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Charles Lawton 1787–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1787

Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1858

Death Location: Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Lawton

Mother: Abigail Farrington

Spouse(s): Sophia Willson

Children(s): Joseph Lawton

Charles Lawton was born in 1787 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Lawton And Abigail Farrington. Charles Lawton married Sophia Dobson Willson, and had children including Joseph Grellet Lawton. Charles Lawton passed away in 1858 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Lawton was born in 1787 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Lawton And Abigail Farrington.
  • Charles Lawton married Sophia Dobson Willson, and had children including Joseph Grellet Lawton.
  • Charles Lawton passed away in 1858 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Charles Lawton's Ancestors

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Charles Lawton
1787–1858
Birth Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Lawton
1759–1800
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Farrington
1763–1836
Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
John Farrington
1716–1784
Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
Mary Bowne
1723–
Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Farrington
1670–1732
Sarah Way
1698–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Way
1662–1715
Sarah Dean
1662–1747

Charles Lawton's Descendants

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Charles Lawton (12 May 1787–31 Jul 1858) m. Sophia (Dobson) Willson (20 Apr 1791–19 Apr 1844)
  1. 1. Joseph (Grellet) Lawton 1822–1896 m. Ellen (Virginia) Baird 1823–1898
    1. 1. Caroline (Virginia) Lawton 1850–1904 m. Archibald (Lynn) Gowey 1854–1928
      1. 1. Paul (Eugene) Gowey 1883–1968 m. Viola (Georgina) Blomskog 1893–1978
        1. 1. Paul (E Jr) Gowey 1922–1944
      2. 2. Ellen (Virginia) Gowey 1886–1956 m. Edward (William Ferdinand) Beyer 1887–1946
        1. 1. Ellen (Virginia) Beyer 1910–1966 m. Clayton (Samuel) Huey 1910–1998
        2. 2. Carolynn (Augusta) Beyer 1912–2008 m. Clement (William) Nelson 1908–2004
      3. 3. Clarence (Lawton) Gowey 1894–1974 m. Harriet (Eileen) Eagle 1897–1987
      4. 4. Archibald (Lynn Jr) Gowey 1879–1911 m. Adele (Hereford) McMain 1879–1951
        1. 1. John (Henry) Gowey 1904–1970
        2. 2. Jane (Hereford) Gowey 1908–1993 m. Dorsey (Davenport) Busby 1903–1980
        3. 3. Carolynn (Adele) Gowey 1910–1973 m. Victor (Isaac) Busby 1897–1971
        4. 4. Catherine (Virginia) Gowey 1902–1976
    2. 2. Frances (Augusta) Lawton 1846–1913 m. Jeremiah (Stelle) Dunham 1831–1908
      1. 1. Lewis (Augustus) Dunham 1869–1954 m. Marguerite (Augusta) Blemel 1884–1946
      2. 2. Edith (Virginia Carey) Dunham 1872–1957 m. Barton (Lessey) Parker 1871–1933
        1. 1. Alexandrine Parker 1899–1986 m. Howard (Berridge) Tuthill 1897–1980
    3. 3. Ellen (Josephine) Lawton 1854–1887 m. Erwin (Adolph) Thompson 1855–1889
      1. 1. Nanine (Minerva) Thompson 1881–1930 m. Arvid (August) Anderson 1889–1946 m. Allen (William) Streckenbach 1882–1954
        1. 1. Margaret (Nannie) Streckenbach 1909–1992 m. John (Lawrence) Caelwaerts 1898–1951
        2. 2. Augusta (Jean) Anderson 1918–1973 m. Wiley Orr 1915–1977
        3. 3. Nellie (Louise) Streckenbach 1911–1976 m. Ross (Clinton) Marler 1909–1974
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Desnoyers) Thompson 1885–1976 m. Joseph (Alfred) Levine 1880–1966
    4. 4. Charles (Augustus) Lawton 1844–1917 m. Elcey (Morgan) Arndt 1846–1921
      1. 1. Edward (Wilcox) Lawton 1867–1956 m. Helen Davis 1878–1922
        1. 1. Charles (Augustus) Lawton 1904–1973

Charles Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1787
12 May 1787
Birth of Charles Lawton in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1858
31 Jul 1858
Age 71
Death of Charles Lawton in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1787
    Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1858
    Event Place: Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

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