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Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne 1856–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1856

Birth Location: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States

Death Date: 17 April 1912

Death Location: Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States

Father: Stephen Kelsey

Mother: Lydia Snyder

Spouse(s): Samuel Payne

Children(s): Joseph Payne, Robert Payne

The story of Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne began in 1856 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. In 1870, Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided in Paris, Rich, Utah Territory, USA. In 1900, Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA. Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne married Samuel Payne, and had children including Joseph Burton Payne, Robert A Payne. Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne passed away in 1912 in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne began in 1856 in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
  • In 1870, Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided in Paris, Rich, Utah Territory, USA.
  • In 1900, Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA.
  • Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne married Samuel Payne, and had children including Joseph Burton Payne, Robert A Payne.
  • Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne passed away in 1912 in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Payne's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Payne
1856–1912
Birth Place: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Parents
Stephen Robert Kelsey
1830–1900
Ohio
Lydia (Jane) Snyder
1833–1905
Canada
Grandparents
Stephen Kelsey
1782–1860
Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Rachel Kelsey
1798–1847
Augusta, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
John Snyder
1800–1849
Pleasant Valley, Nebraska, USA
Jane Noble
1804–1888
Blenheim, Schoharie, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Giles Kelsey
1745–1824
Elizabeth Kelsey
1755–1824
Daniel Dr
1770–1854
Nancy Stewart
1771–1854
Sylvia Mecham
1778–
John Snider
1774–1845
Lydia Dice
1776–1852
Mark Noble
1775–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Kelsey
1710–1752
Ruth Wilcox
1711–
Aaron Buell
1730–1807
Hannah Post
1734–1771
Jacob Snyder
1745–1820
Nancy Esmay
1754–1826
Eva Loon
1747–1818
Christian Cadwell
1743–1809

Lydia Payne's Descendants

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Lydia (Melissa Kelsey) Payne (1 November 1856–17 April 1912) m. Samuel Payne (6 April 1848–1 February 1938)
  1. 1. Joseph (Burton) Payne 1879–1967 m. Margaret (Alice) Payne 1882–1957
    1. 1. Wilton Payne 1908–1986 m. June (Gilbert) Payne 1917–1979
      1. 1. Karol Patten 1933–2016
      2. 2. George (Gilbert) Payne 1937–2003
      3. 3. Kenneth Payne 1938–2003
    2. 2. Zola (Lydia) Jarvis 1916–2003
    3. 3. Ira (Joseph) Payne 1920–1990
    4. 4. Mary Payne 1914–
    5. 5. Burton (S) Payne 1909–1967
    6. 6. Faron (B) Payne 1911–
    7. 7. Alice Payne 1919–
  2. 2. Robert (A) Payne 1881–1968 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Davison 1894–
    1. 1. Lydia (Irene) Payne 1929–2003

Lydia Payne's Timeline

5 Records

1856
1 November 1856
Birth of Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
1870
1870
Age 14
Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided here in Paris, Rich, Utah Territory, USA
Paris, Rich, Utah Territory, USA
1900
1900
Age 44
Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne resided here in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
1912
14 April 1912
Age 56
Death of Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1912
17 April 1912
Age 56
Burial of Lydia Melissa Kelsey Payne in Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1856
    Event Place: Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1969

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Paris, Rich, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1912
    Event Place: Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1969

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 April 1912
    Event Place: Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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