Mary Lawrason
ID # 2938, (1796-1862)
| Father | Lawrence Lawrason (1760-1830) |
| Mother | Rachel Pettit (1758-1815) |
| Birth | Mary Lawrason was born on 6 December 1796. |
| Marriage | She married John Crooks in 1824. All we have for the marriage of John and Mary is their marriage bond. This is found on microfilm C-6778, Date 1824-02-09, Vol. 16, Bond nbr. 996 The bond was endorsed by John Burwell and Matthew Crooks, both of the Township of Ancaster, on behalf of John Crooks of Niagara and Mary Lawrason of London. Since this is dated February 9, 1824, it is reasonable to believe that they were married the same year, probably not long thereafter. Considering the various residences of the parties named on this bond, we are left uncertain as to the place of marriage, but it probably was at the home, or home church, of the bride. |
| Death | She died on 21 May 1862 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Canada West, at age 65. |
| Note | Not much is known of Mary and less of her husband, John Crooks. At the time of the 1851 census in Ancaster, however, a Mary Crooks of approximately the right age, 56, is with Daniel Showers as a housekeeper. Daniel is by this time a widower and had been married to Mary's sister Elizabeth. Also in the household are, apparently, the daughters of Mary. These are Mary, 25; Susan, 22; and Catharine, 18. Mary's date of death, 21st day of May, 1862, is taken from the Genealogy of Lawrence Lawrason Jr., as it appears in the Lawrason Papers at the University of Western Ontario and is shown on pages 26 & 27 of Delores MacIntyre's work Some Records of the Lawrason Family. This is confirmed by 'Dumfries Reformer Death Notices, 1860-65' provided by the Waterloo Branch of the OGS. It says: Mrs. John Crooks died 21 May 1862 in Hamilton. Widow of the late John Crooks, of Niagara. Mother of Mrs. Col. Munro, Galt. Age 65. No place of burial for Mary and John Crooks has been found, though it may be noted that those who are probably members of the same Crooks family are buried at St. Andrew's Anglican Church Cemetery in Grimsby. See Early Ontario Newspaper Transcription Series, The York Papers, Vol.8, compiled by W. Craig Burtch, Global Genealogy, page 20, an excerpt from The Colonial Advocate, Thursday October 11, 1827. It refers to the death at Ancaster on the 3rd instant of Mrs. Crooks, mother of James Crooks and to her burial at Grimsby. At the time the transcription for St. Andrew's Anglican Cemetery, Grimsby, was done (see page 66) by the Niagara Branch of the OGS., the stone for this woman still survived. |
| Last Edited | 12 Jan 2021 |