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Benjamin LawrenceAge: 78 years1764–1842

Name: Benjamin Lawrence

Given names: Benjamin

Surname: Lawrence

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Birth	May 23, 1764 30 28 Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Susan W ----- — View this family yes
Birth of a sister	Dorcas Lawrence December 17, 1766 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brother	Micah Lawrence August 22, 1769 (Age 5 years) Of Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	William Johnson Lawrence January 1, 1773 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sister	Rusha Lawrence May 23, 1775 (Age 11 years)
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Johnson December 26, 1782 (Age 18 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Elizabeth Swain July 4, 1790 (Age 26 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Persis Colman — View this family about 1794 (Age 29 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #1	Otis Lawrence June 22, 1795 (Age 31 years)
Death of a son	Otis Lawrence February 2, 1796 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son #2	Horace Lawrence March 10, 1797 (Age 32 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #3	Micah Lawrence January 18, 1799 (Age 34 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	Jonathan Lawrence November 26, 1799 (Age 35 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #4	Clarissa Lawrence July 24, 1802 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son #5	Benjamin Dennison Lawrence July 15, 1804 (Age 40 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Death of a wife	Persis Colman September 2, 1806 (Age 42 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Jonathan Lawrence 1806 (Age 41 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Polly Townsend — View this family June 3, 1807 (Age 43 years) Mason, Hillsborough, NH (By Rev Ebenezer Hill)
Birth of a daughter #6	Persis Coleman Lawrence October 9, 1808 (Age 44 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #7	William Johnson Lawrence May 30, 1811 (Age 47 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #8	John Lawrence August 3, 1814 (Age 50 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #9	Otis Lawrence November 26, 1815 (Age 51 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Death of a wife	Polly Townsend November 5, 1819 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a child	Horace Lawrence — Hannah Sheldon — View this family May 22, 1823 (Age 58 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Micah Lawrence — Augusta Kelso — View this family February 12, 1834 (Age 69 years) New Boston, Hillsborough, NH
Marriage of a child	John Lawrence — Sophia G Andrews — View this family December 3, 1835 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a child	William Johnson Lawrence — Elvira Gregory — View this family 1836 (Age 71 years)
Residences	yes Note: Ashby, Middlesex, MA 1807;
Death	September 4, 1842 (Age 78 years) Ashby, Middlesex, MA
Burial	Ashby, Middlesex, MA (Old Yard Cem)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Johnson Jonathan Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Dorcas Lawrence Micah Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence Rusha Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Birth: February 5, 1734 27 26 — Framingham MA Death: November 26, 1799 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Dorcas Lawrence Micah Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence Rusha Lawrence Elizabeth Johnson Birth: 1736 — Woburn MA Death: December 26, 1782 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: December 13, 1757 — Woburn MA
-2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Sheldon Anna Lawrence Elizabeth “Betsey” Lawrence Jerusha Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Lucy Lawrence Lydia Lawrence Olive Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Birth: December 11, 1755 21 19 Death: 1806 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
5 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Wheeler Elizabeth Lawrence Birth: April 26, 1761 27 25 Death:
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan W ----- Family with spouse Persis Colman Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Family with spouse Polly Townsend Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1764 30 28 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: September 4, 1842 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Earl Stone Dorcas Lawrence Birth: December 17, 1766 32 30 Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Bunker Micah Lawrence Birth: August 22, 1769 35 33 — Of Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Johnson Lawrence Birth: January 1, 1773 38 37 Death: 1844
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bartholemew Ballard Rusha Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1775 41 39 Death:

Family with Susan W ----- - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan W ----- Family with spouse Persis Colman Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Family with spouse Polly Townsend Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1764 30 28 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: September 4, 1842 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Lawrence Susan W ----- Birth: about 1768 — Prob Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
	Marriage: —

Family with Persis Colman - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan W ----- Family with spouse Persis Colman Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Family with spouse Polly Townsend Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1764 30 28 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: September 4, 1842 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Lawrence Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Persis Colman Birth: about 1769 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: September 2, 1806 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: about 1794 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Otis Lawrence Birth: June 22, 1795 31 26 Death: February 2, 1796
21 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hannah Sheldon Hannah P Lawrence Levi Lawrence ClarissaClara Lawrence… Oren Lawrence Harriet Lawrence Sumner Sheldon Lawrence Ellen Maria Lawrence George Atwood Lawrence Horace Lawrence Birth: March 10, 1797 32 28 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: June 6, 1877 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
22 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augusta Kelso George Otis Lawrence John K Lawrence Micah Lawrence Birth: January 18, 1799 34 30 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Clarissa Lawrence Birth: July 24, 1802 38 33 Death:
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Birth: July 15, 1804 40 35 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:

