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Nehemiah Lyon 1719 – 1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1719

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 1807

Death Location: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: William Lyon

Mother: Martha Lyon

Spouse(s): Mehetable Lyon

Children(s): Elisha Lyon, Martha Lyon, Amasa Lyon, Deacon Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Levina Lyon, Lyman Lyon, Eliakim Lyon, Mehitable Lyon

Nehemiah Lyon was born in 1719 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Lyon and Martha Philbrick Lyon. Nehemiah Lyon married Mehetable Lyon, and had children including Elisha Lyon, Martha Lyon, Amasa Lyon, Deacon Aaron Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Levina Lyon, Lyman Lyon, Eliakim Lyon, Mehitable Lyon. Nehemiah Lyon passed away in 1807 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nehemiah Lyon was born in 1719 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of William Lyon and Martha Philbrick Lyon.
  • Nehemiah Lyon married Mehetable Lyon, and had children including Elisha Lyon, Martha Lyon, Amasa Lyon, Deacon Aaron Lyon, Samuel Lyon, Levina Lyon, Lyman Lyon, Eliakim Lyon, Mehitable Lyon.
  • Nehemiah Lyon passed away in 1807 in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nehemiah Lyon's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Lyon
1719 – 1807
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
William Lyon
1675 – 1741
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Martha (Philbrick) Lyon
1675 – 1756
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Lyon
1647 – 1702
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Lyon
1654 – 1702
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Edward Morris
1632 – 1690
Great Amwell, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Grace Bett
1634 – 1705
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edward Morris
1595 – 1631
Prudence Heath
1597 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nehemiah Lyon's Descendants

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Nehemiah Lyon (16 October 1719 – 1 October 1807) m. Mehetable Lyon (15 January 1719 – 17 April 1789)
  1. 1. Elisha Lyon (22 February 1742 – 15 October 1767)
  2. 2. Martha Lyon (24 April 1742 – 6 May 1815)
  3. 3. Amasa Lyon (23 July 1745 – 12 October 1776)
  4. 4. Deacon (Aaron) Lyon (5 Dec 1747 – 28 Oct 1821)
  5. 5. Samuel Lyon (7 Aug 1750 – 18 Nov 1788)
  6. 6. Levina Lyon (7 August 1750 – 18 Nov 1788) m. Barnard (Gillum) Phillips (23 Sep 1750 – 1844) m. Captain (Peter\Peleg) Corbin (7 September 1749 – 7 May 1816)
    1. 1. Lavinia (Bernard) Phillips (1772 – 3 Aug 1836)
    2. 2. John (Lyon) Phillips (12 Dec 1774 – 1854)
    3. 3. Eliakim (Lyon) Corbin (7 October 1777 – 10 May 1841)
    4. 4. Capt. (John Lyon) Phillips (12 Dec 1774 – 1854)
    5. 5. Abigail Phillips (19 Dec 1778 – )
    6. 6. Lovina (Bernard) Phillips (1781 – 1857)
    7. 7. Daniel Phillips (21 Jun 1781 – 14 Apr 1844)
    8. 8. William Phillips (26 Jul 1783 – 1870)
    9. 9. Mary (Polena 'Polly') Phillips (26 February 1784 – 9 Jul 1844) m. Polly Phillips m. Heber (Alba) Harris (abt 1774 – 4 October 1827)
      1. 1. Hiram Harris (20 November 1800 – 6 September 1873)
      2. 2. David Harris (3 May 1802 – )
      3. 3. Shubael Harris (13 September 1803 – 27 SEP 1828)
      4. 4. Alva Harris (07 Nov 1805 – 15 DEC 1896) m. Amanda (A.) Hawley (Aug 1818 – 26 Feb 1901) m. Esther Roosevelt (abt 1821 – 1860-1880)
        1. 1. Ira (F) Harris (abt 1838 – 23 Jun 1921)
        2. 2. Frank (Henry) Harris (November 1841 – 22 September 1918) m. Eliza (Kinsley Gird) Harris (6 September 1836 – 19 June 1914) m. Mary (Louise) Craig (14 Jul 1840 – 27 July 1879)
        3. 3. William Harris (21 Aug 1845 – 1927)
        4. 4. Almira Harris (13 Oct 1854 – 23 Jun 1952)
        5. 5. John Harris
      5. 5. Alba Harris (7 Nov 1805 – Dec 15, 1896)
      6. 6. Heber Harris (25 February 1807 – 1892)
      7. 7. Barnard Harris (23 Mar 1810 – 29 January 1892)
      8. 8. Amy (Ann) Harris (30 Jun 1810 – 6 Feb 1865)
      9. 9. Juliana (Ann) Harris (21 October 1811 – 30 Nov 1899)
      10. 10. Ann (Sophia) Harris (28 May 1813 – )
      11. 11. Mary (Ann) Harris (22 Sep 1815 – 13 Feb 1837)
      12. 12. Abigail Harris (8 May 1817 – 1849)
    10. 10. Lavinia Phillips ( – 3 Aug 1836)
    11. 11. Priscilla Child (30 December 1775 – 11 December 1831)
    12. 12. Ichabod Corbin (13 Nov 1779 – 24 Jan 1863)
    13. 13. Johnson (Aaron) Corbin (15 December 1781 – 18 August 1849)
    14. 14. Horace Corbin (23 Oct 1783 – 13 Nov 1802)
    15. 15. Samuel Corbin (November 5, 1788 – April 1819)
  7. 7. Lyman Lyon (10 Mar 1753 – 3 Feb 1824)
  8. 8. Eliakim Lyon (Nov 1755 – 15 Oct 1767)
  9. 9. Mehitable Lyon (14 Aug 1758 – 29 Jan 1778)

Nehemiah Lyon's Timeline

2 Records

1719
16 October 1719
Birth of Nehemiah Lyon in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1807
1 October 1807
Age 88
Death of Nehemiah Lyon in Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1719
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1807
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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