Born in Ferrisburg, Vermont
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Lindley Knowles
and Phebe Douglas (Austin) Knowles
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin S. Mosher
— married
12 Nov 1851 in Queensbury, New York
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert Lindley Mosher
Died
at age 44
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Aug 2015
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Biography
Lydia was a Friend (Quaker)
Some genealogies show two wives for Benjamin Mosher because they had her listed under her first name and middle names separately. However, Lydia Maria was Benjamin's only wife.
Sources
- Robert L. Eddy, Queensbury’s Heritage, published 1991
Search using Knowles surname in Hazard Index, Swarthmore College, available at: name="Haz">James E. Hazard Index. Society of Friends.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Caryl (Short) Ruckert
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H26a1, FTDNA kit #893356
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~6.25%
~25.00%
V (Eddy) Combs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T890152 [compare], FTDNA kit #424146
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~0.78%
Kristine Thurston :
AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #N115765
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