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Name	ELIZAbeth Ann LAWRENCE
Suffix	. Xiv, DUE
Born	10 Dec 1807	Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick
	DUE: Daughter of Empire Loyalist
Gender	Female
Died
Person ID	I253	Richard Patterson NJ & ON
Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

Father	Lieut. John LAWRENCE, , UE, & JP b. 10 Apr 1754, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey d. 30 Dec 1821, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario (Age 67 years)
Mother	Mary REZEAU, UE b. 22 Mar 1766, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York d. 18 Sep 1842, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario (Age 76 years)
Married	4 May 1783	Saint Andrews Church, Richmond Co., Staten Island, New York
	by the Rev. John H Rowland, the Loyalist Rector or St. Andrews Records Vol XXXV, Page 83. Corner of 40 Old Mill Road and Richmond Hill Road in Richmondtown, Staten Isl., The original Anglican church was destroyed by fire on March 31, 1867, only a few relics were saved. The town was formerly called Northfield. Reference Number:53945 The Calendar of NY Marriages reads slightly different: 1783 May 3, Lawrence, Jonn and Mary Rezeau, by M R Brown, E Record 21, Vol. xxxviii (?) Page 135
Family ID	F93	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

. Eliza Ann Lawrence daughter to John & Mary Lawrence was born on Thurs. night about 8 O'clock the 10th day of Dec. 1807. On 5 July 1825, at York, mother Mary Rezeau Lawrence swore she saw her husband, John Lawrence when he wrote down their children's names & birth dates.

Note1: The names of those children were equally carefully chosen. The following choices may have contributed to her name choice:
ELIZAbeth Ann Lawrence - her Aunt Elizabeth Lawrence Nicholson (that is her father's sister), was living in Saint Johns during the same period & Elizabeth is also a Lawrence heritage name.
Note2: Mother's younger sister was Ann Rezeau, born 1771, Richmond, NY. - P J Ahlberg, 2010.

. After their father died Eliza Ann & Sarah Catherine were put on the Compassionate Fund for £11 each in 1824.

. 1825 July 5 - I hereby certify that Eliza Ann Lawrence & Sara Catharine Lawrence are personally known to me & I believe from this appearance that the time of their respective births as stated, is true. Signed, York, James Miles, JP.

. 1859 Jun 1 - Letters Remaining in the Richmond Hill Post Office: Eliza Lawrence, JS Lawrence, A C Lawrence, M Teefy, Post Master.
Ref: York Herald, Richmond Hill, ON, 3 Jun 1859, p3.

For further research:
. Wednesday, 11 March, 1812, by License, William Lawrence & Mary Holiday, both of the Township of York.
Witnesses, Colin Drummond & Elizabeth Lawrence.
Note2: It is not apparent if this Elizabeth is the daughter of John. Is this William the son John Lawrence?

Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

ELIZAbeth Ann LAWRENCE, . Xiv, DUE