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Joshua Fry Lawrence 1827–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1827

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: October 1894

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Elias Lawrence

Mother: Mary Fry

Spouse(s): Urith Pope

Children(s): Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Bettie Lawrence, Julia Lawrence

Joshua Fry Lawrence was born in 1827 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elias Dorsey Lawrence And Mary Ann Peachy Fry. Joshua Fry Lawrence married Urith Lawrence Pope, and had children including Bettie Hamilton Lawrence, Julia Letitia Lawrence, Mary Lewis Green Lawrence, Sarah Pope Lawrence, Thomas Elias Lawrence. Joshua Fry Lawrence passed away in 1894 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Fry Lawrence was born in 1827 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Elias Dorsey Lawrence And Mary Ann Peachy Fry.
  • Joshua Fry Lawrence married Urith Lawrence Pope, and had children including Bettie Hamilton Lawrence, Julia Letitia Lawrence, Mary Lewis Green Lawrence, Sarah Pope Lawrence, Thomas Elias Lawrence.
  • Joshua Fry Lawrence passed away in 1894 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

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Joshua Lawrence's Ancestors

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Joshua Lawrence
1827–1894
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Elias Dorsey Lawrence
1799–1828
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann Peachy) Fry
1806–1888
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Lawrence
1764–1822
Saint Thomas Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sarah Hobbs
1769–1828
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Thomas (Walker) Fry
1786–1837
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Julia Speed) Smith
1785–1840
Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Hobbs
1747–1793
Elizabeth Cumming
1752–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Lawrence's Descendants

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Joshua (Fry) Lawrence (27 February 1827–October 1894) m. Urith (Lawrence) Pope (27 April 1828–4 July 1888)
  1. 1. Sarah (Pope) Lawrence 1854–1888 m. Henry (Elias) Gaar 1856–
    1. 1. Adlai (Stevenson) Gaar 1881–1973
    2. 2. Urith (Lawrence) Gaar 1882– m. George (Oliver Becksted) Sr 1882–1942
      1. 1. Bengemin (L "Teen") Becksted 1913–2001
      2. 2. George (Oliver Becksted) Jr 1907–1951
  2. 2. Thomas (Elias) Lawrence 1859–1929 m. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Gilson 1866–1928
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Whiting) Lawrence 1888–1982 m. Everett (Franklin) Shawler 1878–1954
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Shawler 1914–
      2. 2. Nancy (C) Shawler 1910–
      3. 3. William (Morrow) Shawler 1908–1958 m. Lettie (Lu) Jones 1916–2006
        1. 1. William (Morrow Shawler) Jr 1941–1956
    2. 2. Mary (G) Lawrence 1894–
    3. 3. Lititia (L) Lawrence 1902–
    4. 4. Lawrence 1886–1900
    5. 5. Lawrence 1886–1900
    6. 6. Lawrence 1886–1900
    7. 7. Lawrence 1886–1900
    8. 8. Lawrence 1886–1900
    9. 9. Lawrence 1886–1900
    10. 10. Lawrence 1886–1900
  3. 3. Mary (Lewis Green) Lawrence 1863–
  4. 4. Bettie (Hamilton) Lawrence 1868–
  5. 5. Julia (Letitia) Lawrence 1872–

Joshua Lawrence's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 February 1827
Birth of Joshua Fry Lawrence in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
1894
October 1894
Age 67
Death of Joshua Fry Lawrence in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1827
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1894
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

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