Laura Hathaway was born on February 7, 1808, in Freetown, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nancy and Lynde. She married Richard Briggs Palmer on July 14, 1825, in her hometown. They had two children during their marriage. She died on June 8, 1901, in Fall River, Massachusetts, at the impressive age of 93, and was buried there.
Laura was born in 1808. She passed away in 1901.
Findagrave states that her parents were Lynde Hathaway and Nancy Evans.
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"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6V-7HW : 15 January 2020), Lynde Hathaway in entry for Laura Hathaway, 1808.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9J-Q41 : 4 April 2020), Laura Palmer, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 792, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M95L-LNC : accessed 22 August 2020), Laura E Palmer in household of Amanda D Buffinton, Fall River city Ward 8, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 156, sheet 10A, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,636.
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4C4-XL3 : 6 April 2020), Laura E. Hathaway Palmer, 08 Jun 1901; citing Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, 210, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,733.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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