Augustus
Lapham
Born in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Lapham
and Abigail (Wilbor) Lapham
Brother of
Sylvia Lapham, Phebe (Lapham) Ballou, Thomas Lapham, Bathsheba (Lapham) Wilcox and Jethro Lapham
Husband of
Mary (Scott) Lapham
— married
6 Apr 1775 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Amos Lapham, Lydia (Lapham) Mann, Sarah Lapham, Ruth Lapham, David Lapham, Thomas Lapham, Abigail Lapham, Eunice (Lapham) Farnum and Hannah Lapham
Died
at age 77
in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
Augustus was a Friend (Quaker)
"Augustus who writes this Account, married Mary Scott, daughter of John Scott of North Providence, by whom he had nine children, Amos, Lydia, Sarah, Ruth, Thomas, David, Abigail, Eunice and Hannah. Sarah died aged sixteen of fever. Ruth died aged fifteen and one half years of the same disease. Thomas died aged five months, three days. Hannah died aged two years seven months."[1]
"LAPHAM Augustus, of Smithfield, and Mary Scott, daughter of John, Jr., of North Providence, at Friends' Meeting House, Providence," 6 Apr 1775. [2]
"LAPHAM Augustus, age 77 years, Member Society of Friends, [died] at Smithfield" 26 Feb 1828[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Laphams in America" compiled and written by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge Victor NY 1932-1953
- ↑ "Vital records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850" James N Arnold; vol 15, PROVIDENCE GAZETTE—MARRIAGES, pg 187
- ↑ "Vital records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850" James N Arnold; vol 12, pg 552
- WikiTree profile Lapham-57 created through the import of BDM7-7-11.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Brian McCullough.
- http:records.ancestry.com/Augustus_Lapham_records.ashx?pid=34849251
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Augustus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Augustus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Augustus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Augustus:
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~0.78%
Kristi Bodin
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member krystyobolyte10
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~0.78%
Leslie Lapham :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A165680 [compare], Ancestry member llapham45
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~0.78%
Lynne Scott :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Tom Cahalan :
23andMe, GEDmatch M135340 [compare]
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