Edward Doty Lawrence 1799 – 1887

Edward D Lawrence Headstone

 

Ancestry:  David Lawrence;  Robert Lawrence

Born: May 26, 1799 in Sandwich Ma.

  • Father: David Lawrence; (1760 – 1845) (Robert Lawrence & Elizabeth (–))
  • Mother: Huldah Doty; (1759 – 1843) (Edward Doty & Hannah Eldridge)

Died: September 15, 1887 in Bourne Ma. at 88 yrs.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Mariner, Coasting, First Keeper at Wings Neck Lighthouse in Pocasset Ma. (1849-1854 & 1865-1887); (visit www.lighthouse.cc/wingsneck/ for additional information.

Married: Int. December 8, 1829

  • To: Elizabeth Brown Howard; (1806 – 1880) (Calvin Howard & Chloe Fuller)

Children: 6

  • 1. Granville Howard Lawrence; (September 6, 1831 – May 14, 1881); Granville was “deaf from birth”; He was a shoemaker, unmarried & was buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 2. Reuben Wats Lawrence; (January 31, 1835 – July 18, 1932); Married (1) Ophelia D. Chadwick (1842 – 1873) (Ebenezer Dimmick Chadwick & Phebe Hatch) in Sandwich Ma. on January 4, 1863 & married (2) Ann Louisa Fish Howard (1837 – 1920) (Isaiah Fish & Caroline Fisher) in Bourne Ma. on December 31, 1903; Ann married (1) Charles Foster Howard (1826 – 1892) (Calvin Howard & Hannah Handy) in Sandwich Ma. on November 29, 1857; Reuben, Ophelia, Ann & Charles are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 3. Luthera Maria Lawrence Small; (January 3, 1838 – December 29, 1912); Married David S. Small (1824 – 1909) (Nathaniel C. Small & Margaret Phinney) in Sandwich Ma. on January 7, 1867; David married (1) Jane Whitney Whitmore (1824 – 1863) (William Whitmore & Elizabeth/Betsey Boulter (Heath)) Abt.1858; Luthera & David lived in New Bedford Ma.; Luthera, David & Jane are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in New Bedford Ma..
  • 4. Mary J. Lawrence; (March 31, 1840 – December 29, 1841); Mary is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 5. Edward Jason Lawrence, Civil War; (October 28, 1843 – November 26, 1863); Edward died in South Carolina at 20 yrs, 28 d. & is buried in Cataumet Cemetery.
  • 6. Caroline Howard Lawrence Gifford; (May 22, 1847 – May 2, 1928); Married Albert Barton Gifford (1851 – 1908) (George Gifford & Nancy Wilbur) in Lynn Ma. on December 25, 1872; Caroline & Albert are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.