William H. LawrenceAge: 37 years18381876

Name
William H. Lawrence
Given names
William H.
Surname
Lawrence
Birth May 5, 1838 44 41
Birth of a sisterLetitia Lawrence
August 5, 1843 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterLetitia Lawrence
1844 (Age 5 years)

MarriageMary Jane FairchildView this family
November 17, 1856 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Charlotte Emeline Lawrence
December 1858 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterAugusta A Lawrence
May 23, 1859 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Frances Adelaide Lawrence
July 12, 1860 (Age 22 years)
Census July 14, 1860 (Age 22 years)

Note: Newtown, Fairfield, CT - age 23, with wife & daughter Charlotte
Occupationyes

Note: Farm laborer
Property 1860 (Age 21 years)

Note: Personal $100
Birth of a son
#3
William Arthur Lawrence
October 31, 1862 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Arthur Lawrence
1863 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence
July 7, 1864 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ammon Lewis Lawrence
August 1870 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherJames Lawrence
April 2, 1873 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Bertha May Lawrence
December 13, 1873 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterBertha May Lawrence
1874 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherCharlotte J. Shepard
July 4, 1875 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonAmmon Lewis Lawrence
June 12, 1876 (Age 38 years)
Death 1876 (Age 37 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1818Newtown, Fairfield, CT
23 months
elder sister
14 months
elder sister
22 months
elder brother
21 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
16 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
sister
Family with Mary Jane Fairchild - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 17, 1856Bethel, Fairfield, CT
2 years
daughter
19 months
daughter
2 years
son
20 months
daughter
6 years
son
Ammon Lewis Lawrence
Birth: August 1870 32 29Bethel, Fairfield, CT
Death: June 12, 1876Bethel, Fairfield, CT
3 years
daughter

  1. Generation 1
    1. William H. Lawrence, , son of James Lawrence and Charlotte J. Shepard, was born on May 5, 1838 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1876 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 37. He married Mary Jane Fairchild, daughter of David Wheeler Fairchild and Emeline Sophia Wetmore, on November 17, 1856 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT. She was born on August 8, 1840 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on July 28, 1915 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 74.

      Children of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild:

      1. Charlotte Emeline Lawrence (18581915)
      2. Frances Adelaide Lawrence (18601902)
      3. William Arthur Lawrence (18621863)
      4. Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence (18641932)
      5. Ammon Lewis Lawrence (18701876)
      6. Bertha May Lawrence (18731874)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Charlotte Emeline Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, was born in December 1858 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died on October 4, 1915 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 56. She married George W Wheeler about 1879. He was born on September 22, 1849 in Redding CT and died on March 17, 1916 in Bethel CT at the age of 66.

    2. Frances Adelaide Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, was born on July 12, 1860 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on March 2, 1902 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 41. She married George Wheeler.

    3. William Arthur Lawrence, son of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, was born on October 31, 1862 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1863 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT at the age of 2 months. He married Gertrude Estelle Stanton, daughter of John R Stanton and Lucretia Phelps,. She was born on December 4, 1864 in Litchfield CT and died on December 13, 1951 in Danbury CT at the age of 87.

      Children of William Arthur Lawrence and Gertrude Estelle Stanton:

      1. Leon Arthur Lawrence (18901963)
      2. Edith May Lawrence (18861886)
      3. Edna May Lawrence (18861921)
      4. Helen Gertrude Lawrence (18921983)
    4. Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, was born on July 7, 1864 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died on March 17, 1932 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT at the age of 67. She married Franklin Wilkes Porter, son of Charles Joyce Porter and Hannah A. Wilkes, on June 5, 1884 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT. He was born on January 5, 1860 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1877 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 16.

      Children of Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence and Franklin Wilkes Porter:

      1. Ina Belle Porter (18871974)
      2. Frederick L. Porter (18921893)
    5. Bertha May Lawrence, daughter of William H. Lawrence and Mary Jane Fairchild, was born on December 13, 1873 in Bethel, Fairfield, CT and died in 1874 in CT at the age of 19 days. She married Homer Fillow. He was born on June 9, 1862 and died on April 2, 1939 at the age of 76.

  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Leon Arthur Lawrence, son of William Arthur Lawrence and Gertrude Estelle Stanton, was born on February 10, 1890 in Bethel CT and died on December 18, 1963 in Danbury CT at the age of 73. He married Elizabeth Dick, daughter of Charles Dick and Katharina Felz.

      Children of Leon Arthur Lawrence and Elizabeth Dick:

      1. William Arthur Lawrence (19161997)
      2. Mildred Lawrence (19181997)
      3. Private
      4. Private
    2. Helen Gertrude Lawrence, daughter of William Arthur Lawrence and Gertrude Estelle Stanton, was born on March 10, 1892 in Bethel CT and died on November 21, 1983 in Westport CT at the age of 91.

    3. Ina Belle Porter, daughter of Franklin Wilkes Porter and Catherine (Kate) Adeline Lawrence, was born on April 24, 1887 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on April 13, 1974 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT at the age of 86. She married 3 times. The first time she married Henry Fellows in 1901. He was born in 1870 and died in 1904 at the age of 34. The second time she married Perley D. Hammond in 1902. He was born on June 9, 1883 in NH and died in October 1985 in Leesville, East Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 102. The third time she married Howard Nearing Lincoln, son of Isaac Buck Lincoln and Augusta Caroline Nearing, on July 24, 1907 in New York, N.Y.. He was born on May 30, 1880 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT and died on January 18, 1939 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT at the age of 58. Ina Belle Porter and Howard Nearing Lincoln were divorced.

      Children of Ina Belle Porter and Howard Nearing Lincoln:

      1. Elizabeth Esther Lincoln (19081982)
Census

Newtown, Fairfield, CT - age 23, with wife & daughter Charlotte

Occupation

Farm laborer

Property

Personal $100

Shared note

!Source:Conn. 1880 Census.

!Early Fairchilds in America and their Descendants, compiled by Jean Fairchild Gilmore;

!Information received from The Connecticut Historical Society, Feb. 15,1992, dated Dec 27,1991; (In Lawrence Notebook)

!Birth:5/15/1995, IGI F-504310, sht. 48, Film # 1553237;