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Lydia Sawyer 1728–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1728

Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 4 September 1781

Death Location: Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Joseph Ross

Mother: Sarah Utley

Spouse(s): Jonas Sawyer

Children(s): Cornelius Sawyer, William Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, James Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer

The story of Lydia Sawyer began in 1728 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America. Lydia Sawyer married Jonas Sawyer, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer, James Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer, William Sawyer. Lydia Sawyer passed away in 1781 in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Sawyer began in 1728 in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Lydia Sawyer married Jonas Sawyer, and had children including Cornelius Sawyer, James Sawyer, Prescott Sawyer, Sibbel Sawyer, William Sawyer.
  • Lydia Sawyer passed away in 1781 in Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ross
1682–1743
Birth Location: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sarah Utley
1697–1751
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jonas Sawyer
1716–1791
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Children(s)

Cornelius Sawyer
1748–1823
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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William Sawyer
1754–1845
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Prescott Sawyer
1761–1831
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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James Sawyer
1747–1828
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Sibbel Sawyer
1756–1777
Birth Location: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Lydia Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sawyer
1728–1781
Birth Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Ross
1682–1743
Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Utley
1697–1751
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Dehaven) Ross
1641–1724
Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
Mary Barrett
1645–1725
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Utley
1662–1722
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Ashby
1672–1740
Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Barrett
1615–1672
Anna Fosdick
1615–1681
Samuel Utley
1622–1662
Hannah Hatch
1627–1664
Anthony Ashby
1636–1708
Abigail Hutchinson
1636–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Sr
1592–1662
Mary Hawes
1596–1663
Stephen Fosdick
1584–1664
Anna Harre
1586–
WILLIAM DNA
1606–1681
Mary Mills
1613–1639
William(Elder) Hatch
1598–1651
Lydia Gyles
1600–
Thomas Ashby
1607–1635
Mary Rogers
1611–1694
Richard Hutchinson
1602–1629
Alice Bosworth
1606–1694

Lydia Sawyer's Descendants

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Lydia Sawyer (22 March 1728–4 September 1781) m. Jonas Sawyer (04 Sep 1716–02 Nov 1791)
  1. 1. Cornelius Sawyer 1748–1823 m. Anna Williams 1749–1807
    1. 1. Thomas (Angell) Sawyer 1776–1853 m. Sally Blair 1779–1852
      1. 1. Orson (Valentine) Sawyer 1806–1872 m. Lorena Barker 1810–1880
        1. 1. Lucy (C) Sawyer 1842–1925 m. Ralph McClellan 1837–1909
        2. 2. Mary (Clarabelle) Sawyer 1844–1877
        3. 3. Edward (Eugene) Sawyer 1834–1894 m. Lucinda (M) Hendrick 1841–1878
        4. 4. Nancy (Lorena) Sawyer 1831–1902 m. Philip (A) Upp 1829–1910
        5. 5. Hiram Sawyer 1839–1885 m. Harriet (“Hettie”) Hubble 1843–1896
      2. 2. Cornelius (Cuyler) Sawyer 1822–1883
        1. 1. Delorma (F) Sawyer 1852–1923 m. Helen (Maw) Russell 1868–1928
        2. 2. Addis (Annetta) Sawyer 1866–1945
      3. 3. Oliver (Warren) Sawyer 1804–1878 m. Lucia Cole 1805–1887
        1. 1. William (Cuyler) Sawyer 1844–
        2. 2. Angeline (Carton) Sawyer 1842–
        3. 3. Lucy (Jane) Sawyer 1834–
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Sawyer 1832–1906
        5. 5. Clarcy (Mary) Sawyer 1836–
        6. 6. Samuel (Cole) Sawyer 1838–1905
        7. 7. Zenantha (Buckley) Sawyer 1840–
        8. 8. James Sawyer 1848–
        9. 9. John (Cole) Sawyer 1831–
      4. 4. Anne (Williams) Sawyer 1808–1892 m. Luther Chapman 1799–1886
      5. 5. William (Bassett) Sawyer 1810–1876 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Comstock 1817–1883
        1. 1. Candace (Elah) Sawyer 1854–1937 m. Noah (W.) Laubach 1842–1920
      6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Sawyer 1811–1813
      7. 7. Hiram Sawyer 1813–1816
      8. 8. John (Blair) Sawyer 1816–1857 m. Mary (Ann) Brown 1826–1895
        1. 1. Thomas (D) Sawyer 1847–
        2. 2. Cornelia (Ellen) Sawyer 1848–1922 m. Miles Rainwater 1836–1914
        3. 3. Astley (T) Sawyer 1846–
      9. 9. Thomas (Ashley) Sawyer 1818–1872 m. Hannah (Elsa) Shell 1826–1912
        1. 1. Asa (Marion) Sawyer 1853–1936 m. Ida (Mae) Donns 1858–1933
        2. 2. Pemilia (Sophia) Sawyer 1850–1938
        3. 3. Philip (Shell) Sawyer 1852–
        4. 4. Anna (Maria) Sawyer 1848–
      10. 10. James (Prescott) Sawyer 1826–1896 m. Alice (Romina) Brey 1844–1908
    2. 2. Cornelius (Sawyer) Jr 1788–1868 m. Margaret Salisbury 1791–1862
      1. 1. Louisa Sawyer 1811–1868 m. John Halstead 1810–1894
      2. 2. John (W) Sawyer 1820–1838
      3. 3. Samantha Sawyer 1826–1904
      4. 4. Margaret Sawyer 1831–1845
      5. 5. Cuyler (S.) Sawyer 1828–1896
      6. 6. Seymour Sawyer 1824–1853
      7. 7. Nancy Sawyer 1815–1903
        1. 1. Henry Oldfield 1843–
    3. 3. Sibel Sawyer 1782–1876 m. Reuben (Warner) Fowler 1778–1856
    4. 4. Prescott Sawyer 1794–1876 m. Jemima Buckley 1799–1820 m. Zeruia Lamb 1804–1880
      1. 1. Caroline Sawyer 1818–1899 m. Daniel Farnham 1811–1896
      2. 2. Ransom (Gilbert Sawyer) Sr 1839–1910 m. Elizabeth (Brooks) Sawyer 1839–1912
        1. 1. Joseph (Smith) Sawyer 1874–1960
      3. 3. Henry (Alden) Sawyer 1830– m. Cordelia (E) Stone 1853–1939
      4. 4. Sylvia Sawyer 1844–
      5. 5. Cordelia (S) Sawyer 1828–1902 m. Emery Nelson 1820–
      6. 6. Jonas (P) Sawyer 1826–1878
      7. 7. Zeriua Sawyer 1832–
      8. 8. Frederick (Abel) Sawyer 1835–1915
      9. 9. Anna (Lena) Sawyer 1825–1892
      10. 10. William (C) Sawyer 1820–1899
      11. 11. Artemessia Sawyer 1824–1881 m. Oney (Rice) Hopkins 1818–1894
        1. 1. Selden (Rich) Hopkins 1843–
  2. 2. William Sawyer 1754–1845
  3. 3. Prescott Sawyer 1761–1831
  4. 4. James Sawyer 1747–1828
  5. 5. Sibbel Sawyer 1756–1777

Lydia Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1728
22 March 1728
Birth of Lydia Sawyer in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1781
4 Sep 1781
Age 53
Death of Lydia Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1781
4 September 1781
Age 53
Death of Lydia Sawyer in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1728
    Event Place: Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1781
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1781
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Abington, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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