Benjamin Laurence of London and New York

Subject: Benjamin LAURENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant # 58433
Birth: __ ___ 1819 Brighton, co. Sussex, England
Census: 07 Jun 1841 St. Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England (journeyman tailor)
Census: 30 Mar 1851 Brighton, co. Sussex, England (journeyman tailor)
Census: __ ___ 1855 17 Suffolk St., 13th Ward, New York City, New York
Death: 21 Apr 1865 New York City, New York
Burial: 23 Apr 1865 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
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Marriage #1: 4 Mar 1839 St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
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Spouse: Ann PENNY
Birth: circa 1820 Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Death: before 1853 Brighton, co. Sussex, Englad
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Two Known Child
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1/M Henry George LAURENCE **
Birth: 12 Oct 1840 London, England
Census: 7 Jun 1841 71 Houndsditch St., St.Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
Baptism: 20 Jun 1841 St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
Marriage: 24 Dec 1864 Eliza Kezia ANDERSON (b. 14 Nov 1842, d. 18 Mar 1870);Brooklyn, King Co., New York
            daughter of Josiah William ANDERSON and Eliza WILLIAMS
Daughter: __ Jul 1865 Ellen Grace LAURENCE; Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Daughter: __ Jul 1867 Louisa Kezia LAURENCE; Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Son: 18 Feb 1870 Henry Arthur LAURENCE; Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York **
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Ward 13, New York City, New York (boarding alone, occupation show case maker)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (living with stepmother occupation show case maker)
Residence: 1883-1904 Toronto, Ontario, Canada (cabinet maker)
Death: 22 Sep 1904 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2/F Maryann LAURENCE
Birth: 16 Nov 1848 Brighton, co. Sussex, England
Death: June 1852 Brighton, co. Sussex, England
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Marriage #2: 6 Oct 1853 New York City, New York
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Spouse: Caroline WESTON
Birth: 24 Jul 1824 Rolvenden, co. Kent, England
Baptism: 16 Oct 1825 Rolvenden, co. Kent, England
Census: 1 Jun 1870 Islip, Suffolk Co., New York (keeping boarders)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (keeping house)
Census: 1 Jun 1900 Ward 7, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Census: 15 Apr 1910 Ward 29, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Death: 1 May 1913 Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Burial: 4 May 1913 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
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Four Known Children
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1/F Ellen Eliza LAURENCE
Birth: 05 Jan 1855 New York City, New York
Baptism: 15 Feb 1855 Trinity Church, New York City, New York
Marriage: 26 Nov 1879 Thomas Henry PETIT (1856 - 1931); Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
Son: 08 Oct 1880 George B. PETIT; New York City, New York
Died: 20 Dec 1932 Kings Co., New York
Burial: 24 Dec 1932 Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
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2/F Caroline LAURENCE
Birth: 01 Feb 1860 New York City, New York
Baptism: 12 Jun 1860 Trinity Church, New York City, New York
Marriage: 22 Apr 1889 John M. ALLEN (b. Dec 1864, d. after 1900); Brooklyn, King Co., New York
Death: 11 Dec 1896 Brooklyn, King Co., New York
Burial: 13 Dec 1896 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
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3/M William T. LAURENCE
Birth: 13 Sep 1862 New York City, New York
Death: 07 Dec 1879 New York City, New York
Burial: 08 Dec 1879 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
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4/F Mary Anna LAURENCE
Birth: __ Mar 1865 New York City, New York
Death: 14 Apr 1926 Brooklyn, King Co., New York
Burial: 17 Apr 1926 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York