Reuben Wats Lawrence 1835 – 1932

Reuben W, Ophelia D & Grace W Lawrence Headstone

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Ancestry:  Edward Doty Lawrence;  David Lawrence;  Robert Lawrence

Born: January 31, 1835 in Sandwich Ma. (aka Reuben Weit Lawrence)

  • Father: Ebward Doty Lawrence; (1799 – 1887) (David Lawrence & Huldah Doty)
  • Mother: Elizabeth Brown Howard; (1806 – 1880) (Calvin Howard & Chloe Fuller)

Died: July 18, 1932 in Bourne Ma. at 97 yrs, 5 mos, 18 d.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area C

Occupation: Printer

Married (1): January 4, 1863 in Sandwich Ma. by N. W. Britton

  • To: Ophelia D. Chadwick; (1841 – 1873) (Ebenezer Dimmick Chadwick & Phebe Hatch)

Children: 2

  • 1. Edward Jason Lawrence; (December 1, 1863 – April 8, 1938); Married Lena Hennes (1873 – 1964) (Isaac Newton Hennes & Harriet S. Berry) in Pacific County Wa. on January 3, 1894; Edward, a carpenter, died at 74 yrs, 4 mos.; He is buried in Cataumet Cemetery (headstone not located).
  • 2. Grace Wing Lawrence; (July 26, 1865 – June 23, 1885); Grace died by suicide at 19 yrs, 11 mos.; She is buried with her parents in Cataumet Cemetery.

 Married (2): December 31, 1903 in Bourne Ma.

  • To: Ann Louisa Fish Howard; (1837 – 1920) (Isaiah Fish, Jr. & Caroline Fisher) in Bourne Ma. on December 31, 1903; Ann married (1) Charles Foster Howard (1827 – 1892) (Calvin Howard & Hannah Handy) in Sandwich Ma. on November 29, 1857; Ann is buried in Cataumet Cemetery (headstone not located; interral records of E.D. Nickerson).

Children: None