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Lydia Burton 1810–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1810

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 1889

Death Location: Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Billings Burton

Mother: Mary Hilts

Spouse(s): Alvah Silsbury

Children(s): Martha Silsbury, Oliva Silsbury, Lucinda Silsbury, Phebe Silsberry, Hattie Silebury

Lydia Burton was born in 1810 in New York, USA, the child of Billings Burton And Mary Ann Hilts. In 1860, Lydia Burton resided in Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, USA. Lydia Burton married Alvah Silsbury, and had children including Hattie Silebury, Lucinda Silsbury, Martha Silsbury, Oliva Cordelia Silsbury, Phebe Silsberry. Lydia Burton passed away in 1889 in Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Burton was born in 1810 in New York, USA, the child of Billings Burton And Mary Ann Hilts.
  • In 1860, Lydia Burton resided in Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, USA.
  • Lydia Burton married Alvah Silsbury, and had children including Hattie Silebury, Lucinda Silsbury, Martha Silsbury, Oliva Cordelia Silsbury, Phebe Silsberry.
  • Lydia Burton passed away in 1889 in Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Billings Burton
1775–1855
Birth Location: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Mary Hilts
1769–1850
Birth Location: Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Alvah Silsbury
1807–1884
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Martha Silsbury
1836–
Birth Location: New York
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Oliva Silsbury
1839–1908
Birth Location: Wisconsin
OS
Lucinda Silsbury
1847–1917
Birth Location: Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA
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Phebe Silsberry
1853–
Birth Location: –
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Hattie Silebury
1865–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lydia Burton's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Burton
1810–1889
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
Billings Burton
1775–1855
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
Mary (Ann) Hilts
1769–1850
Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (C) Burton
1750–1820
Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
Barbara Steelman
1752–1794
Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey Colony
Anthony (Hilts) II
1741–1791
Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Mary (A) Young
1741–1794
Morris Co., New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Burton
1727–1806
Elizabeth Welles
1728–1783
Margaret Scull
1711–1756
Charles Steelman
1697–1779
Thomas Young
1723–1769
Thankfull Robarts
1726–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Judson Burton
1697–1774
Eunice Lewis^*
1697–1789
Lt. Welles
1688–1759
Eunice(Annis) Curtis
1699–1817
Peter Scull
1668–1739
Jane Mott
1687–1736
Peter Steelman
1667–1762
Gertrude Keen
1670–1740
Rev Young
1705–1765
Isobel Allan
1705–1777
Alexander Roberts
1689–1764
Hannah Johnson
1690–1758

Lydia Burton's Descendants

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Lydia Burton (2 Oct 1810–7 Jun 1889) m. Alvah Silsbury (8 Aug 1807–1 Jul 1884)
  1. 1. Martha Silsbury 1836–
  2. 2. Oliva (Cordelia) Silsbury 1839–1908
  3. 3. Lucinda Silsbury 1847–1917 m. William Wetlaufer 1838–1893 m. Joseph (C) Carter 1843–
    1. 1. George (Chester) Wetlaufer 1873–1968
    2. 2. Arthur (Leslie "Art") Wetlaufer 1867–1961
    3. 3. Alvah (Henry) Wetlaufer 1878–1947
    4. 4. Earl Carter 1884–
  4. 4. Phebe Silsberry 1853–
  5. 5. Hattie Silebury 1865–

Lydia Burton's Timeline

5 Records

1810
2 Oct 1810
Birth of Lydia Burton in New York, USA
New York, USA
1845
30 Nov 1845
Age 35
Lydia Burton was married in Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
1860
1860
Age 50
Lydia Burton resided here in Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, USA
Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
Lydia Burton resided here in Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
1889
7 Jun 1889
Age 79
Death of Lydia Burton in Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA
Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1810
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1741; Page: 218B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1845
    Event Place: Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Yellow Springs, Greene, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sharon, Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1741; Page: 218B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Sharon, Walwroth County, Wisconsin, USA
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