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Maria Poillon LAWRENCE, .vi

Female 1794 - 1880  (86 years)


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  • Name Maria Poillon LAWRENCE 
    Suffix .vi 
    Born 26 Aug 1794  Saint John, Queens Co., New Brunswick Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • DUE, Daughter of Empire Loyalist.
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Oct 1880  Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Aged 86 2m. On. Death Reg. 1880 Old Age & Gen. Debility.
    Buried St. John's On The Humber, (Weston) Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I63  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 29 May 2019 

    Father Lieut. John LAWRENCE, , UE, & JP
              b. 10 Apr 1754, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Dec 1821, Richmond Hill, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Mary REZEAU, UE
              b. 22 Mar 1766, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Sep 1842, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 4 May 1783  Saint Andrews Church, Richmond Co., Staten Island, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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

    Family Capt. Thomas John DENISON, .i
              b. 1 Nov 1786, Dovercourt, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Aug 1846, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1817  St. James Anglican Cathedral Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Capt. John Lawrence DENISON, .ii
              b. 25 Jan 1818, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Jan 1874, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Elizabeth Sophia DENISON, .ii
              b. 9 Aug 1819, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Jan 1892, St. John's On The Humber, (Weston) Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Maria Lousia DENISON, .1
              b. 16 Oct 1821, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Jul 1887, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. Thomas Elisha DENISON, .ii
              b. 9 Feb 1824, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Aug 1847, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     5. Charles DENISON, Sr.
              b. 22 Nov 1826, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Apr 1901, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. William DENISON, .i
              b. 26 Apr 1830, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 Dec 1830, Humber River, Etobicoke Twp., (Toronto), Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Peter George DENISON
              b. 9 Jul 1832, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Aug 1878, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     8. Capt. Edwin Perine DENISON
              b. 5 Nov 1835, Weston, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jan 1895, Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Lawrence daughter to John & Mary Lawrence was born on Tuesday morning about 9 O'clock the 26th day of August 1794.

      . 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.

      Note: The names of those children were equally carefully chosen.
      Maria Poillon Lawrence is assuredly named after grandmother, Mary Rezeau (nee Poillon,) & Grandmothers Maria Poillon, born Richmond, Staten Island, NY. - P J Ahlberg, 2010.

      . 1817 March 4th March, York. This day were married by special license,
      Thomas John Dennison & Maria Lawrence, both of this Parish.
      John, Strachan. This marriage was solemnized between us, Thomas John Denison & Maria Lawrence.
      Witnesses, Thos. Denison & Peter Lawrence.

      . 1817 March 4, St James Cathedral Toronto
      Lawrence, Maria P Denison, Thomas John both this Parish St James,
      Wit: Charles Denison & Peter Lawrence.
      By Rev. J Strachan.
      "Denison resided at Weston. There are no male members family now (as of 1895). Denison resided at Weston."

      . Monument reads
      In memory of
      Maria Pilyon
      Relict of the late
      Capt. Thomas John Denison
      Born in St. Johns New Brunswick
      Aug. 26, 1794
      Died at her sons residence Davenport.

      Oct. 31, 1880 , Light grey stone, laid flat on the ground, with a large cleft in the top artwork. - - - [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] St. James Anglican Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario.