Lucy Rouse was born in 1813 at Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinac County, Michigan to Lewis (Louis) Rouse and Archange (McGulpin) Rouse. It was a full house–Lucy had twelve siblings. She was married to Joseph Lawrence, and they had a daughter named Mary Ann Lawrence on November 25, 1830. Lucy lost her husband in 1841. She passed away on January 4, 1885 in Brant, Ontario, Canada.