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Lydia Smith <I>Morgan</I> Bulkeley

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Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley

Birth
Death
9 Aug 1894 (aged 87)
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.7210444, Longitude: -72.6993861
Plot
Sec: 1, Lot: 17
Memorial ID
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Daughter of Avery and Jerusha Morgan. Wife of Judge Eliphalet Bulkeley, the first president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Mother of former Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and former Lt. Governor William H. Bulkeley. Distant cousin of J.P. Morgan.

For about 35 years after their marriage, Eliphalet and Lydia Bulkeley lived in East Haddam, where the judge practice law and their children were born. In 1864, the family moved to Hartford. She was involved in charitable and benevolent organizations and was president of the Hartford Orphan Asylum for several years.

Obituary in Hartford Courant, August 10, 1894, p 1.
Daughter of Avery and Jerusha Morgan. Wife of Judge Eliphalet Bulkeley, the first president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Mother of former Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley and former Lt. Governor William H. Bulkeley. Distant cousin of J.P. Morgan.

For about 35 years after their marriage, Eliphalet and Lydia Bulkeley lived in East Haddam, where the judge practice law and their children were born. In 1864, the family moved to Hartford. She was involved in charitable and benevolent organizations and was president of the Hartford Orphan Asylum for several years.

Obituary in Hartford Courant, August 10, 1894, p 1.


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  • Created by: Mike S
  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93774477/lydia_smith-bulkeley: accessed ), memorial page for Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley (7 Oct 1806–9 Aug 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93774477, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mike S (contributor 47590947).