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Lydia James 1730–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,

Death Date: 1815-04-04

Death Location: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Daniel James

Mother: Susanna Maris

Spouse(s): Thomas Smedley

Children(s): Lydia Smedley

In 1730, Lydia James entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,, born to Daniel James And Susanna Maris. Lydia James married Thomas Smedley, and had children including Lydia Smedley. Lydia James passed away in 1815 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Lydia James entered the world in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,, born to Daniel James And Susanna Maris.
  • Lydia James married Thomas Smedley, and had children including Lydia Smedley.
  • Lydia James passed away in 1815 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel James
1700–1734
Birth Location: Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
DJ
Susanna Maris
1704–1760
Birth Location: Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

Thomas Smedley
1723–1811
Birth Location: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
TS

Children(s)

Lydia Smedley
1768–1846
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
LS

Lydia James's Ancestors

Self
Lydia James
1730–1815
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,
Parents
Daniel James
1700–1734
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Susanna Maris
1704–1760
Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Prytherch
1673–
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
John (Maris) Sr
1669–1747
Inkbourough, Worstershire, England
Susanna (Susan Lewis) Maris
1673–1747
Haverford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1632–1705
Cybles Griffith
1650–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia James's Descendants

1.
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Lydia James (1730–1815-04-04) m. Thomas Smedley (11 May 1723–04 Jan 1811)
  1. 1. Lydia Smedley 1768–1846 m. Joel Harlan 1764–1842
    1. 1. Thomas Harlan 1798–1882 m. Catherine\Katherine ("Kate\Cate") Malady 1810–1889
      1. 1. Bridget (Elizabeth) Harlan 1846–1925 m. William (Edgar Matteson) Sr 1846–1923
        1. 1. Alice (Harriet) Matteson 1874–1946

Lydia James's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Lydia James in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,
1815
1815-04-04
Age 85
Death of Lydia James in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815-04-04
    Event Place: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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