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John Lawrence 1718 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1718

Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1762

Death Location: Wem, Shropshire, England

Father: WILLIAM (laurance)

Mother: SARAH SAVAGE

Spouse(s): Abigail Wright

Children(s): Thomas Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, sarah lawrence, Edward Lawrence, Abigail Lawrence, Katherine Lawrence

Born in 1718 in Wem Shropshire England, John Lawrence was the child of WILLIAM LAWRENCE (laurance) and SARAH SAVAGE. In time, John Lawrence married Abigail Wright, and they raised a family that included Thomas Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, sarah lawrence, Edward Lawrence, Abigail Lawrence and Katherine Lawrence. John Lawrence died in Wem, Shropshire, England in 1762.

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Parents

WILLIAM (laurance)
1688 – 1737
Birth Location: Th Moathouse, Wend County Salop
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SARAH SAVAGE
1688 – 1762
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, , England
SS

Spouses(s)

Abigail Wright
1724 – 1831
Birth Location: Moat House, Shropshire, , England
AW

Children(s)

Thomas Lawrence
1751 – 1795
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
TL
Elizabeth Lawrence
1754 – 1831
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
EL
sarah lawrence
1756 – 1790
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
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Edward Lawrence
1757 – 1772
Birth Location: Moat House, Wem, Shropshire, England
EL
Abigail Lawrence
1758 – 1829
Birth Location: Moat House, Wem, Shropshire, England
AL
Katherine Lawrence
1759 – 1852
Birth Location: Wem, Shropshire, , England
KL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 03 Jan 1719
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 Jan 1718
    Event Place: Wem Shropshire England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 03 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Wem,Shropshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Jan 1762
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England
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