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Mary Ella Lawton 1865–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1865

Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1943

Death Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Lawton

Mother: Adelaide Sisson

Spouse(s): Everett Sanford

Children(s): Walter Sanford, Harold Sanford, Florence Sanford

Mary Ella Lawton was born in 1865 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of George F Lawton And Adelaide A Sisson. In 1920, Mary Ella Lawton resided in Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Ella Lawton married Everett Lincoln Sanford, and had children including Florence Bertha Sanford, Harold Elliott Sanford, Walter Franklin Sanford. Mary Ella Lawton passed away in 1943 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Ella Lawton was born in 1865 in Massachusetts, USA, the child of George F Lawton And Adelaide A Sisson.
  • In 1920, Mary Ella Lawton resided in Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Mary Ella Lawton married Everett Lincoln Sanford, and had children including Florence Bertha Sanford, Harold Elliott Sanford, Walter Franklin Sanford.
  • Mary Ella Lawton passed away in 1943 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Lawton's Ancestors

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Mary Lawton
1865–1943
Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George F Lawton
1844–1908
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Adelaide (A) Sisson
1850–1917
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George LAWTON
1804–1893
Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Potter
1808–1889
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts
William (Alden) Sisson
1824–1896
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Permelia (Jane) Sisson
1827–1904
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Job Lawton
–1843
Hannah Lawton
–1849
Stephen Gifford
1795–1836
Permelia Tripp
1794–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gifford
1762–1842
Lydia Little
1773–1831
Nathaniel Tripp
1773–1837
Sophia Davenport
1770–1843

Mary Lawton's Descendants

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Mary (Ella) Lawton (abt 1865–1943) m. Everett (Lincoln) Sanford (20 SEP 1863–8 Jan 1944)
  1. 1. Walter (Franklin) Sanford 1882–1964 m. Minerva (Anna) Borden 1882–1968
    1. 1. Dorothy (Minerva) Sanford 1913–1992 m. Gordon (Henry) Washburn 1914–1998
    2. 2. Phyllis Sanford 1922–1995 m. Robert (Thomas) Hogg 1921–2012
    3. 3. Mary (Louise) Sanford 1919–1994 m. Alfred (E) Beaulieu 1913–1999
  2. 2. Harold (Elliott) Sanford 1888–1940 m. Amy (J) Kirby 1888–1963
    1. 1. Ruth (Evelyn) Sanford 1912–1982 m. Isaac (Chase) III 1914–1994
    2. 2. Harold (Everett) Sanford 1916–1988 m. Sadie (Josephine) Pettengill 1916–2016
  3. 3. Florence (Bertha) Sanford 1891–1972 m. James (Garfield) Geddis 1888–1935
    1. 1. Grace (Eleanor) Geddis 1920–1994 m. Armand Beaulieu 1915–1973

Mary Lawton's Timeline

3 Records

1865
abt 1865
Birth of Mary Ella Lawton in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 55
Mary Ella Lawton resided here in Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1943
1943
Age 78
Death of Mary Ella Lawton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1865
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_684; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 71
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fall River Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_684; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 71

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1943
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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