Lydia (King) Read (1731 - 1792)

Born 11 Apr 1731 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Read — married 26 Aug 1747 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1792 at age 61 in Eaton Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

When Lydia King was born on 11 April 1731, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, ^[1] her father, Thomas Rice King (1703–1738), was 28 and her mother, Lydia Moulton (1708–1823), was 23. She died on 2 October 1792, in her hometown, at the age of 61.^[2]

Lydia King married Benjamin Read on 26 August 1747, in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States. ^[3] They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9D-4ZZ : 15 January 2020), Lydia King, 1731.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9D-4Z6 : 15 January 2020), Lydia M. King, 1792.
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7N-T2NX : 15 April 2022), Lydia King, ; citing Marriage, Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272238.

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"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-33G : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for James Read, 1751.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-3SD : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Thomas Read, 1748.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-39V : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for John Read, 1750.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W4-5VW : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Mary Read, 1760.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W4-5PK : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Loes Read, 1756.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W4-5R9 : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Hannah Read, 1753.

"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74X-33N : 7 January 2020), Lydia in entry for Benjamin Read, 1759.