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John Laws 1834 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1834

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 26 April, 1909

Death Location: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Law

Mother: Ellen Pearson

Spouse(s): Isabella Thompson

Children(s): Ellen Smith

John Laws was born in 1834 in Scotland, the child of James Law and Ellen Pearson. John Laws married Isabella Thompson, and had children including Ellen Smith. John Laws passed away in 1909 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Laws was born in 1834 in Scotland, the child of James Law and Ellen Pearson.
  • John Laws married Isabella Thompson, and had children including Ellen Smith.
  • John Laws passed away in 1909 in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Laws's Ancestors

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John Laws
1834 – 1909
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
James Law
1810 –
Scotland
Ellen Pearson
1816 –
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Laws's Descendants

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John Laws (Jan 1834 – 26 April, 1909) m. Isabella Thompson (Oct 1839 – 17 October 1903)
  1. 1. Ellen Smith (abt 1863 – ) m. Thomas (A) Smith (abt 1859 – 1 September 1924)
    1. 1. John Smith (Nov 1881 – )
    2. 2. William Smith (Mar 1884 – )
    3. 3. George Smith (Feb 1886 – )
    4. 4. James Smith (abt 1887 – )
    5. 5. Bessie Smith (Jan 1889 – )
    6. 6. Isabelle (V) Smith (abt 1894 – )
    7. 7. Harry Smith (abt 1895 – )
    8. 8. Nellie Smith (abt 1897 – )
    9. 9. Emma Smith (abt 1898 – )
    10. 10. Thomas Smith (abt 1901 – May 1974) m. Alberta Smith (abt 1901 – Abt 1978) m. Alberta Smith (abt 1901 – Aug 1978) m. Mary (L) Smith (abt 1910 – ) m. Irma Smith (abt 1895 – ) m. Laura Smith (abt 1913 – ) m. Latitia Smith (abt 1899 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Smith (1637 – 16 Nov 1724) m. Elizabeth Smith (12 July 1644 – 24 December 1727)
        1. 1. Joseph Smith (1667 – 1713) m. Hannah Morris (10 Aug 1671 – 1713)
      2. 2. Thomas Smith (abt 1926 – )
      3. 3. Isabelle (V) Smith (4 Jul 1927 – 29 Jan 2010)
      4. 4. Thomas Smith (abt 1926 – )
      5. 5. Isabelle Smith (abt 1928 – )
      6. 6. Thomas Smith (abt 1938 – )
      7. 7. Ethel Smith (abt 1920 – )
      8. 8. Thomas (B) Smith (abt 1930 – )
      9. 9. Thomas Smith (abt 1931 – )
      10. 10. Ethel Smith (abt 1937 – )
      11. 11. Thomas Smith (abt 1924 – )
    11. 11. Gilbert (C) Smith (abt 1904 – )
    12. 12. Isabelle Smith (abt 1893 – )

John Laws's Timeline

2 Records

1834
Jan 1834
Birth of John Laws in Scotland
Scotland
1909
26 April, 1909
Age 75
Death of John Laws in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1834
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April, 1909
    Event Place: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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