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Lydia Prentice 1778–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1778

Birth Location: Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1862

Death Location: Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA

Father: Anne Benjamin

Mother: Anne Benjamin

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Cornelia Skeel

Lydia Prentice was born in 1778 in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA, the child of Anne Benjamin And Anne Benjamin. Lydia Prentice married Abiram Skeel, and had children including Cornelia Skeel. Lydia Prentice passed away in 1862 in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Prentice was born in 1778 in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA, the child of Anne Benjamin And Anne Benjamin.
  • Lydia Prentice married Abiram Skeel, and had children including Cornelia Skeel.
  • Lydia Prentice passed away in 1862 in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anne Benjamin
1752–1792
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Anne Benjamin
1752–1792
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cornelia Skeel
1802–1890
Birth Location: Warrensburg, Warren, New York, USA
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Lydia Prentice's Ancestors

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Lydia Prentice
1778–1862
Birth Place: Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA
Parents
Anne Benjamin
1752–1792
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Anne Benjamin
1752–1792
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Abial Benjamin
1716–1819
Preston, New London Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Prentice's Descendants

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Lydia Prentice (17 Oct 1778–8 May 1862)
  1. 1. Cornelia Skeel 1802–1890 m. Jehiel (Clark) Hoppins 1801–1861
    1. 1. Hannah (B.) Hoppins 1828–1900 m. Henry (Riker) Knowlton 1824–1916
      1. 1. Sheldon (Densmore) Knowlton 1863–1910 m. Edna Osborn 1868–1931
        1. 1. Maud (Osborn) Knowlton 1892–1947 m. William (Swift) Vaughan 1879–1952
        2. 2. Ada Knowlton 1894–1979 m. Marinus Orbesen 1891–1966
        3. 3. William (Osborn) Knowlton 1896–1981 m. Edith (M) Knowlton 1894–1972
        4. 4. Albro (Osborn) Knowlton 1890–1948 m. Alberta (W) Knowlton 1889–1965 m. Isabelle (Mae) Parks 1882–1923
        5. 5. Edna Knowlton 1899–1966
      2. 2. Harlow (Skeel) Knowlton 1848–1922 m. Mary (Jane) Monroe 1851–1915
        1. 1. Effie (M.) Knowlton 1886–1954 m. Albert (L.) Mabrey 1875–1935
      3. 3. Flora (Sophia) Knowlton 1868–1927 m. William Hatton 1864–1939
        1. 1. Anna (Izora) Hatton 1897–1972 m. Raymond (Irwin) Ferrell 1890–1976
      4. 4. Phebe (Jane) Knowlton 1852–
      5. 5. Alphonz (G) Knowlton 1854–1915
      6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Knowlton 1849–1922
      7. 7. Cornelia (P) Knowlton 1851–1915
      8. 8. Alwilda Knowlton 1857–1915
      9. 9. Wm Knowlton 1859–
      10. 10. Lucy (F) Knowlton 1866–1945
    2. 2. Densmore Hoppins 1840–1927 m. Agnes Brash 1845–1931
      1. 1. John (Jewell) Hoppins 1872–1961 m. Edith Preston 1876–1958
        1. 1. Edith Hoppins 1912–1987 m. Emery (Wendell) Carr 1908–1958
        2. 2. Florence (Elizabeth) Hoppins 1908–2002 m. Howard Hall 1908–1982

Lydia Prentice's Timeline

2 Records

1778
17 Oct 1778
Birth of Lydia Prentice in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA
Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA
1862
8 May 1862
Age 84
Death of Lydia Prentice in Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA
Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1778
    Event Place: Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1862
    Event Place: Sterling, Cayuga, New York, USA
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