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Lydia Weeks Benedict 1741–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1741

Birth Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 10 October 1774

Death Location: Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jonathan Sr

Mother: Abigail Wildman

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The story of Lydia Weeks Benedict began in 1741 in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Lydia Weeks Benedict passed away in 1774 in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Weeks Benedict began in 1741 in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Lydia Weeks Benedict passed away in 1774 in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Lydia Benedict's Ancestors

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Lydia Benedict
1741–1774
Birth Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan Weeks Sr
1705–1781
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York
Abigail Wildman
1714–1796
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Philip ((Reddocke)) Weeks
1680–1711
Matinecock, Oyster Bay, Nassau, County, New York, USA
Martha Rushmore
1678–1711
Long Island, Nassau, New York
Thomas Wildman
1678–1752
Bedford, Westchester, New York
Lydia Gregory
1676–1752
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Weeks
1647–1699
Elizabeth Reddocke
1650–1688
Thomas Rushmore
1655–1723
Sarah Hicks
1660–1723
Thomas Wildman
1613–1689
Sarah Brooks
1650–1705
Judah Gregory
1642–1733
Hannah Hoyt
1649–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Weekes
1616–1689
Elizabeth Luther
1616–1687
Henry Reddocke
1612–1673
Mabel Burroughs
1615–1673
Thomas Rushmore
1628–1705
Martha Hicks
1617–1658
Thomas Hicks
1634–1749
Mary Butler
1635–1689
John Wildman
1590–1648
Jane Upperlie
1588–1643
William Brooks
1631–1688
Mary Burt
1635–1689
John Griggorie
1612–1689
Sarah John
1617–1689
Walter Hoyt
1618–1698
Mrs. Hoyt
1620–1648

Lydia Benedict's Timeline

2 Records

1741
17 March 1741
Birth of Lydia Weeks Benedict in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1774
10 October 1774
Age 33
Death of Lydia Weeks Benedict in Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1741
    Event Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1774
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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