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Lydia Lay 1710–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1710

Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1797

Death Location: Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Lay

Mother: Mary Grinnell

Spouse(s): John Waterous

Children(s): Hannah Watrous

Lydia Lay was born in 1710 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Robert Lay And Mary Grinnell. Lydia Lay married John Waterous, and had children including Hannah Watrous. Lydia Lay passed away in 1797 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Lay was born in 1710 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Robert Lay And Mary Grinnell.
  • Lydia Lay married John Waterous, and had children including Hannah Watrous.
  • Lydia Lay passed away in 1797 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Lydia Lay's Ancestors

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Lydia Lay
1710–1797
Birth Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Robert Lay
1680–1738
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Mary Grinnell
1685–1755
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Lay's Descendants

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Lydia Lay (26 Jun 1710–3 Mar 1797) m. John Waterous (10 May 1708–Feb 1761)
  1. 1. Hannah Watrous 1744–1777
    1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Winthrop 1764–1862 m. Roderick Holcomb 1764–1855
      1. 1. Frederick (Winthrop) Holcomb 1790–1876 m. Keziah Wood 1794–1869
        1. 1. Lydia (R.) Holcomb 1818–1902 m. Cyrus Coville 1812–1855
        2. 2. Ann (Elizabeth Holcomb) (Penoyer) 1813–1903
        3. 3. Adaline (Patience) Holcombe 1820–1860
        4. 4. Lydia Holcombe 1842–
        5. 5. Juliaette Holcomb 1827–1887
        6. 6. Frederick (Cicero) Holcomb 1824–1907
        7. 7. Mary (A) Holcombe 1830–
        8. 8. Alfred (D) Holcomb 1832–1860
        9. 9. Anne Holcomb 1840–
        10. 10. Eliza Holcombe 1846–
        11. 11. Simeon Holcombe 1848–
        12. 12. Amanda (H) Holcomb 1822–1881

Lydia Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1710
26 Jun 1710
Birth of Lydia Lay in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1797
3 Mar 1797
Age 87
Death of Lydia Lay in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1710
    Event Place: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1797
    Event Place: Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

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