Born about in Rumney, Grafton, New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Daughter of Westley Burnham
and Deborah (Story) Burnham
Sister of
Joanna (Burnham) Andrews, Wesley (Burnam) Burnham Jr., Deborah (Burnham) Poland, Elisabeth (Burnham) Whipple and Sarah Burnham
Wife of
Thomas Emerton
— married
14 Jan 1768 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas Emerton
Died
at about age 88
in Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2021
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Biography
Daughter of Westley and Deborah (Storey) Burnam - she was baptized on 24 Nov 1745.
She married Thomas Emmerton on 14 Jan 1768 at Hebron, Grafton, New Hampshire,
Research Notes
- Other children
- Lydia 1774 m Simeon Lovejoy and John Tucker of Thornton, NH
- Joseph 1780 m Priscilla Lamphire and Sarah Andress
- John 1787–1853 m Susan Merrill of Hebron, NH
Sources
- "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDF1-PVX : 18 January 2020), Lydia Burnham, 1744.
- Emmerton, James A.. Materials Toward A Genealogy Of The Emmerton Family (Salem, Massachusetts, 1881), pages 33 - 35
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-MJW8 : Thu Mar 07 21:56:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas Emmerton and Lidia Burnam, 19 December 1767.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103470208/lydia-emerton: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for Lydia Burnham Emerton (17 May 1744–4 Nov 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103470208, citing Hebron Village Cemetery, Hebron, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Deb C (contributor 47871457).
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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:
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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~0.78%
~12.50%
Ron Willey 
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23andMe
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~0.78%
Steven Sherrick :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #930968
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~0.39%
Chontae (Holminski) Feldman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M053893 [compare], yourDNAportal CHO6259e02f
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M053893 [compare], yourDNAportal CHO6259e02f, Ancestry member cfeld80
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