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Elizabeth Platt 1699–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1699

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1769

Death Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Platt

Mother: Sarah Lockwood

Spouse(s): Benjamin Lyon

Children(s): Nathaniel Lyon, Bethuel Lyon, John Lyon, Phebe Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Sarlah Lyon

Elizabeth Platt was born in 1699 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Platt And Sarah Lockwood. Elizabeth Platt married Benjamin Lyon, and had children including Bethuel Lyon, John Lyon, Nathaniel Lyon, Phebe Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Sarlah Lyon. Elizabeth Platt passed away in 1769 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Platt was born in 1699 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Platt And Sarah Lockwood.
  • Elizabeth Platt married Benjamin Lyon, and had children including Bethuel Lyon, John Lyon, Nathaniel Lyon, Phebe Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Sarlah Lyon.
  • Elizabeth Platt passed away in 1769 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Platt
1664–1736
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Lockwood
1670–1765
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Lyon
1700–1764
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Lyon
1728–1805
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Bethuel Lyon
1733–1808
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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John Lyon
1736–
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Phebe Lyon
1740–
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Lyon
1738–
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarlah Lyon
1726–
Birth Location: Greenfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Platt's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Platt
1699–1769
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Platt
1664–1736
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Lockwood
1670–1765
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Platt
1631–1705
Ware, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Clark
1640–1705
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Joseph Lockwood
1638–1717
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Millington
1643–1714
Windsor, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Lockwood
1600–1658
Susannah Norman
1616–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Platt's Descendants

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Elizabeth Platt (11 Jun 1699–1769) m. Benjamin Lyon (8 Sep 1700–1764)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Lyon 1728–1805 m. Sally Merriman 1742–1831
    1. 1. Daniel Lyon 1763–1854 m. Gift Watson 1765–1819
      1. 1. Seth (Wholen) Lyon 1799–1868 m. Mary (Catherine) Rancier 1802–1887
        1. 1. Joanna Lyon 1824–1899 m. Cornelius (Buck) Hughson 1818–1900
        2. 2. William Lyon 1827–1897 m. Margaret Payne 1830–1918
        3. 3. Daniel Lyon 1831–1907
  2. 2. Bethuel Lyon 1733–1808
  3. 3. John Lyon 1736–
  4. 4. Phebe Lyon 1740–
  5. 5. Samuel Lyon 1738–
  6. 6. Sarlah Lyon 1726–

Elizabeth Platt's Timeline

2 Records

1699
11 Jun 1699
Birth of Elizabeth Platt in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1769
1769
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Platt in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1699
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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