doctor, he moved to Minnesota, m. and d. there, bur. West Covehead cem.; was a surgeon in the American Civil War.

2. Stephen G., b. 9 Jan., 1837, d. 2 Oct., 1913, Saskatoon, m. 1. 30 Nov., 1868 to Alice M. Dewar (1843-1910), In. 2. in 1911 to Elizabeth Llewellin. He was a Presbyterian minister and Editor of the Presbyterian; he and his 1st wife and 8 children (Lois Paulina, Guthrie Livingston, Clara, Oliver Cromwell, Thomas DeWitt Talmage, Ruth, Isaac Newton, Violet) all lived in Saskatoon, Sask.

3. Elizabeth Margaret (Betsy), b. 1840 or 1, d. 1914, m. 26 Apr., 1865, to her cousin William Shaw (1827-1906) s. of Neil and Catherine (Lawson) Shaw. 5 c., see Shaw history. It is said that Betsy and her family, on clear, calm summer evenings, would go outside and be able to hear her parents, brothers and sisters

having a sing-song across the bay from her home; the strong Lawson voices carried easily across the water.

4. John Auld, b. 23 July, 1842, d. 17 Oct., 1927, m. to Sophia Coffin (d. 3 Sept., 1927) dau. of Charles Coffin of Savage Harbour, 2 s., 7 dau. John left home at an early age after completing his education at the local and Normal School of P.E.I. He taught in local schools for a few years, then engaged in mercantile pursuits at Mount Stewart, where he met and married Sophia Coffin in 1865. From there he

moved to Charlottetown and became Postmaster. He was a Mason and an elder in the Presbyterian Church.

5. David S., b. 1844, d. young; his remains were brought back to P.E.I. from St. Paul, Minnesota and are buried in West Covehead cemetery.

6. Charles, b. 1846, went to make his fortune in Somerville, Mass., where he‘

married, moved to Boston in 1892, and with a partner, owned a meat store, known as Lawson & MacMillan. No known 0.

7. Dorothy, b. 1848, d. 14 Oct., 1861 at Covehead, bur. West Covehead. 8. Lillie Jane, b. 19 Oct., 1850, d. 28 May, 1893 at Charlottetown, bur. West Covehead cemetery.

9. James D., b. 1852. This boy was probably named for his uncle who died that year in Africa. In 1874 he was teaching in Stanhope; later he moved, to Charlottetown

and was a teacher there. In 1905 he was boarding with his Aunt Betsy (Lawson) and Uncle William Shaw in the old home.

This concludes our account of the descendants of William Lawson and his first wife Mary Shaw; we will now consider the progeny of his second marriage to Ann Graham.

Children of William and Ann (Graham) Lawson

1. James Curtis, b. 1792, d. 12 May, 1869, m. 1820 to Margaret C. Auld (b. 1802, d. 17 May, 1869), both bur. Shaw cem. 8 c., b. Stanhope, see below.

2. Mary, b. 13 Aug., 1795, d. 26 J an., 1865, bur. Stanhope cemetery. m. 1. ca. 1815 to Robert Bovyer, s. of Stephen Bovyer Sr. and Dorothea Lowe.

4 c., see Bovyer history.

In 2. 26 Jan., 1825 to William Stead. widower, d. 8 Sept., 1839, bur. ’I‘racadie. 4 c., see Stead history.

3. Christianne, b. 1797, d. 1876, m.ca. 1820 to her cousin Peter Higgins, (b. 1789,

d. 25 Nov., 1855) son of Cornelius and Isabella (Lawson) Higgins. 5 c., see Higgins history.

4. John, b. 22 Feb., 1799, d. 29 Jan, 1859, m.ca. 1825 to Isabella Marshall (b. 1804, d. 7 Feb., 1850) dau. of Alexander and Jane (Brown) Marshall. 4 0., see below.

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