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Lydia Willard 1767–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1767 (or 1766)

Birth Location: Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA)

Death Date: 8 Jan 1856

Death Location: Sublette, Lee, Illinois

Father: Henry, Willard

Mother: Phebe Atherton

Spouse(s): Joel Whitney

Children(s): Jesse Whitney

Lydia Willard was born in 1767 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA), the child of Henry Jr Willard And Phebe Atherton. Lydia Willard married Joel Whitney, and had children including Jesse Whitney. Lydia Willard passed away in 1856 in Sublette, Lee, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Lydia Willard was born in 1767 in Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA), the child of Henry Jr Willard And Phebe Atherton.
  • Lydia Willard married Joel Whitney, and had children including Jesse Whitney.
  • Lydia Willard passed away in 1856 in Sublette, Lee, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry, Willard
1727–1810
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, MA
HW
Phebe Atherton
1730–1800
Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
PA

Spouses(s)

Joel Whitney
1762–1842
Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
JW

Children(s)

Jesse Whitney
1794–1849
Birth Location: Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
JW

Lydia Willard's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Willard
1767–1856
Birth Place: Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA)
Parents
Henry, Jr. Willard
1727–1810
Lancaster, Worcester, MA
Phebe Atherton
1730–1800
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Henry Willard
1703–1774
Harvard, Massachusetts
SAR (# 38793 Abigail) Fairbanks
1708–1748
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
John (( Gulliver )) Atherton
1701–1755
Lancaster , Worcester , Massachusetts , USA
Pheebe (\ Pheebey) Wright
1713–1795
Andover , Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Willard's Descendants

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Lydia Willard (6 Mar 1767 (or 1766)–8 Jan 1856) m. Joel Whitney (15 Oct 1762–1 February 1842)
  1. 1. Jesse Whitney 1794–1849 m. Martha Flowers 1807–1869
    1. 1. Lydia Whitney 1827–1862 m. Ira Fuller 1824–1898
      1. 1. Anna Runyon 1852–1918 m. James (E Runyan) (Runion) 1842–1910
        1. 1. Aldora Winterhater 1871–1932 m. Isaac Copus 1857–1901

Lydia Willard's Timeline

4 Records

1767
6 Mar 1767 (or 1766)
Birth of Lydia Willard in Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA)
Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA)
1786
7 Dec 1786
Age 19
Lydia Willard was married in Rindge, New Hampshire
Rindge, New Hampshire
1786
7 Dec 1786
Age 19
Lydia Willard was married in Rindge, New Hampshire, USA
Rindge, New Hampshire, USA
1856
8 Jan 1856
Age 89
Death of Lydia Willard in Sublette, Lee, Illinois
Sublette, Lee, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1767 (or 1766)
    Event Place: Ashburnham, Massachusetts (Harvard, Worcester, MA)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1786
    Event Place: Rindge, New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1786
    Event Place: Rindge, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Sublette, Lee, Illinois
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