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Amos Adams LawrenceAge: 72 years1814–1886

Name: Amos Adams Lawrence

Given names: Amos Adams

Surname: Lawrence

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Birth	July 31, 1814 28 24 MA
Education	yes Note: Attended Franklin Acadamy in North Andover MA
Birth of a sister	Susannah Lawrence May 23, 1817 (Age 2 years) Boston MA
Death of a mother	Sarah Richards January 14, 1819 (Age 4 years) Boston MA
Marriage of a parent	Amos Lawrence — Nancy Means — View this family April 16, 1821 (Age 6 years) Amherst, Hillsborough, NH
Birth of a half-sister	Mary Means Lawrence April 15, 1823 (Age 8 years) Boston MA
Birth of a half-brother	Robert Means Lawrence September 17, 1826 (Age 12 years) Boston MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Samuel Lawrence November 8, 1827 (Age 13 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a half-sister	Mary Means Lawrence December 8, 1828 (Age 14 years) Boston MA
Education	1835 (Age 20 years) Note: Grad of Harvard College
Marriage	Sarah Elizabeth Appleton — View this family March 31, 1842 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Marianne Appleton Lawrence May 12, 1843 (Age 28 years) Boston MA
Death of a sister	Susannah Lawrence December 2, 1844 (Age 30 years) Cause: Childbirth
Death of a paternal grandmother	Susanna Parker May 2, 1845 (Age 30 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #2	Sarah Lawrence July 5, 1845 (Age 30 years) Brookline MA
Death of a half-brother	Robert Means Lawrence November 1, 1845 (Age 31 years) Boston MA
Birth of a son #3	Amos Appleton Lawrence April 22, 1848 (Age 33 years) Boston MA
Birth of a son #4	William Lawrence March 30, 1850 (Age 35 years) Boston MA
Birth of a daughter #5	Susan Mason Lawrence February 4, 1852 (Age 37 years) Longwood MA
Death of a father	Amos Lawrence December 31, 1852 (Age 38 years) Boston MA Cause: Sudden
Birth of a daughter #6	Hetty Sullivan Lawrence November 21, 1855 (Age 41 years) Longwood MA
Birth of a daughter #7	Harriet Dexter Lawrence June 8, 1858 (Age 43 years) Longwood MA
Marriage of a child	Amos Appleton Lawrence — Emily Faifax Silsbee — View this family June 1, 1871 (Age 56 years) Boston MA
Marriage of a child	William Lawrence — Julia Cunningham — View this family 1874 (Age 59 years)
Occupations	yes Note: Part Owner of Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Essex, MA
Personal	yes Note: Established Lawrence Univ in Appleton WI
Personal	yes Note: Established Lawrence (KA) College
Personal	yes Note: Philanthopist
Death	August 22, 1886 (Age 72 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Richards William Richards Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence Susannah Lawrence Family with spouse Nancy Means Mary Means Lawrence Robert Means Lawrence Amos Lawrence Birth: April 22, 1786 31 30 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: December 31, 1852 — Boston MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amos Lawrence William Richards Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence Susannah Lawrence Sarah Richards Birth: July 25, 1790 — Boston MA Death: January 14, 1819 — Boston MA
	Marriage: June 6, 1811 — Boston MA
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan Coombs Dana Francis William Lawrence Arthur Lawrence Robert Means Lawrence William Richards Lawrence Birth: May 3, 1812 26 21 — Of Brookline MA Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Appleton Marianne Appleton Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Amos Appleton Lawrence William Lawrence Susan Mason Lawrence Hetty Sullivan Lawrence Harriet Dexter Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence Birth: July 31, 1814 28 24 — MA Death: August 22, 1886
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Mason Susan Lawrence Mason Amos Lawrence Mason Mary Mason Sarah Mason Susannah Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1817 31 26 — Boston MA Death: December 2, 1844

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Richards William Richards Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence Susannah Lawrence Family with spouse Nancy Means Mary Means Lawrence Robert Means Lawrence Amos Lawrence Birth: April 22, 1786 31 30 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: December 31, 1852 — Boston MA
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amos Lawrence Mary Means Lawrence Robert Means Lawrence Nancy Means Birth: October 28, 1783 — Amherst, Hillsborough, NH Death: November 27, 1866 — Boston MA
	Marriage: April 16, 1821 — Amherst, Hillsborough, NH
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Means Lawrence Birth: April 15, 1823 36 39 — Boston MA Death: December 8, 1828 — Boston MA
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Means Lawrence Birth: September 17, 1826 40 42 — Boston MA Death: November 1, 1845 — Boston MA

