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Rachel Lyon 1726–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1726

Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1774

Death Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Hezekiah Lyon

Mother: Rachel Jackson

Spouse(s): David Jr.

Children(s): James 1

Rachel Lyon was born in 1726 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Lyon And Rachel Jackson. Rachel Lyon married David Crofoot Jr, and had children including James Crofoot Or Crowfoot 1. Rachel Lyon passed away in 1774 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Lyon was born in 1726 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Hezekiah Lyon And Rachel Jackson.
  • Rachel Lyon married David Crofoot Jr, and had children including James Crofoot Or Crowfoot 1.
  • Rachel Lyon passed away in 1774 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Children(s)

Rachel Lyon's Ancestors

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Rachel Lyon
1726–1774
Birth Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Lyon
1698–1745
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Rachel Jackson
1686–1745
Newton, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
William (Lyon) Sr.
1660–1699
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Phebe Seely
1663–1715
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Winthrop
1630–1705
1627–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Capt.
1602–1667
Mary Hoskins
1590–1650

Rachel Lyon's Descendants

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Rachel Lyon (28 Mar 1726–17 Feb 1774) m. David (Crofoot) Jr. (1732–25 Aug 1802)
  1. 1. James (Crofoot or Crowfoot) 1 1761–1849
    1. 1. David Crofoot 1787–1880 m. Lydia (Platt) Crane 1794–1830
      1. 1. Charles (Crane) Crofoot 1824–1895 m. Mary (Ann) Huntsberger 1827–1886
        1. 1. Franklin (John) Crofoot 1857– m. Mary (Anna) Bartholomew 1857–1891

Rachel Lyon's Timeline

4 Records

1726
28 Mar 1726
Birth of Rachel Lyon in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1750
28 Mar 1750
Age 24
Rachel Lyon was married in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1756
abt 1756
Age 30
Rachel Lyon was married
None
1774
17 Feb 1774
Age 48
Death of Rachel Lyon in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1726
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1750
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1756

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1774
    Event Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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