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Lydia F Sears 1854–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1854

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Dec 1913

Death Location: New Hampshire, United States

Father: Elbridge Sears

Mother: Lydia Vaughan

Spouse(s): Oliver Peters, Steven Durgia

Children(s): Lydia Peters, Elbridge Peters, Clarence Peters

In 1854, Lydia F Sears entered the world in Massachusetts, born to Elbridge Sears And Lydia Ann Vaughan. In 1855, Lydia F Sears resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. In 1860, Lydia F Sears resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia F Sears married Oliver T Peters, Steven A Durgia, and had children including Clarence Melvin Peters, Elbridge Oliver Peters, Lydia F Peters. Lydia F Sears passed away in 1913 in New Hampshire, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Lydia F Sears entered the world in Massachusetts, born to Elbridge Sears And Lydia Ann Vaughan.
  • In 1855, Lydia F Sears resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1860, Lydia F Sears resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Lydia F Sears married Oliver T Peters, Steven A Durgia, and had children including Clarence Melvin Peters, Elbridge Oliver Peters, Lydia F Peters.
  • Lydia F Sears passed away in 1913 in New Hampshire, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elbridge Sears
1824–1903
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Lydia Vaughan
1826–1880
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Oliver Peters
1838–1890
Birth Location: Porter ME.
OP
Steven Durgia
1845–1917
Birth Location: New Hampshire
SD

Children(s)

Lydia Peters
1883–1883
Birth Location: Haverhill
LP
Elbridge Peters
1881–1934
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
EP
Clarence Peters
1885–1886
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
CP

Lydia Sears's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sears
1854–1913
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
Elbridge Sears
1824–1903
Massachusetts
Lydia (Ann) Vaughan
1826–1880
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Sears) Jr
1788–1863
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Collins
1798–1872
Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Elisha Vaughn
1801–1890
Middleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Anna Wright
1807–1890
Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Elkanah Vaughan
1769–1849
Mary Clark
1772–1828
Zebedee Wright
1786–1865
Rhoda Gammon
1789–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Vaughan
1735–1815
Margaret Shaw
1736–1789
Benjamin Clark
1743–1805
Mary Weston
1752–1801
Ebenezer Wright
1736–1816
Deliverance Churchill
1742–1828
Hannah **
1747–1796

Lydia Sears's Descendants

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Lydia (F) Sears (19 Jun 1854–15 Dec 1913) m. Oliver (T) Peters (10 Nov 1838–10 Apr 1890) m. Steven (A) Durgia (abt 1845–5 Aug 1917)
  1. 1. Lydia (F) Peters 1883–1883
  2. 2. Elbridge (Oliver) Peters 1881–1934 m. Inez (C) Hardy 1881–1967
    1. 1. Walter (Vernon) Peters 1906–1907
    2. 2. Clarence (Melvin) Peters 1903–1922
    3. 3. Leslie (Herbert Peters) Sr 1904–1978 m. Alecina Dockham 1910–1984
      1. 1. Leslie (Herbert Peters) Jr 1934–1986 m. Patricia (Ann) Dow 1938–2016
      2. 2. Gertrude (L) Peters 1926– m. Edward (R) Noyes 1925–2013
    4. 4. Doris (Isabel) Peters 1907–1983 m. Leroy (Ceil) Powell 1904–1978
      1. 1. Wilmont (L) Powell 1929–1994
      2. 2. Barbara (E) Powell 1933–2000 m. Harold (Chester Jr) Richards 1929–2013
    5. 5. Evelyn (Maud) Peters 1909–1999 m. Martin (Herbert) Cole 1906–1976
      1. 1. Martin (Herbert Cole) Jr 1930–
      2. 2. William (L.) Cole 1931–2009 m. Fern (Elizabeth) White 1937–2001
      3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Cole 1933–2002
      4. 4. Dorothy (Arlene) Cole 1929–1930
    6. 6. Kenneth (Nelson) Peters 1915–1986 m. Edna (Alice) Forrest 1920–2004
      1. 1. Peggy (Anne) Gorton 1938–2006
      2. 2. Leslie (Edward) Peters 1945–2014
      3. 3. Kenneth (Wayne) Peters 1942–2013 m. Carol (Ann) Ridlon 1946–2020
    7. 7. Merton (Elbridge) Peters 1918–2009
    8. 8. Raymond (Joseph) Peters 1924–2013
    9. 9. Russell (Edmond) Peters 1919–1920
    10. 10. Viola (Mae) Peters 1902–1909
    11. 11. Sarah (Burns) Peters 1912–1918
  3. 3. Clarence (Melvin) Peters 1885–1886

Lydia Sears's Timeline

10 Records

1854
19 Jun 1854
Birth of Lydia F Sears in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1855
1855
Age 1
Lydia F Sears resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Lydia F Sears resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1865
1865
Age 11
Lydia F Sears resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Lydia F Sears resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Lydia F Sears resided here in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1899
1899
Age 45
Lydia F Sears resided here in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Lydia F Sears resided here in Haverhill Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Haverhill Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Lydia F Sears resided here in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
1913
15 Dec 1913
Age 59
Death of Lydia F Sears in Kingston, New Hampshire, USA
Kingston, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1854
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [4] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [5] Massachusetts, State Census, 1855
    [6] Barnstable County Massachusetts 1855 Census
    [7] Massachusetts, Birth Records
    [8] New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records
    [9] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 529; Page: 128A; Enumeration District: 186
    [10] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_639; Page: 631B; Family History Library Film: 552138
    [11] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Haverhill Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0291; FHL microfilm: 1240641
    [12] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_518; Page: 118; Family History Library Film: 803518
    [13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_865; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0250; FHL microfilm: 1374878
    [14] Massachusetts, State Census
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, State Census, 1855
    [2] Barnstable County Massachusetts 1855 Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_518; Page: 118; Family History Library Film: 803518

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_639; Page: 631B; Family History Library Film: 552138

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 529; Page: 128A; Enumeration District: 186

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Haverhill Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Haverhill Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0291; FHL microfilm: 1240641

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_865; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0250; FHL microfilm: 1374878

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1913
    Event Place: Kingston, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [2] New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hampshire, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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