Lydia (Bowen) Kingsley (1733 - 1828)

Born 3 Sep 1733 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of James Kingsley — married 21 Jan 1758 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 9 Oct 1828 at age 95 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Lydia was born in Massachusetts Bays in 1733.^[1]

On January 21, 1758, Lydia married James Kingsley.^[2] Together, they had eleven children:

1. Mary (b. 1758)^[3]
2. Jonathan (b. 1760)^[4]
3. Elisha (b. 1762)^[5]
4. James (b. 1764)^[6]
5. Daniel (b. 1765)^[7]
6. Sarah (b. 1767)^[8]
7. Lydia (b. 1771 - d. bef. 1774)^[9]
8. John (b. 1773)^[10]
9. Lydia (b. 1774)^[11]
10. Hannah (b. 1775)^[12]
11. Meriam (b. 1777).^[13]

The family lived in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

She passed away in 1828.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1V-BJ5T : 29 November 2018), Lydia Bowen, 3 Sep 1733; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-SGHS : 29 November 2018), James Kingsley and Lydia Bowen, 21 Jan 1758; citing Marriage, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDZ-947 : 14 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Mary Kingsley, 1758.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD8-PR9 : 14 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Jonathan Kingsley, 1760.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD8-ZYS : 14 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Elisha Kingsley, 1762.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD8-NTT : 14 January 2020), Lydia in entry for James Kingsley, 1764.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD8-CMB : 14 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Daniel Kingsley, 1765.
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNG-9LY : 18 January 2020), Lydia Bowen in entry for Sarah Kingsley, 1767.
9. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNG-9L5 : 18 January 2020), Lydia Bowen in entry for Lydia Kingsley, 1771.
10. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGD-X5B : 23 February 2021), Lydia Bowen in entry for John Kingsley, 30 Apr 1773; citing Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,011.
11. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLGD-X5R : 23 February 2021), Lydia Bowen in entry for Lydia Kingsley, 23 Aug 1774; citing Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,011.
12. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNG-9GM : 18 January 2020), Lydia Bowen in entry for Hannah Kingsley, 1775.
13. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDNG-9F2 : 18 January 2020), Lydia Bowen in entry for Meriam Kingsley, 1777.
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #139055997: accessed 21 October 2021), memorial page for Lydia Bowen Kingsley (3 Sep 1733–9 Oct 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 139055997, citing Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Susan Seacord Jackson (contributor 47384050).