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Jonathan Lawrence 1725–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1725

Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 April 1806

Death Location: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Lawrence

Mother: Prudence Whitney

Spouse(s): Esther Shed

Children(s): Jonathan Lawrence, Joel Lawrence, William Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Esther Lawrence, Prudence Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, Anna Lawrence, Levi Lawrence, Abigail Lawrence, Asa Lawrence

Jonathan Lawrence was born in 1725 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Lawrence And Prudence Whitney. In 1790, Jonathan Lawrence resided in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Jonathan Lawrence married Esther Shed, and had children including Abigail Lawrence, Anna Lawrence, Asa Lawrence, Esther Lawrence, Joel Lawrence, Jonathan Lawrence, Levi Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Prudence Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, William Lawrence. Jonathan Lawrence passed away in 1806 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Lawrence was born in 1725 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Lawrence And Prudence Whitney.
  • In 1790, Jonathan Lawrence resided in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Jonathan Lawrence married Esther Shed, and had children including Abigail Lawrence, Anna Lawrence, Asa Lawrence, Esther Lawrence, Joel Lawrence, Jonathan Lawrence, Levi Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Prudence Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, William Lawrence.
  • Jonathan Lawrence passed away in 1806 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Lawrence
1725–1806
Birth Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Lawrence
1692–1729
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Prudence Whitney
1694–1762
Grandparents
John Lawrence
1667–1747
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Anne Tarbell
1670–1732
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Laurance
1639–1724
Sarah Lawrence
1643–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph ✭
1615–1654
Hannah ✫
1616–1676

Jonathan Lawrence's Descendants

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Jonathan Lawrence (2 September 1725–12 April 1806) m. Esther Shed (23 August 1724–2 February 1789)
  1. 1. Jonathan Lawrence 1753–1775
  2. 2. Joel Lawrence 1767–1827
  3. 3. William Lawrence 1762–1830
  4. 4. Mary Lawrence 1745–
  5. 5. Esther Lawrence 1746–
  6. 6. Prudence Lawrence 1748–1813 m. John Gilson 1726–1787
    1. 1. Daniel Gilson 1765–1818
  7. 7. Sarah Lawrence 1751–
  8. 8. Thomas Lawrence 1756–
  9. 9. Anna Lawrence 1757–
  10. 10. Levi Lawrence 1759–
  11. 11. Abigail Lawrence 1761–
  12. 12. Asa Lawrence 1765–

Jonathan Lawrence's Timeline

3 Records

1725
2 September 1725
Birth of Jonathan Lawrence in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1790
1790
Age 65
Jonathan Lawrence resided here in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1806
12 April 1806
Age 81
Death of Jonathan Lawrence in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1725
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8840.893; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Daniel Shed Geneology, Ancestry and Descendants of Daniel shed of Braintree, Massachusetts 1327-192

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 243; Image: 279; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 April 1806
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Daniel Shed Geneology, Ancestry and Descendants of Daniel shed of Braintree, Massachusetts 1327-192

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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