Family with Sarah Elizabeth Appleton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Elizabeth Appleton Marianne Appleton Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Amos Appleton Lawrence William Lawrence Susan Mason Lawrence Hetty Sullivan Lawrence Harriet Dexter Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence Birth: July 31, 1814 28 24 — MA Death: August 22, 1886
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Amos Adams Lawrence Marianne Appleton Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Amos Appleton Lawrence William Lawrence Susan Mason Lawrence Hetty Sullivan Lawrence Harriet Dexter Lawrence Sarah Elizabeth Appleton Birth: February 9, 1822 — Boston MA Death: May 27, 1891 — Longwood
	Marriage: March 31, 1842 —
13 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Amory Marianne Appleton Lawrence Birth: May 12, 1843 28 21 — Boston MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peter Chardon Brooks Sarah Lawrence Birth: July 5, 1845 30 23 — Brookline MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Emily Faifax Silsbee Amos Amory Lawrence John Silsbee Lawrence Edith Lawrence Family with spouse Gertrude Major Rice Family with spouse Laura Dugan Amos Appleton Lawrence Birth: April 22, 1848 33 26 — Boston MA Death: July 6, 1912 — Boston MA
23 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Julia Cunningham Eleanor Lawrence Frederick Cunningham Lawrence Ruth Lawrence William Appleton Lawrence Marian Lawrence Julia Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Rosamund Lawrence William Lawrence Birth: March 30, 1850 35 28 — Boston MA Death:
22 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Caleb Loring Susan Mason Lawrence Birth: February 4, 1852 37 29 — Longwood MA Death:
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frederick Cunningham Hetty Sullivan Lawrence Birth: November 21, 1855 41 33 — Longwood MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Augustus Hemenway Harriet Dexter Lawrence Birth: June 8, 1858 43 36 — Longwood MA Death:

Generation 1
1. Amos Adams Lawrence, son of Amos Lawrence and Sarah Richards, was born on July 31, 1814 in MA and died on August 22, 1886 at the age of 72. He married Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, daughter of William Appleton, on March 31, 1842. She was born on February 9, 1822 in Boston MA and died on May 27, 1891 in Longwood at the age of 69.
  Children of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton:
  1. Marianne Appleton Lawrence (1843–)
  2. Sarah Lawrence (1845–)
  3. Amos Appleton Lawrence (1848–1912)
  4. William Lawrence (1850–)
  5. Susan Mason Lawrence (1852–)
  6. Hetty Sullivan Lawrence (1855–)
  7. Harriet Dexter Lawrence (1858–)
Generation 2back to top
1. Marianne Appleton Lawrence, daughter of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on May 12, 1843 in Boston MA. She married Robert Amory.
2. Sarah Lawrence, daughter of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on July 5, 1845 in Brookline MA. She married Peter Chardon Brooks.
3. Amos Appleton Lawrence, son of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on April 22, 1848 in Boston MA and died on July 6, 1912 in Boston MA at the age of 64. He married 3 times. The first time he married Emily Faifax Silsbee on June 1, 1871 in Boston MA. She was born on June 7, 1850 in Salem MA and died on April 4, 1895 in Boston MA at the age of 44. The second time he married Gertrude Major Rice on June 12, 1900 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on September 10, 1871 in Worcester, Worcester, MA and died on January 11, 1907 in Boston MA at the age of 35. The third time he married Laura Dugan on April 26, 1911 in New York NY. She was born on May 4, 1864 in Newborn NC and died on January 26, 1944 in Boston MA at the age of 79.
  Children of Amos Appleton Lawrence and Emily Faifax Silsbee:
  1. Amos Amory Lawrence (1874–1948)
  2. John Silsbee Lawrence (1878–)
  3. Edith Lawrence (1879–)
4. William Lawrence, son of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on March 30, 1850 in Boston MA. He married Julia Cunningham in 1874. She was born about 1853 in MA and died on September 6, 1927.
  Children of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham:
  1. Eleanor Lawrence
  2. Frederick Cunningham Lawrence
  3. Ruth Lawrence
  4. William Appleton Lawrence
  5. Marian Lawrence (1875–)
  6. Julia Lawrence (1877–)
  7. Sarah Lawrence (1879–)
  8. Rosamund Lawrence (1882–1883)
5. Susan Mason Lawrence, daughter of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on February 4, 1852 in Longwood MA. She married William Caleb Loring.
6. Hetty Sullivan Lawrence, daughter of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on November 21, 1855 in Longwood MA. She married Frederick Cunningham.
7. Harriet Dexter Lawrence, daughter of Amos Adams Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Appleton, was born on June 8, 1858 in Longwood MA. She married Augustus Hemenway.
Generation 3back to top
1. John Silsbee Lawrence, son of Amos Appleton Lawrence and Emily Faifax Silsbee, was born on September 6, 1878 in Nahant MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Emma Atherton. The second time he married Helene Kellogg on November 11, 1940 in Cambridge MA. She was born on February 14, 1893 in Brookline MA.
  John Silsbee Lawrence and Emma Atherton had 3 children.
2. Edith Lawrence, daughter of Amos Appleton Lawrence and Emily Faifax Silsbee, was born on November 10, 1879 in Boston MA. She married 2 times. The first time she married Harold Jefferson Coolidge. He was born on January 22, 1870 in Nice, France and died on July 31, 1934 in Squam Island NH at the age of 64. The second time she married James Amory Sullivan on June 30, 1935 in Boston MA. He was born on August 17, 1875 in Malden MA.
3. Eleanor Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham.
4. Ruth Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham.
5. Marian Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham, was born about 1875 in MA.
6. Julia Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham, was born on February 4, 1877 in Lawrence, Essex, MA.
7. Sarah Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Julia Cunningham, was born on March 22, 1879 in Lawrence, Essex, MA.

