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Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas 1842–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1842

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 15 May 1911

Death Location: Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Henry Thomas

Children(s): Joseph Thomas, George Thomas, Emma Morris, B. Thomas, Mary Abbey, Morris Thomas

Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas was born in 1842 in Canada, the child of David Riffenburg And Elizabeth J Moore. In 1870, Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas resided in Speaker, Brockway Center, Sanilac, Michigan, USA. Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas married Henry Franklin Thomas, and had children including B Charles Thomas, Emma Lydia Thomas Morris, George H Thomas, Joseph Wesley Thomas, Mary Jane Thomas Abbey, Morris Wilbur Thomas, William M Thomas. Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas passed away in 1911 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas was born in 1842 in Canada, the child of David Riffenburg And Elizabeth J Moore.
  • In 1870, Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas resided in Speaker, Brockway Center, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
  • Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas married Henry Franklin Thomas, and had children including B Charles Thomas, Emma Lydia Thomas Morris, George H Thomas, Joseph Wesley Thomas, Mary Jane Thomas Abbey, Morris Wilbur Thomas, William M Thomas.
  • Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas passed away in 1911 in Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Lydia Thomas
1842–1911
Birth Place: Canada
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Lydia Thomas's Descendants

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Lydia (A Riffenburg) Thomas (26 July 1842–15 May 1911) m. Henry (Franklin) Thomas (6 Aug 1837–22 March 1922)
  1. 1. Joseph (Wesley) Thomas 1862–1945
  2. 2. George (H) Thomas 1865–1945
  3. 3. Emma (Lydia Thomas) Morris 1867–1941
  4. 4. B. (Charles) Thomas 1872–
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Thomas) Abbey 1876–1969
  6. 6. Morris (Wilbur) Thomas 1869–1948

Lydia Thomas's Timeline

4 Records

1842
26 July 1842
Birth of Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas in Canada
Canada
1870
1870
Age 28
Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas resided here in Speaker, Brockway Center, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Speaker, Brockway Center, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas resided here in Orange, Ionia, Michigan, USA
Orange, Ionia, Michigan, USA
1911
15 May 1911
Age 69
Death of Lydia A Riffenburg Thomas in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1842
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Page: 236b; Enumeration District: 099
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M593_703; Page: 165A
    [4] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36
    [5] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1850
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Speaker, Brockway Center, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M593_703; Page: 165A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orange, Ionia, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orange, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 584; Page: 236b; Enumeration District: 099

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237; RG Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; RG: 36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caistor Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1911
    Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eagle, Clinton County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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