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Lydia Wadsworth

Female 1679 - 1756  (77 years)


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  • Name Lydia Wadsworth 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 13 Feb 1678/79  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Death 26 May 1756  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Burial —  Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gravestone of Lydia Peterson
    Gravestone of Lydia Peterson
    Siblings 10 Siblings 
    Person ID I2387  | Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2021 

    Father Deacon John Wadsworth,   b. 1638, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1700, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Abigail Andrews,   b. 1647   d. 24 Nov 1723 to 25 Nov 1723, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jul 1667  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 29 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F1860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jonathan Peterson,   b. 1674, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1760 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1701  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 21 years and 10 months - He : ~ 27 years. 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Date: Brown (1916) states He married, after 23 Apr. 1700. [1]
    Children 
     1. John Peterson,   b. 22 Aug 1701, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Hopestill Peterson,   b. 30 Jan 1703, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Jonathan Peterson,   b. 2 Sep 1706, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1765, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. Reuben Peterson,   b. 8 Apr 1710, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Alice Peterson
     6. Lydia Peterson,   b. About 1713
    Family ID F1856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2021 

  • Notes 
    • Birth: Pratt (1999) gives her birth date as 23 February 1669. [3]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Feb 1678/79 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1701 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Peterson - 22 Aug 1701 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hopestill Peterson - 30 Jan 1703 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Jonathan Peterson - 2 Sep 1706 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Reuben Peterson - 8 Apr 1710 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 May 1756 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2251] Browne, William Bradford. "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", (Boston: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume LXX, April 1916).

    2. [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 21786355 Lydia Wadsworth Peterson.

    3. [S1239] Pratt, Melvyn. Report to Eddy Family Reunion 1999, (Polo Alto, California: manuscript, 1999).

    4. [S910] Winsor, Justin. History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849).