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Caroline A. Lawton 1845–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Apr 1880

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

Father: David Lawton

Mother: Rebecca Tripp

Spouse(s): Benjamin Pettey

Children(s): Mary Pettey, Emma Pettey, Nellie Pettey, David Pettey

Caroline A. Lawton was born in 1845 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Lawton And Rebecca W Tripp. Caroline A. Lawton married Benjamin Tripp Pettey, and had children including David Lawton Pettey, Emma Louisa Pettey, Mary Elizabeth Pettey, Nellie Marietta Pettey. Caroline A. Lawton passed away in 1880 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Caroline A. Lawton was born in 1845 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of David Lawton And Rebecca W Tripp.
  • Caroline A. Lawton married Benjamin Tripp Pettey, and had children including David Lawton Pettey, Emma Louisa Pettey, Mary Elizabeth Pettey, Nellie Marietta Pettey.
  • Caroline A. Lawton passed away in 1880 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Lawton
1814–1878
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Tripp
1825–1879
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Pettey
1845–1919
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Mary Pettey
1869–1941
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Emma Pettey
1867–1935
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Nellie Pettey
1873–1946
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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David Pettey
1876–1966
Birth Location: –
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Caroline Lawton's Ancestors

Self
Caroline Lawton
1845–1880
Birth Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
David Lawton
1814–1878
Westport, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca (W.) Tripp
1825–1879
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Adam Lawton
1766–1841
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Alice Lawton
1784–1880
Massachusetts, United States
Daniel Tripp
1798–1888
Eliza Davis
1801–1841
Great-Grandparents
George Lawton
1739–1820
Pease Mosher
1738–1778
Wesson Macomber
1745–1843
Mary Hart
1757–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawton
1692–1753
Patience Kirby
1700–1740
John Mosher
1703–1782
Hannah Devol
1712–1776
William Macomber
1702–1800
Lydia Tripp
1711–1788
Jonathan HART
1734–1776
Martha CARR
1728–1818

Caroline Lawton's Descendants

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Caroline (A.) Lawton (1845–28 Apr 1880) m. Benjamin (Tripp) Pettey (21 March 1845–6 March 1919)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Pettey 1869–1941 m. John (S) Lawton 1867–1944
    1. 1. Warren (Clinton) Lawton 1890–1984 m. Carrie (Louise) Mosher 1891–1986
      1. 1. Howard (Louis) Lawton 1924–2013 m. Dorothy Lapre 1925–2000
      2. 2. Clinton (Boyd) Lawton 1925–1982 m. Winifred (L.) Robin 1927–2005
      3. 3. Thelma (Winifred) Lawton 1930–1935
    2. 2. Arthur (Linden) Lawton 1889–1957 m. Ruth (Abigail) Brayton 1896–1976
      1. 1. George (Brayton) Lawton 1928–1928
      2. 2. Esther (Adelaide) Benich 1935–2013
      3. 3. Grace (Elizabeth) Silva 1932–2016
      4. 4. Richard (Arthur) Lawton 1938–2017
    3. 3. Hazel (Winward) Lawton 1891–1947 m. Sidney (B) Sanford 1891–1958
    4. 4. Florence (Eleanor Augusta) Lawton 1893–1960 m. Edwin (Seabury) Broadbent 1883–1938
    5. 5. Shirley (Lavina) Lawton 1895–1983 m. Walter (Palmer) Broadbent 1886–1946
      1. 1. Walter (Preston) Broadbent 1916–2012 m. Glenda (Kirby) Taber 1918–2014
      2. 2. Frank (Warren) Broadbent 1918–2007 m. Ruth (Eleanor) Dorley 1927–2003
      3. 3. Lila (Eunice) Broadbent 1915–1997
      4. 4. Ralph (Edwin) Broadbent 1913–1992 m. Florence (M) Dorley 1921–1994
        1. 1. Everett (W) Broadbent 1947–1991
  2. 2. Emma (Louisa) Pettey 1867–1935 m. Alfred (N.) Sanford 1859–1943
    1. 1. Edson (Leroy) Sanford 1887–1943 m. Ella (May) Andrews 1902–1981
      1. 1. George (Edson) Sanford 1931–1994
      2. 2. Roger (Andrews) Sanford 1927–2007
      3. 3. Kenneth (Leland) Sanford 1925–2016
      4. 4. Quentin (Abbott Sanford) Sr 1929–2017
    2. 2. Helen (E) Sanford 1891–1977
    3. 3. Herbert (Wilfred) Sanford 1886–1958 m. Ethel (J.) Athington 1884–1942
  3. 3. Nellie (Marietta) Pettey 1873–1946
  4. 4. David (Lawton) Pettey 1876–1966 m. Rowena (Francis) Pettey 1880–1950
    1. 1. Carl (Benjamin) Pettey 1904–1920

Caroline Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1845
1845
Birth of Caroline A. Lawton in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
1880
28 Apr 1880
Age 35
Death of Caroline A. Lawton in Westport, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
Westport, Bristol Co, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Caroline A Lawton Pettey 28 Apr 1880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol Co, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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