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Phoebe Lawton and Christopher Wager Cosman
Phoebe Lawton and Christopher Wager Cosman
Husband - Cosman, Christopher Wager, Heart trouble, Legend has it he died of beating put on him by Lawton men who then took over Lawton Land, signing off for Earl, who was supposed to look after his mother but didn't. Edward was excluded.Farmer ( Common-law husband of Phoebe Wood Lawton, Old Black River Road )
Wife - Lawton, Mrs. Phoebe Almira,
Parents: Wood, Jacob Smith, Bds. Gilbert's Lane, 1875, Weigher of hay & straw, 1875, Hay Market in Saint John, later, Farmer, Red Head, Simonds, NB (IRIN#54) & Whelpley, Phoebe Almira, died 6 days after daughter Phoebe was born (IRIN#55) - FRIN#10
Children
1. Male: Lawton, Edward Christopher, Son of Chris Cosman, legal name Lawton, G-54325,ROC... Volunteer Medal.. Was gassed in Experimental Trials by the Army. Died at the young age of 62, of Multiple Sclorosis & complications. Expert Mechanic and Highway Engineer , Saint John Government Garage - IRIN#784
Born: 29 Sep 1921 - Old Black River Rd, St John, NB, Canada
Chr: - son of Chris Cosman, legal name, Lawton
Died: -October 8, 1883, Saint John, St John, NB, Canada
Bur: - Fernhill Lot 218, Lot 218, Saint John NB, Canada
Spouse: Lackie, Muriel Arvilla, mother of 10, great-grand mother, forever young - IRIN#794 - FRIN#218
Eddie, Eddie and Muriel with baby Jim and grad, Darlene, with family, 10 kids.
"EVENING TIMES GLOBE, July 3, Monday, 1939.
At her residence, Little river, St. John Co., on June 29, 1939, C. W. Cosman, leaving his wife, one son and one daughter. Funeral service was held Head of Millstream, Kings Co."
Note.....Notice the words, Christopher died at " her" residence.One of the Lawton boys made sure to point it out that it was nor" his" that is, Christopher's residence, even though he had resided there for 20 years, ran the farm, and kept them all from starving to death, and was Phoebe's recognized husband.
Funeral and burial took place at head of Millstream where Chris grew up and where his parents are buried. The church has no records, being Baptist, and Chris's name is not on the stone, as there was probably no one willing or able to pay for that.
My dad, Edward Christopher Lawton was the son referred to in the newspaper and the daughter, who is supposed to have married a William Kay, must have been still living. No official record has been found, but Cosman sites state that Christopher was married to a Sarah Jamieson and had a son and a daughter about 1885. That son must have died before before 1939. The Jamieson's were from Kings Co. but may have removed to New England.
Note: Christopher's first family has been found on 1891 cencus.
The residence or farm where Chris died was on the Old Black River Road. Little River was the mailing address. The post office was probably there, on Bayside Drive, by the ocean.
Eddie and Darlene.
Grama Phoebe was a tiny woman, 4'11", with long hair rolled up in a huge topknot. She had a hard life on that farm out the muddy Old Black River Road with her 11 hungry children. She never complained when I knew her, but went about her gardening and her life in her private way. The following list was printed from a large scrapbook sheet on which Grama noted all the accidents that befell those on the farm and in which she listed the relatives she remembered. She mentions Josiah Wood, Lieut. Gov. NB as a cousin, but my research shows his father direct from England, rather than a descendant of the Wood family of PEI who came from Essex but were in PEI for generations. However, Phoebe owned him as a cousin and maybe she knew of a link.
Chris Cosman training horse at Lawton Farm, Eddie boy next to him.
