Lydia (Howe) Whitcomb (1739 - 1823)

Born 1739 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Whitcomb — married 14 Dec 1769 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1823 at about age 84 in Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Lydia Howe was born in 1739 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, daughter of Joshua Howe (1716–1800) and Lydia Robbins (1715–1806).

Lydia had a brother, Nehemiah Howe (1737–~1777).

Lydia (29) married Benjamin Whitcomb (32) (born on July 2, 1737 in Lancaster, Massachusetts) on December 14, 1769 in Westmoreland. Their known children were:

1. Ruth Whitcomb
2. Benjamin Whitcomb (1770–1812)
3. Lydia Whitcomb (1772– )
4. Joshua Whitcomb (1773–<1825)
5. Azubah Whitcomb (1775– )
6. Anna Bedell Whitcomb (1781–1869)

Lydia died on September 14, 1823 in Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, aged 83.^[1] She is buried in Salmon Hole Cemetery, Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire.

Research Notes

Howe Genealogies, by Daniel Waite Howe, edited by Gilman Howe. Volume 1,
pages 44 - 45 Lydia, born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire (no date ); married 14 Dec. 1769, Major Benjamin Whitcomb, son of Benjamin and Dorothy ( White ) Whitcomb of Leominster, Massachusetts, born 2 July 1737, died in Lisbon, New Hampshire, about 1827. Soon after the war they moved from Westmoreland to northern Vermont; later they were one of the pioneer settlers of Lisbon, New Hampshire.
Children:
1. Benjamin, born 8 Aug. 1770.
2. Lydia, born 1 Jan. 1772.
3. Joshua, born 7 Dec. 1775.
4. Azubah, born ( no date ); married ____ Rankin.
5. Anna Bedel, born about 1781
6. Ruth, born ( no date )
There were probably other children.

Sources

1. ↑ Death: Media: Book Abbreviation: Howe Genealogies Title: Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts Author: Daniel Wait Howe, revised and edited by Gilman Bigelow Howe. Publication: Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929-77. (accessed before 10 September 2013)

• Marriage: Media: Internet Web Page Abbreviation: Willard Family Association Author: The Willard Family Association of America, Inc Publication: hallock.home.mindspring.com/. (accessed before 10 September 2013)
• Marriage: Missing source ID S91. Citing: Page: page 768 Quality or Certainty of Data: 2 (accessed before 10 September 2013)

Acknowledgments

• Profile Howe-2330 was created through the import of James Rankin to Me.ged on Sep 10, 2013 by Bill Rankin.