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Peter Lawson 1809 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Apr 1881

Death Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: John Lawson

Mother: Janet Lawson

Spouse(s): Emeline Stone

Children(s): Henry Lawson, Frederick Lawson, George Lawson

Peter Lawson was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland in 1809, to John Lawson and Janet Lawson. Later in life, Peter Lawson married Emeline Stone; among their children were Henry T Lawson, Frederick Bartlett Lawson and George Lyman Lawson. Peter Lawson died in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, 1881.

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Parents

John Lawson
Birth Location: Scotland
JL
Janet Lawson
Birth Location: –
JL

Spouses(s)

Emeline Stone
1810 – 1891
Birth Location: Marlboro, Cheshire, New Hampshire
ES

Children(s)

Henry Lawson
1829 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
HL
Frederick Lawson
1839 – 1912
Birth Location: Massachusetts
FL
George Lawson
1853 – 1940
Birth Location: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts
GL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1809
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 545; Page: 525B; Enumeration District: 468, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowell Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_628; Page: 295B, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 322; Page: 296b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 322; Page: 296b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Lowell Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lowell Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_628; Page: 295B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 545; Page: 525B; Enumeration District: 468

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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