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Education	Grad of Harvard College
Education	Attended Franklin Acadamy in North Andover MA
Occupations	Part Owner of Pacific Mills, Lawrence, Essex, MA
Personal	Established Lawrence Univ in Appleton WI
Personal	Established Lawrence (KA) College
Personal	Philanthopist

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father Parents Samuel Lawrence Susanna Parker	Amos Lawrence 1786–1852
mother Parents Giles Richards Sarah Adams	Sarah Richards 1790–1819
elder brother Family Susan Coombs Dana Francis William Lawrence Arthur Lawrence Robert Means Lawrence	William Richards Lawrence 1812–
himself Family Sarah Elizabeth Appleton Marianne Appleton Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Amos Appleton Lawrence William Lawrence Susan Mason Lawrence Hetty Sullivan Lawrence Harriet Dexter Lawrence	Amos Adams Lawrence 1814–1886
younger sister Family Charles Mason Susan Lawrence Mason Amos Lawrence Mason Mary Mason Sarah Mason	Susannah Lawrence 1817–1844
Father’s family with Nancy Means
father Parents Samuel Lawrence Susanna Parker	Amos Lawrence 1786–1852
step-mother Parents Robert Means Mary McGregor	Nancy Means 1783–1866
half-sister Family (none)	Mary Means Lawrence 1823–1828
half-brother Family (none)	Robert Means Lawrence 1826–1845
Family with Sarah Elizabeth Appleton
himself Parents Amos Lawrence Sarah Richards	Amos Adams Lawrence 1814–1886
wife Parents William Appleton	Sarah Elizabeth Appleton 1822–1891
daughter Family Robert Amory	Marianne Appleton Lawrence 1843–
daughter Family Peter Chardon Brooks	Sarah Lawrence 1845–
son Family Emily Faifax Silsbee Amos Amory Lawrence John Silsbee Lawrence Edith Lawrence Gertrude Major Rice Laura Dugan	Amos Appleton Lawrence 1848–1912
son Family Julia Cunningham Eleanor Lawrence Frederick Cunningham Lawrence Ruth Lawrence William Appleton Lawrence Marian Lawrence Julia Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Rosamund Lawrence	William Lawrence 1850–
daughter Family William Caleb Loring	Susan Mason Lawrence 1852–
daughter Family Frederick Cunningham	Hetty Sullivan Lawrence 1855–
daughter Family Augustus Hemenway	Harriet Dexter Lawrence 1858–

Amos Adams LawrenceAge: 72 years1814–1886

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