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Lydia Bennet 1586–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1586

Birth Location: Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: January 1655

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Bennett

Mother: Joane WRIGHT

Spouse(s): Thomas I

Children(s): Jonathan Sr, Thomas Gilbert

The story of Lydia Bennet began in 1586 in Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Lydia Bennet married Thomas Humphrey Gilbert I, and had children including Jonathan Gilbert Sr, Thomas Gilbert. Lydia Bennet passed away in 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Bennet began in 1586 in Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Lydia Bennet married Thomas Humphrey Gilbert I, and had children including Jonathan Gilbert Sr, Thomas Gilbert.
  • Lydia Bennet passed away in 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Bennett
1566–1601
Birth Location: Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
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Joane WRIGHT
1572–1622
Birth Location: Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas I
1582–1659
Birth Location: Yardley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Jonathan Sr
1617–1682
Birth Location: Yardley, Worcestershire, England
JS
Thomas Gilbert
1611–1662
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
TG

Lydia Bennet's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Bennet
1586–1655
Birth Place: Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Bennett
1566–1601
Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Joane (Aylard Brownewer) WRIGHT
1572–1622
Kelvedon Hatch, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Herbert Bennett ; Earl of) Tankerville
1533–1603
Wiveliscombe, Taunton Deane Borough, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Bennet's Descendants

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Lydia Bennet (October 1586–January 1655) m. Thomas (Humphrey Gilbert) I (25 April 1582–5 September 1659)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Gilbert) Sr 1617–1682 m. Mary Welles 1626–1700
    1. 1. Samuel Gilbert 1664–1733 m. Mary Rogers 1667–1756
      1. 1. Nathaniel Gilbert 1690–1761 m. Mary (Elizabeth C.) Bissell 1698–1770
        1. 1. Jane Gilbert 1713–1782 m. Thomas (James) Butler 1720–1764
      2. 2. Mary Gilbert 1696–1755
      3. 3. Mercy Gilbert 1709–
      4. 4. Samuel Gilbert 1688–1760
    2. 2. Rachel Marshfield 1668–1754
    3. 3. Jonathan Gilbert 1648–1698
    4. 4. Nathaniel Gilbert 1660–1682
    5. 5. Lydia Richardson-Chapman 1654–1711
  2. 2. Thomas Gilbert 1611–1662

Lydia Bennet's Timeline

2 Records

1586
October 1586
Birth of Lydia Bennet in Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1655
January 1655
Age 69
Death of Lydia Bennet in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1586
    Event Place: Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1655
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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