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Jonathan Lawton 1754–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1754

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 27 Jun 1789

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: George Lawton

Mother: Hannah Bidder

Spouse(s): Sarah Nichols

Children(s): James Lawton

Jonathan Lawton was born in 1754 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of George Lawton And Hannah Bidder. Jonathan Lawton married Sarah Nichols, and had children including James M Lawton. Jonathan Lawton passed away in 1789 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Lawton was born in 1754 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of George Lawton And Hannah Bidder.
  • Jonathan Lawton married Sarah Nichols, and had children including James M Lawton.
  • Jonathan Lawton passed away in 1789 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Lawton
1721–1796
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Hannah Bidder
1721–1785
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Nichols
1757–1809
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
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Children(s)

James Lawton
1787–1866
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Jonathan Lawton's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Lawton
1754–1789
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
George Lawton
1721–1796
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Hannah Bidder
1721–1785
Grandparents
Robert (Lawton) ll
1695–1735
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Elizabeth (Earle (Earl, Earll, Erle)) *
1693–1755
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lawton
1649–1706
Mary Wodell
1665–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Hazard
1626–1711
Gershom Wodell
1642–1683
Mary Tripp
1646–1716

Jonathan Lawton's Descendants

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Jonathan Lawton (31 Oct 1754–27 Jun 1789) m. Sarah Nichols (abt 1757–15 Mar 1809)
  1. 1. James (M.) Lawton 1787–1866 m. Hulda Mosher 1790–1868
    1. 1. Prince Lawton 1820–1895 m. Sarah Gifford 1831–1865
      1. 1. Elizebeth (M) Goodwin 1891–1961 m. George (E) Goodwin 1887–1942
        1. 1. Doris (L) Downer 1917–2014 m. Everett Downer 1914–1995 m. Peter (J) Cappozzi 1909–1996
        2. 2. Raymond (W) Goodwin 1911–
        3. 3. Ruth (H) Goodwin 1912–
        4. 4. Edwin (A) Goodwin 1915–
      2. 2. Frankie (T.) Lawton 1863–1865

Jonathan Lawton's Timeline

2 Records

1754
31 Oct 1754
Birth of Jonathan Lawton in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1789
27 Jun 1789
Age 35
Death of Jonathan Lawton in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1754
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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