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Lydia <I>Farrar</I> Danforth

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Lydia Farrar Danforth

Birth
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
3 Jan 1845 (aged 78)
Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
Plot
144
Memorial ID
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Lydia was the daughter of Oliver and Mary (Cole) Farrar. Her birth record in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (15 Apr 1766) conflicts slightly with the one inscribed on her gravestone (9 Apr 1766). Her father served in the American Revolution from Massachusetts as a private under Capt. Abishai Brown [DAR Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A038983].

Vital Records of Concord, Middlesex, Mass. 1635-1850
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Concord/BirthsF.shtml
page 219 "Concord Registers - Book II"
Lydia Farrer ye Davghter of Oliver Farrer & Mary his wife was Born April 15 : 1766

New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637-1947 [familysearch image NH VR]
Groom: Levi Adams
Bride: Lydia Farrar
Both residents of Temple, NH
Married by: Rev. Noah Miles, of Temple
Date of Marriage: 20 Nov 1787
Place of Marriage: Temple
Submitted by Temple town Clerk, 1906

1811: Oct 16 Jacob Danforth of Jaffrey to Mrs. Lydia Adams of Amherst [Amherst NH Town Records, Volume 2, page 411, microfilm of original book; Amherst Town Library 1/3; Marriage Returns by Rev. Jeremiah Barnard]

DIED - In this town [Amherst NH], 3d inst., Mrs. Lydia Danforth, wife of Capt. Jacob Danforth, aged 78. [Farmers' Cabinet, 9 Jan 1845]
Lydia was the daughter of Oliver and Mary (Cole) Farrar. Her birth record in Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts (15 Apr 1766) conflicts slightly with the one inscribed on her gravestone (9 Apr 1766). Her father served in the American Revolution from Massachusetts as a private under Capt. Abishai Brown [DAR Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A038983].

Vital Records of Concord, Middlesex, Mass. 1635-1850
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Concord/BirthsF.shtml
page 219 "Concord Registers - Book II"
Lydia Farrer ye Davghter of Oliver Farrer & Mary his wife was Born April 15 : 1766

New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637-1947 [familysearch image NH VR]
Groom: Levi Adams
Bride: Lydia Farrar
Both residents of Temple, NH
Married by: Rev. Noah Miles, of Temple
Date of Marriage: 20 Nov 1787
Place of Marriage: Temple
Submitted by Temple town Clerk, 1906

1811: Oct 16 Jacob Danforth of Jaffrey to Mrs. Lydia Adams of Amherst [Amherst NH Town Records, Volume 2, page 411, microfilm of original book; Amherst Town Library 1/3; Marriage Returns by Rev. Jeremiah Barnard]

DIED - In this town [Amherst NH], 3d inst., Mrs. Lydia Danforth, wife of Capt. Jacob Danforth, aged 78. [Farmers' Cabinet, 9 Jan 1845]

Inscription


Lydia Farrar wife of Levi Adams also of Jacob Danforth, born April 9, 1766 died Jan. 3, 1845 / Levi Adams born June 14, 1764 died Sept. 12, 1805 / "Erected Aug. 30, 1880 by Rebecca Adams Conant last surviving child of Levi and Lydia Adams." / Catherine Adams daughter of Levi & Lydia Adams born Oct. 22, 1804 died Nov. 5, 1804 / Capt. Jacob Danforth died Nov. 15, 1851 aged 85 years. //



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  • Created by: Jackie Marshall
  • Added: Nov 2, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31096515/lydia-danforth: accessed ), memorial page for Lydia Farrar Danforth (15 Apr 1766–3 Jan 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31096515, citing Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Jackie Marshall (contributor 46808156).