FRANCIS LAWTON AND PHOEBE WOOD
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 |  #8 - Frin#159 - Continued on C#01-1Cosman, Captain James & Catherine Katie - / mr:1785 HBr:1755 WBr:1765 | ||||||||
| | #4 - Frin#104 Cosman, James & Elizabeth Ann - / mr:1814 HBr:1791 WBr:1795 | ||||||||
 |  | #9 - Frin#194 - Continued on C#02-1 Golding, John Thomas & Ruth - / mr:1793 HBr:1770 WBr:1776 | |||||||
| | #2 - Frin#14 Cosman, John Nelson & Lydia Ann - / mr: HBr:1820 WBr:1826 | ||||||||
| | | | #10 - Frin#45 - Continued on C#03-1 Sheck, Christopher & Mary - / mr:1785 HBr:1755 WBr:1766 | ||||||
| | | #5 - Frin#23 Sheck, Christopher Jr & Jane - / mr:1821 HBr:1791 WBr:1801 | |||||||
| | | #11 - Frin#227 - Continued on C#04-1 Parlee, Abraham & Lydia - / mr: HBr: WBr:1775 | |||||||
| #1 - Frin#8 Cosman, Christopher & Phoebe - / mr: HBr:1864 WBr:1883 | |||||||||
| | | #12 - Frin#1728 - Continued on C#05-1 Wood, Joseph Smith & Elizabeth - / mr:1803 HBr:1783 WBr:1785 | |||||||
| | | #6 - Frin#1716 Wood, Joseph Charles & Catherine - / mr:1840 HBr:1817 WBr:1820 | |||||||
| | | | #13 - Frin#1744 - Continued on C#06-1 Burke, Edmund Edward & Ellendor - / mr:1815 HBr:1776 WBr:1779 | ||||||
| | #3 - Frin#10 Wood, Jacob Smith & Phoebe Almira - / mr:1878 HBr:1850 WBr:1858 | ||||||||
| | | #14 Unknown Unknown | |||||||
| | #7 - Frin#11 Whelpley, James & Frances - / mr:1853 HBr:1830 WBr:1822 | ||||||||
| | #15 - Frin#2022 Cox, William & Mrs William - / mr: HBr: WBr: | ||||||||
Husband - Cosman, Christopher Wager, Heart trouble, Legend has it he died of beating put on him by Lawton men who then took over Lawton Land, signing off for Earl, who was supposed to look after his mother but didn't. Edward was excluded.Farmer ( Common-law husband of Phoebe Wood Lawton, Old Black River Road )
Wife - Lawton, Mrs. Phoebe Almira,
Parents: Wood, Jacob Smith, Bds. Gilbert's Lane, 1875, Weigher of hay & straw, 1875, Hay Market in Saint John, later, Farmer, Red Head, Simonds, NB (IRIN#54) & Whelpley, Phoebe Almira, died 6 days after daughter Phoebe was born (IRIN#55) - FRIN#10
Children
1. Male: Lawton, Edward Christopher, Son of Chris Cosman, legal name Lawton, G-54325,ROC... Volunteer Medal.. Was gassed in Experimental Trials by the Army. Died at the young age of 62, of Multiple Sclorosis & complications. Expert Mechanic and Highway Engineer , Saint John Government Garage - IRIN#784
Born: 29 Sep 1921 - Old Black River Rd, St John, NB, Canada
Chr: - son of Chris Cosman, legal name, Lawton
Died: -October 8, 1883, Saint John, St John, NB, Canada
Bur: - Fernhill Lot 218, Lot 218, Saint John NB, Canada
Spouse: Lackie, Muriel Arvilla, mother of 10, great-grand mother, forever young - IRIN#794 - FRIN#218
Eddie, Eddie and Muriel with baby Jim and grad, Darlene, with family, 10 kids.
"EVENING TIMES GLOBE, July 3, Monday, 1939.
At her residence, Little river, St. John Co., on June 29, 1939, C. W. Cosman, leaving his wife, one son and one daughter. Funeral service was held Head of Millstream, Kings Co."
Note.....Notice the words, Christopher died at " her" residence.One of the Lawton boys made sure to point it out that it was nor" his" that is, Christopher's residence, even though he had resided there for 20 years, ran the farm, and kept them all from starving to death, and was Phoebe's recognized husband.
Funeral and burial took place at head of Millstream where Chris grew up and where his parents are buried. The church has no records, being Baptist, and Chris's name is not on the stone, as there was probably no one willing or able to pay for that.
My dad, Edward Christopher Lawton was the son referred to in the newspaper and the daughter, who is supposed to have married a William Kay, must have been still living. No official record has been found, but Cosman sites state that Christopher was married to a Sarah Jamieson and had a son and a daughter about 1885. That son must have died before before 1939. The Jamieson's were from Kings Co. but may have removed to New England.
Note: Christopher's first family has been found on 1891 cencus.
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The residence or farm where Chris died was on the Old Black River Road. Little River was the mailing address. The post office was probably there, on Bayside Drive, by the ocean.
Eddie and Darlene.
Grama Phoebe was a tiny woman, 4'11", with long hair rolled up in a huge topknot. She had a hard life on that farm out the muddy Old Black River Road with her 11 hungry children. She never complained when I knew her, but went about her gardening and her life in her private way. The following list was printed from a large scrapbook sheet on which Grama noted all the accidents that befell those on the farm and in which she listed the relatives she remembered. She mentions Josiah Wood, Lieut. Gov. NB as a cousin, but my research shows his father direct from England, rather than a descendant of the Wood family of PEI who came from Essex but were in PEI for generations. However, Phoebe owned him as a cousin and maybe she knew of a link.
Chris Cosman training horse at Lawton Farm, Eddie boy next to him.
FRANCIS LAWTON AND PHOEBE WOOD
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