Lydia (Abbot) Farnum (1733 - 1816)

Born 28 Mar 1733 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Farnum Jr — married 13 Jan 1756 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1816 at age 82 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Lydia was born in 1733. She was the daughter of Timothy Abbot and Mary Foster.^[1] She passed away in 1816.^{[2] [3]}

Children

Lydia Abbott and Thomas Farnum had seven children whose births are recorded at Andover.

i LYDIA FARNUM, b. 10 Nov 1756; m. 27 Oct 1774, her second cousin (and George Abbott descendant), THOMAS HOLT, b. 15 Jun 1750 son of Thomas and Dorcas (Holt) Holt.

ii ISRAEL FARNUM, b. 14 Jun 1758; d. at Mont Vernon, NH, 1842; m. 3 Aug 1786, PHEBE SHELDON; Phebe d. 2 Feb 1824. Israel m. 2nd, 17 May 1825, SUSANNAH FARNUM, b. 22 Mar 1772 daughter of Asa and Susannah (Town) Farnum.^[4]

iii TIMOTHY FARNUM, b. 13 May 1759; m. 23 Sep 1786, SUSANNA BERRY, b. 27 Apr 1767 daughter of Nathaniel and Susanna (-) Berry; Susanna d. 16 Jul 1854.

iv PHEBE FARNUM, b. 25 Jul 1762; m. SAVAGE (according to Charlotte Helen Abbott). No records for this marriage were located, and it may be that this is the Phebe Farnum that married David Hovey.

v SARAH FARNUM, b. 21 Sep 1764; m. ENOS ABBOTT of Andover, ME, b. 7 Feb 1769 son of Jonathan and Ruth (Bragg) Abbott of The Rowley Abbott line.

vi DORCAS FARNUM, b. 27 Dec 1766; d. at Andover, 6 May 1856; m. 25 Dec 1789, NATHAN JONES, b. 1767 son of Jacob and Mary (Winn) Jones; Nathan d. at Andover, 14 Aug 1804.

vii MARY FARNUM, b. 1770; d. at Andover, 25 Jan 1809. Mary did not marry.

Sources

1. ↑ Abbott, Lydea, d. Timothy and Mary, Mar. 28, 1733. Andover Vital Records, https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_B030.shtml
2. ↑ Farnum, Lydia [fever. CR1], Mar. 30, 1816. Andover Vital Records; https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Andover/Images/Andover_D432.shtml
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65417692/lydia-farnum: accessed 15 August 2023), memorial page for Lydia Abbott Farnum (28 Mar 1733–30 Mar 1816), Find A Grave: Memorial #65417692; Burial Details Unknown, burial place unknown; Maintained by Linda Crandall (contributor 47121191).
4. ↑ Smith, History of Mont Vernon, p 63