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Lydia Weeks 1741–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1741

Birth Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1774

Death Location: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jonathan Sr.

Mother: Abigail Wildman

Spouse(s): Silas Benedict

Children(s): Sarah Benedict, Thirzah Benedict

The story of Lydia Weeks began in 1741 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Lydia Weeks married Silas Good Benedict, and had children including Sarah Benedict, Thirzah Tirzah Benedict. Lydia Weeks passed away in 1774 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Weeks began in 1741 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Lydia Weeks married Silas Good Benedict, and had children including Sarah Benedict, Thirzah Tirzah Benedict.
  • Lydia Weeks passed away in 1774 in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Sr.
1705–1781
Birth Location: Greenwich, CT, USA
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Abigail Wildman
1714–1796
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Silas Benedict
1745–1778
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Benedict
1762–1845
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Thirzah Benedict
1774–1775
Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lydia Weeks's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Weeks
1741–1774
Birth Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan (Wildman Holmes) Weeks Weekes Sr.
1705–1781
Greenwich, CT, USA
Abigail Wildman
1714–1796
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Weeks's Descendants

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Lydia Weeks (17 Mar 1741–10 Oct 1774) m. Silas (Good) Benedict (25 Oct 1745–3 Jul 1778)
  1. 1. Sarah Benedict 1762–1845 m. John Taylor 1754–1817
    1. 1. Sarah ([Sally]) Taylor 1785–1857 m. Josiah Bennett 1783–1857
      1. 1. Polly (A. Taylor) Bennett 1816–1891 m. Abraham (DuBois) Smith 1811–1890
        1. 1. Josiah (Bennett) Smith 1842–1911 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Mitchell 1847–1928
  2. 2. Thirzah (Tirzah) Benedict 1774–1775

Lydia Weeks's Timeline

2 Records

1741
17 Mar 1741
Birth of Lydia Weeks in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1774
10 Oct 1774
Age 33
Death of Lydia Weeks in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1741
    Event Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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