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James Lawson 1832 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1832

Birth Location: Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1912

Death Location: The Pines, Hay Bay, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Mary Jordan

Spouse(s): Mary Melville

Children(s): John Lawson, James Lawson, Margaret Lawson, Ida Lawson, Harrette Lawson, Jospehine Lawson

The story of James Lawson began in 1832 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, United States, with parents John Lawson and Mary Jordan. As an adult, James Lawson wed Mary Ann Melville. Their household included John William Lawson, James Lawson, Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Lawson, Ida Helena Lawson, Harrette May " Hattie" Lawson and Jospehine Lawson. James Lawson's life came to an end in 1912 in The Pines, Hay Bay, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

John Lawson
1804 – 1883
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Jordan
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Melville
1831 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

John Lawson
1858 – 1911
Birth Location: Adolphustown, Ontario, Canada
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James Lawson
1858 – 1935
Birth Location: Adolphustown, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Lawson
1862 – 1939
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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Ida Lawson
1866 – 1874
Birth Location: Adolphustown, Lennox Co.Ontario, Canada
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Harrette Lawson
1872 – 1950
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario, Canada
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Jospehine Lawson
1875 – 1877
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Nov 1832
    Event Place: Cape Vincent, Jefferson, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1881 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_177.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Addington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Enniskillen
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt. 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1912
    Event Place: The Pines, Hay Bay, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_177.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1912
    Event Place: Adolphustown, Addington , Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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