grandparents
Job Lawton
1764–1843
Hannah Kirby
1769–1849
John Tripp
1766–1862
Elizabeth Tripp
1772–1847
Philip Potter
1775–1859
Aruba Potter
1779–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Lawton
1739–1820
Pease Mosher
1738–1778
Isaac Tripp
1736–1817
Edith GGM
1730–1804
Weston Tripp
1746–
Comfort Potter
1748–1798
Abner `
1736–1834
Patience Macomber
1739–1824
George `
1750–
Mary Tripp
1750–1794

Abby Lawton's Descendants

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Abby (Chester) Lawton (19 Feb 1853–24 Dec 1877) m. Zebedee (E) Davis (12 December 1842–2 March 1912)
  1. 1. Abbie (C) Sanford 1878–1970 m. Charles (Frederick) Sanford 1874–1956
    1. 1. Carlton (Lawton) Sanford 1897–1970 m. Alice (Elvira) Lawton 1901–1998
      1. 1. Eunice (May) Sanford 1925–1993 m. Philip (Thomas) Chase 1924–1995
      2. 2. Carlton (Edmund) Sanford 1927–2019 m. Cecile Lessard 1923–2006
    2. 2. Wesley (Brownell) Sanford 1905–1912
    3. 3. Ralph (Edwin) Sanford 1907–1998 m. Emma (Frances) Hall 1912–1989
      1. 1. Douglas (Robert) Sanford 1935–2008
      2. 2. Ruth (Ann) Sanford 1941–2015
    4. 4. Percy (Davis) Sanford 1900–1900
  2. 2. Albert (Ellsworth) Davis 1872–1934
  3. 3. Charles (E.) Davis 1874–1874
  4. 4. Abram (C.) Davis 1876–1876

Abby Lawton's Timeline

4 Records

1853
19 February 1853
Birth of Abby Chester Lawton
None
1853
19 Feb 1853
Birth of Abby Chester Lawton in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1877
24 December 1877
Age 24
Death of Abby Chester Lawton
None
1877
24 Dec 1877
Age 24
Death of Abby Chester Lawton in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1853
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1877
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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