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Lydia Farnsworth 1808–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 FEB 1808

Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 5 FEB 1897

Death Location: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA

Father: Reuben Farnsworth

Mother: Lucinda Kent

Spouse(s): Brigham Young, Elijah Mayhew

Children(s): Lucinda Farnsworth, Laurana Farnsworth, Otto Mayhew, Austin Mayhew, Elijah Mayhew, Caroline Mayhew, Elijah Mayhew, Walter Mayhew

In 1808, Lydia Farnsworth entered the world in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA, born to Reuben Farnsworth And Lucinda Kent. In 1850, Lydia Farnsworth was recorded in the census in Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana, USA. Lydia Farnsworth married Brigham Young, Elijah Mayhew, and had children including Austin Ship Mayhew, Caroline Abigail Mayhew, Elijah Mayhew, Elijah Warren Mayhew, Laurana Farnsworth, Lucinda Farnsworth, Otto Lyman Mayhew, Walter Franklin Mayhew. Lydia Farnsworth passed away in 1897 in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Lydia Farnsworth entered the world in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA, born to Reuben Farnsworth And Lucinda Kent.
  • In 1850, Lydia Farnsworth was recorded in the census in Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana, USA.
  • Lydia Farnsworth married Brigham Young, Elijah Mayhew, and had children including Austin Ship Mayhew, Caroline Abigail Mayhew, Elijah Mayhew, Elijah Warren Mayhew, Laurana Farnsworth, Lucinda Farnsworth, Otto Lyman Mayhew, Walter Franklin Mayhew.
  • Lydia Farnsworth passed away in 1897 in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Farnsworth
1787–1847
Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
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Lucinda Kent
1785–1829
Birth Location: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
LK

Spouses(s)

Brigham Young
1801–1877
Birth Location: Whitingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA
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Elijah Mayhew
1807–1896
Birth Location: Levant, Penobscot County, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Lucinda Farnsworth
1833–1833
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
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Laurana Farnsworth
1834–1835
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
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Otto Mayhew
1836–1917
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
OM
Austin Mayhew
1838–1910
Birth Location: LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana, USA
AM
Elijah Mayhew
1841–1841
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
EM
Caroline Mayhew
1842–1924
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
CM
Elijah Mayhew
1844–1845
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
EM
Walter Mayhew
1848–1914
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
WM

Lydia Farnsworth's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Farnsworth
1808–1897
Birth Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Parents
Reuben Farnsworth
1787–1847
Harvard, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA
Lucinda Kent
1785–1829
Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Farnsworth's Descendants

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Lydia Farnsworth (5 FEB 1808–5 FEB 1897) m. Brigham Young (1 JUN 1801–2 SEP 1877) m. Elijah Mayhew (15 APR 1807–19 JAN 1896)
  1. 1. Lucinda Farnsworth 1833–1833
  2. 2. Laurana Farnsworth 1834–1835
  3. 3. Otto (Lyman) Mayhew 1836–1917
  4. 4. Austin (Ship) Mayhew 1838–1910
  5. 5. Elijah Mayhew 1841–1841
  6. 6. Caroline (Abigail) Mayhew 1842–1924
  7. 7. Elijah (Warren) Mayhew 1844–1845
  8. 8. Walter (Franklin) Mayhew 1848–1914

Lydia Farnsworth's Timeline

3 Records

1808
5 FEB 1808
Birth of Lydia Farnsworth in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Lydia Farnsworth appeared in census in Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
1897
5 FEB 1897
Age 89
Death of Lydia Farnsworth in American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA
American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1808
    Event Place: Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 FEB 1897
    Event Place: American Fork, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah Territory, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Blue River, Johnson County, Indiana, USA
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