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Nathaniel Lyon 1728–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1728

Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 September 1805

Death Location: Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA

Father: Benjamin Lyon

Mother: Elizabeth Platt

Spouse(s): Sally Merriman

Children(s): Daniel Lyon

Nathaniel Lyon was born in 1728 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Lyon And Elizabeth Platt. Nathaniel Lyon married Sally Merriman, and had children including Daniel Lyon. Nathaniel Lyon passed away in 1805 in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathaniel Lyon was born in 1728 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Benjamin Lyon And Elizabeth Platt.
  • Nathaniel Lyon married Sally Merriman, and had children including Daniel Lyon.
  • Nathaniel Lyon passed away in 1805 in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Lyon
1700–1764
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Platt
1699–1769
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sally Merriman
1742–1831
Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Daniel Lyon
1763–1854
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Nathaniel Lyon
1728–1805
Birth Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Benjamin Lyon
1700–1764
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Platt
1699–1769
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William Lyon
1660–1700
Phebe [Lyon]
1670–
John Platt
1664–1736
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Lockwood
1670–1765
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Platt
1631–1705
Hannah Clark
1640–1705
Joseph Lockwood
1638–1717
Ann Millington
1643–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Lockwood
1600–1658
Susannah Norman
1616–1660

Nathaniel Lyon's Descendants

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Nathaniel Lyon (23 March 1728–6 September 1805) m. Sally Merriman (1742–12 June 1831)
  1. 1. Daniel Lyon 1763–1854 m. Gift Watson 1765–1819
    1. 1. Seth (Wholen) Lyon 1799–1868 m. Mary (Catherine) Rancier 1802–1887
      1. 1. Joanna Lyon 1824–1899 m. Cornelius (Buck) Hughson 1818–1900
        1. 1. Emily (Jane) Hughson 1859–1936 m. John Linklater 1848–1932
      2. 2. William Lyon 1827–1897 m. Margaret Payne 1830–1918
        1. 1. Amanda (Jane) Lyon 1858–1934 m. Charles (R.) Ward 1854–1904
        2. 2. Johanna Lyon 1865–1938 m. William Gummer 1869–1925
        3. 3. Laura Lyon 1854–1929 m. William (Walker) Sleeth 1847–1922
      3. 3. Daniel Lyon 1831–1907
        1. 1. Ellen Lyon 1871–1952

Nathaniel Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1728
23 March 1728
Birth of Nathaniel Lyon in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1805
6 September 1805
Age 77
Death of Nathaniel Lyon in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA
Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1728
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1805
    Event Place: Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA
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