Born in Lancaster, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Bennett
and Lydia (Longley) Bennett
Wife of
Benjamin Houghton Jr.
— married
27 Sep 1796 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles H Houghton
Died
at age 54
in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2015
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1771. She is the daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Longley) Bennett.[1]
She married Benjamin Houghton 27 Sep 1796 in Lancaster.[2] Children:
- John 1796
- Charles H. (1798)
- George Washington (1800)
- Lydia (1805)
- Lucy (1806).
She died in 1825. Lydia is buried in Middle Cemetery Lancaster, Massachusetts.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK5-HBV : 15 January 2020), Lydia Bennett, 1771.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCH-11YM : 31 October 2019), Benjamin Houghton and Lydia Bennett, 9 Jul 1796; citing Marriage, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011279.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55754494/lydia-houghton: accessed 15 September 2023), memorial page for Lydia Bennett Houghton (unknown–8 Aug 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #55754494, citing Middle Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by cap624 (contributor 47007905).
See also:
- The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 12.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia:
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