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Lydia Holden 1781–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1781

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 24 Apr 1857

Death Location: St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Margaret *

Spouse(s): None None, Mark Gillespie, William Day

Children(s): John Pearson

Lydia Holden was born in 1781 in Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Simon Holden Sr And Margaret Spurgeon Spurgin. Lydia Holden married Mark A Gillespie, William Day, and had children including John Sarohe Pearson. Lydia Holden passed away in 1857 in St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Lydia Holden was born in 1781 in Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas Simon Holden Sr And Margaret Spurgeon Spurgin.
  • Lydia Holden married Mark A Gillespie, William Day, and had children including John Sarohe Pearson.
  • Lydia Holden passed away in 1857 in St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Lydia Holden's Ancestors

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Lydia Holden
1781–1857
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Simon Holden Sr
1749–1810
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret (Spurgeon (Spurgin)) *
1755–1811
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Simon (Pearson) Holden
1700–1786
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail GROVER
1713–1760
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Holden's Descendants

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Lydia Holden (16 Dec 1781–24 Apr 1857) m. (1776–05 Jan 1830) m. Mark (A) Gillespie (1780–1865) m. William Day (1780–22 Apr 1852)
  1. 1. John (Sarohe) Pearson 1803–1864 m. Elizabeth (Landman) Harris 1807–1828
    1. 1. Harris (Leander) Pearson 1828–1896 m. Rose (Ann Essie) Breland 1838–1910
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Pearson 1865–1897 m. MARTHA (ANN) MITCHELL 1869–1956
        1. 1. Christopher (Colon) Pearson 1889–1958 m. Alice (Susan) Mitchell 1905–1969 m. Emiline Bilbo 1887–1924
      2. 2. John (Andrew) Pearson 1862–1936
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Jones 1860–1913
      4. 4. Rosa (E.) Lee 1870–1959
      5. 5. Charles Pearson 1872–1883
      6. 6. Harris (Leander Pearson) Jr 1863–1941
      7. 7. Albert (W) Pearson 1875–1958
      8. 8. Thomas (Deloche) Pearson 1876–1958
      9. 9. Mary (Ann) Stewart 1867–1963

Lydia Holden's Timeline

4 Records

1781
16 Dec 1781
Birth of Lydia Holden in Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1796
15 May 1796
Age 15
Lydia Holden was married In Spartanburg, 96Th. District SC
Spartanburg, 96th. District SC
1842
2 March 1842
Age 61
Lydia Holden was married In St. Helena, Louisiana, United States
St. Helena, Louisiana, United States
1857
24 Apr 1857
Age 76
Death of Lydia Holden in St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States
St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1781
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 May 1796
    Event Place: Spartanburg, 96th. District SC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 March 1842
    Event Place: St. Helena, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1857
    Event Place: St Helena Parish, Louisiana, United States

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