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Esther Lyon 1727–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1727/ 1729/ 20 September 1735 or 19 December 1736

Birth Location: Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States

Father: John Lyon

Mother: Hannah Kimberly

Spouse(s): Thomas Bearss, Joseph Smith

Children(s): Abigail BearseBearss, Eli BEARSE, Thomas Bearse, Kimberly BEARSE, John BEARSE, Hannah BEARSE, Thomas BEARSE, Joseph BEARSE

In 1727, Esther Lyon entered the world in Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Lyon And Hannah Kimberly. Esther Lyon married Joseph Smith, Thomas Bearse Barse Bearss, and had children including Abigail Bearsebearss, Eli Bearse, Esther Smith, Hannah Bearse, John Bearse, Joseph Bearse, Kimberly Bearse, Thomas Bearse. Esther Lyon passed away in 1797 in New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1727, Esther Lyon entered the world in Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Lyon And Hannah Kimberly.
  • Esther Lyon married Joseph Smith, Thomas Bearse Barse Bearss, and had children including Abigail Bearsebearss, Eli Bearse, Esther Smith, Hannah Bearse, John Bearse, Joseph Bearse, Kimberly Bearse, Thomas Bearse.
  • Esther Lyon passed away in 1797 in New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Esther Lyon's Ancestors

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Esther Lyon
1727–1797
Birth Place: Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Lyon
1694–1734
New Haven, New Haven, CT
Hannah Kimberly
1694–1735
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Richard Lyon
1590–1676
Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland or Heston, Middlesex, England orFairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Massachusetts, Colonial America or England
Susanna (Susana) Jackson/
1670–1718
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Eastchester, Westchester, New York, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Lyon
1540–1624
Isabel Wightman
1559–1593
Capt Jackson
1633–1689
Elizabeth Smith
1644–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jackson
1606–1686
Mary Abbott
1608–1689

Esther Lyon's Descendants

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Esther Lyon (2 Feb 1727/ 1729/ 20 September 1735 or 19 December 1736–1797) m. Thomas (Bearse Barse) Bearss (10 March 1728/ 1729–29 December 1814) m. Joseph Smith (1726–6 August 1754)
  1. 1. Abigail BearseBearss 1760–1832 m. Seth Barnum 1750–1820
    1. 1. Perlina Barnum 1801–1872 m. Luther Sizer 1798–1877
      1. 1. Eber (Rockwell (Doc)) SIZER 1833–1900
      2. 2. Dorcas (Emma) SIZER 1828–1886
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) Sizer 1842–1926
      4. 4. Dorcas (Emma Sizer) Grems 1828–1860
      5. 5. Franklin (Darius) SIZER 1840–1862
      6. 6. Susan (Jane) SIZER 1837–
      7. 7. Luther (Bradford) SIZER 1831–1853
      8. 8. Warren (Wells) SIZER 1822–1906
      9. 9. Olive (Adeline) SIZER 1825–1903
      10. 10. alama (Alma Emeline Emaline) Sizer 1830–1911 m. Calvin (Silas) Beckwith 1830–1910
        1. 1. Ross (Calvin) Beckwith 1861–1917 m. Minnie (Clyde) Emory 1867–1964 m. Minnie (Clyde) Emery 1866–1964
        2. 2. Joseph (N) Beckwith 1864–
        3. 3. James (Silas Silus) Beckwith/ 1862–1938
        4. 4. James (Silas) Beckwith 1862–1891
        5. 5. Lila (A. (Libbie)) Beckwith 1870–
        6. 6. Martha (A) Beckwith 1858–
        7. 7. Lila (A. (Libbie)) Beckwith 1871–
        8. 8. Nellie (E (Beckwith)) Nichols 1867–1918
        9. 9. Alma (E.) Beckwith 1877–
        10. 10. Stephen (Howell) Beckwith 1868–1961
  2. 2. Eli BEARSE 1769–
  3. 3. Thomas Bearse 1767–1789
  4. 4. Kimberly BEARSE 1764–1840
  5. 5. John BEARSE 1763–1830
  6. 6. Hannah BEARSE 1757–1849
  7. 7. Thomas BEARSE 1757–
  8. 8. Joseph BEARSE 1756–1834

Esther Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1727
2 Feb 1727/ 1729/ 20 September 1735 or 19 December 1736
Birth of Esther Lyon in Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1797
1797
Age 70
Death of Esther Lyon in New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States
New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1727 1729 20 September 1735 or 19 December 1736
    Event Place: Ashford or Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, or Attleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

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