Family with Polly Townsend - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan W ----- Family with spouse Persis Colman Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Family with spouse Polly Townsend Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1764 30 28 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: September 4, 1842 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Lawrence Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence Polly Townsend Birth: about 1768 — Prob Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death: November 5, 1819
	Marriage: June 3, 1807 — Mason, Hillsborough, NH (By Rev Ebenezer Hill)
16 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Persis Coleman Lawrence Birth: October 9, 1808 44 40 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elvira Gregory William Johnson Lawrence Birth: May 30, 1811 47 43 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sophia G Andrews John Lawrence Birth: August 3, 1814 50 46 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:
16 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Fitzgerald Ella L Lawrence Arthur D Lawrence Otis Lawrence Birth: November 26, 1815 51 47 — Ashby, Middlesex, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. Benjamin Lawrence, son of Jonathan Lawrence and Elizabeth Johnson, was born on May 23, 1764 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on September 4, 1842 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 78. He married 3 times. The first time he married Susan W -----. She was born about 1768 in Prob Ashby, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Persis Colman about 1794 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1769 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on September 2, 1806 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. The third time he married Polly Townsend on June 3, 1807 in Mason, Hillsborough, NH (By Rev Ebenezer Hill). She was born about 1768 in Prob Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on November 5, 1819.
  Children of Benjamin Lawrence and Persis Colman:
  1. Otis Lawrence (1795–1796)
  2. Horace Lawrence (1797–1877)
  3. Micah Lawrence (1799–)
  4. Clarissa Lawrence (1802–)
  5. Benjamin Dennison Lawrence (1804–)
  Children of Benjamin Lawrence and Polly Townsend:
  1. Persis Coleman Lawrence (1808–)
  2. William Johnson Lawrence (1811–)
  3. John Lawrence (1814–)
  4. Otis Lawrence (1815–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Horace Lawrence, , son of Benjamin Lawrence and Persis Colman, was born on March 10, 1797 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on June 6, 1877 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 80. He married Hannah Sheldon, daughter of William Sheldon and Hannah -----, on May 22, 1823 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She was born on December 8, 1799 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on March 6, 1871 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA at the age of 71.
  Children of Horace Lawrence and Hannah Sheldon:
  1. Hannah P Lawrence (1826–)
  2. Levi Lawrence (1827–)
  3. ClarissaClara Lawrence… (1828–)
  4. Oren Lawrence (1832–)
  5. Harriet Lawrence (1834–)
  6. Sumner Sheldon Lawrence (1838–1908)
  7. Ellen Maria Lawrence (1840–1840)
  8. George Atwood Lawrence (1841–1895)
2. Micah Lawrence, son of Benjamin Lawrence and Persis Colman, was born on January 18, 1799 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He married Augusta Kelso, daughter of John Kelso and Dorcas Cleaves, on February 12, 1834 in New Boston, Hillsborough, NH. She was born on July 13, 1808 in New Boston, Hillsborough, NH.
  Children of Micah Lawrence and Augusta Kelso:
  1. George Otis Lawrence (1841–)
  2. John K Lawrence (1847–)
3. William Johnson Lawrence, , son of Benjamin Lawrence and Polly Townsend, was born on May 30, 1811 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He married Elvira Gregory in 1836. She died before 1880.
4. John Lawrence, son of Benjamin Lawrence and Polly Townsend, was born on August 3, 1814 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He married Sophia G Andrews on December 3, 1835.
5. Otis Lawrence, , son of Benjamin Lawrence and Polly Townsend, was born on November 26, 1815 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He married Sarah Fitzgerald in 1849. She was born about 1816 in VT.
  Children of Otis Lawrence and Sarah Fitzgerald:
  1. Ella L Lawrence (1853–)
  2. Arthur D Lawrence (1859–)
Generation 3back to top
1. ClarissaClara Lawrence…, daughter of Horace Lawrence and Hannah Sheldon, was born on December 3, 1828 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. She married Marshall Livermore on February 6, 1850 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He was born on April 3, 1826 in Fitchburg, Worcester, MA.
2. Oren Lawrence, , son of Horace Lawrence and Hannah Sheldon, was born on March 26, 1832 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died in Ashby, Middlesex, MA. He married Fanny ----- about 1858. She was born in June 1842 in MA.
  Children of Oren Lawrence and Fanny -----:
  1. Susan Lawrence (1861–)
  2. William Lawrence (1866–)
  3. Harriet Lawrence (1873–1957)
  4. Benjamin Lawrence (1878–)
  5. (Child) Lawrence
  6. (Child) Lawrence
3. Sumner Sheldon Lawrence, son of Horace Lawrence and Hannah Sheldon, was born on May 22, 1838 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died in 1908 at the age of 69. He married Harriet Frances Mann, daughter of Chester Mann and Martha Adams, on February 12, 1867 in Waltham MA. She was born on February 3, 1844 in Ashby, Middlesex, MA and died on December 8, 1938 at the age of 94.
  Children of Sumner Sheldon Lawrence and Harriet Frances Mann:
  1. Bessie Frances Lawrence (1871–)
  2. Alice Adams Lawrence (1874–1946)
  3. Edith Sheldon Lawrence (1876–1952)
  4. Ruth Wyman Lawrence (1879–)
  5. Ralph Chester Lawrence (1883–)
  6. Horace Nelson Lawrence (1867–1943)
4. Arthur D Lawrence, , son of Otis Lawrence and Sarah Fitzgerald, was born about 1859 in MA. He married Mary F -----. She was born about 1854.
  Children of Arthur D Lawrence and Mary F -----:
  1. Alice M Lawrence (1877–)

