Brief Life History of Harry Alfred
When Harry Alfred Lawrence was born on 8 March 1885, in Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Lawrence, was 26 and his mother, Anna S. Johnson, was 26. He married Maud Regina Hamler on 17 October 1912, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. He lived in Seattle, King, Washington, United States for about 10 years and New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United States in 1940. In 1930, at the age of 45, his occupation is listed as railroad co. agent in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He died on 14 January 1957, in San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 71.
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Sources (10)
- Harry A Lawrence, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harry A. Lawrence, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Harry Alfred Lawrence, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
Spouse and Children
1885–1957 Male
1909– Female
Parents and Siblings
1860– Male
1859–1929 Female
Siblings (3)
1885–1957 Male
1887–1975 Female
1891–1961 Female
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1892 · The Chicago Canal
Age 7
1904
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Lorens, Laurence, from Latin Laurentius ‘man from Laurentum’, a place in Italy probably named from its laurels or bay trees. The name was borne by a Christian saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century AD ; he enjoyed a considerable cult throughout Europe, with consequent popularity of the personal name (French Laurent, Italian, Spanish Lorenzo, Catalan Llorenç, Portuguese Lourenço, German Laurenz, Polish Wawrzyniec, etc.). In Britain this is a common name from the 12th century, with pet forms such as Law , Low , Lawrie , Laurie , Larry , Larkin , all of which are represented in surnames. There was also a feminine form Laurencia which may have given rise to the English surname. The surname is also borne by Jews among whom it is presumably an Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Ashkenazic surnames. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed many cognates from other languages, e.g. German Lorenz , and also their patronymics and other derivatives, e.g. Slovenian Lavrenčič and Lovrenčič (patronymics from Lavrencij and Lovrenc, equivalents of Lawrence), Polish Wawrzyniak . Compare Larrance , Laurence , Lawerence , Lieurance , and Lowrance .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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