Mary Ann Cromwell
Lifespan: 1851 – 1925
Birth: 22 Dec 1851 in Peel Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: William Henry Lawson Sr
Children: Joseph William Lawson, Cecelia Ellen Lawson, Elizabeth Ann Lawson, Samuel George Lawson, Mary Jane Lawson, Louisa Margaret Lawson, James Henry Lawson, Major Dangerfield Lawson, Sarah Amelia Lawson, John Alexander Lawson, Emma May Victoria Lawson, Orrby Arbery Dia Lawson, Reuben Lawson, Flossie Sophia Lawson, Jemima Redella "Minnie" Lawson, Mabel Mosella Lawson
Parents: Joseph C Cromwell & Celia Mary Hatfield
Death: 18 Oct 1925 in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Burial: Unknown
Chapter 1: Early Family Origins — Born of the Loyal Soil
In the snowy stillness of December 20, 1850, a child was born in the frontier hush of Peel Township, a rough-hewn farming settlement nestled in Wellington County, Ontario. Her name was Mary Ann Cromwell, and her arrival marked the continuation of a family story already deeply rooted in Canadian soil. She was the daughter of Joseph Cromwell, a farmer descended from Nova Scotian stock, and Cecilia Hatfield, herself a product of the interwoven histories of French-speaking Acadians and English-speaking settlers.