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Residences	Ashby, Middlesex, MA 1807;

Family with parents
father Parents Jonathon Lawrence Elizabeth Swain	Jonathan Lawrence 1734–1799
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Johnson 1736–1782
elder brother Family Lucy Sheldon Anna Lawrence Elizabeth “Betsey” Lawrence Jerusha Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Lucy Lawrence Lydia Lawrence Olive Lawrence	Jonathan Lawrence 1755–1806
elder sister Family Joseph Wheeler	Elizabeth Lawrence 1761–
himself Family Susan W ----- Persis Colman Otis Lawrence Horace Lawrence Micah Lawrence Clarissa Lawrence Benjamin Dennison Lawrence Polly Townsend Persis Coleman Lawrence William Johnson Lawrence John Lawrence Otis Lawrence	Benjamin Lawrence 1764–1842
younger sister Family John Earl Stone	Dorcas Lawrence 1766–
younger brother Family Hannah Bunker	Micah Lawrence 1769–
younger brother Family (none)	William Johnson Lawrence 1773–1844
younger sister Family Bartholemew Ballard	Rusha Lawrence 1775–
Family with Susan W -----
himself Parents Jonathan Lawrence Elizabeth Johnson	Benjamin Lawrence 1764–1842
wife Parents (unknown)	Susan W ----- 1768–
Family with Persis Colman
himself Parents Jonathan Lawrence Elizabeth Johnson	Benjamin Lawrence 1764–1842
wife Parents (unknown)	Persis Colman 1769–1806
son Family (none)	Otis Lawrence 1795–1796
son Family Hannah Sheldon Hannah P Lawrence Levi Lawrence ClarissaClara Lawrence… Oren Lawrence Harriet Lawrence Sumner Sheldon Lawrence Ellen Maria Lawrence George Atwood Lawrence	Horace Lawrence 1797–1877
son Family Augusta Kelso George Otis Lawrence John K Lawrence	Micah Lawrence 1799–
daughter Family (none)	Clarissa Lawrence 1802–
son Family (none)	Benjamin Dennison Lawrence 1804–
Family with Polly Townsend
himself Parents Jonathan Lawrence Elizabeth Johnson	Benjamin Lawrence 1764–1842
wife Parents (unknown)	Polly Townsend 1768–1819
daughter Family (none)	Persis Coleman Lawrence 1808–
son Family Elvira Gregory	William Johnson Lawrence 1811–
son Family Sophia G Andrews	John Lawrence 1814–
son Family Sarah Fitzgerald Ella L Lawrence Arthur D Lawrence	Otis Lawrence 1815–

Benjamin LawrenceAge: 78 years1764–1842

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