Who was Lydia Lathrop?

Lydia Lathrop (1718–1794) was born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut and died in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Lydia Lathrop 1718–1794

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Born 10 Apr 1718 · Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Died 10 Jan 1794 · Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Father Thomas Lothropp

Mother Lydia Abell

Spouse Joseph Coit

Children Daniel Lathrop Coit, Dr Joseph Coit, Elizabeth Coit, Jerusha Coit, Joshua Coit, Lucretia Coit, Lucy Coit, Lydia Coit, Thomas Coit

Siblings Daniel Lathrop Dr Sr, Joshua Lathrop

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In 1718, Lydia Lathrop entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, born to thomas lothropp and lydia abell. Lydia Lathrop married joseph coit, and had children including daniel lathrop coit, dr joseph coit, elizabeth coit, jerusha coit, joshua coit, lucretia coit, lucy coit, lydia coit, thomas coit. Lydia Lathrop passed away in 1794 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut.

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Birth of Lydia Lathrop in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

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Death of Lydia Lathrop in Norwich, New London, Connecticut

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Lydia Lathrop

This ancestor line traces from Castilla-Leon, Spain (1000) to Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA (1718) across 20 generations.

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: Lydia Lathrop (1718–1794) was born in Norwich, New London, Connecticut and died in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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