Brief Life History of Prosper Lawrence
When Prosper Lawrence Eaton was born on 1 February 1836, in Toledo, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, his father, Thomas H. Eaton, was 24 and his mother, Almira Soper, was 19. He married Josephine READ about 1856, in Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1870. He died about 1898, in St. Lawrence, New York, United States, at the age of 63.
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Sources (5)
- Prosper Eaton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Prosper Eaton in entry for William Eaton and Voilet M. Lawerance, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980"
- 1880 United States Federal Census
Spouse and Children
1836–1898 Male
1838–1920 Female
Children (3)
1858–1930 Male
1870– Male
1879– Male
Parents and Siblings
1812–1894 Male
1816–1883 Female
Siblings (8)
1832–1906 Male
1836–1898 Male
1837– Male
1840–1921 Male
1843–1899 Male
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 10
1863
Age 27
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Eaton or Eton, such as Eaton Socon (Bedfordshire), Eaton (Cheshire), or Eton (Buckinghamshire), named from either Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island, low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, c. 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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