Born in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Vinal Lyon
and Damaris Willis (Keith) Lyon
Sister of
Ellis Vinal Lyon, Martha Ann (Lyon) Fanning, Chloe Richmond (Lyon) Gurney, Granville Ward Lyon and Abbie Jane (Lyon) Snyder
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2015
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Biography
Mary was born on 16 September 1849 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. She was the daughter of Vinal Lyon (1812-1866) and Damaris Willis (Keith) Lyon (1818-1892).[1][2]
Mary's father died in 1866. In the 1870 census Mary (age 20) was living with her widowed mother and siblings in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| D W Lyon | F | 53 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Granville W Lyon | M | 23 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Mary W Lyon | F | 20 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Abbie J Lyon | F | 18 | Massachusetts, United States |
Mary married Rufus Emerson Packard on 17 April 1872 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
Mary, a widow, died (age 73) on 8 March 1924 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[5] She is buried in Union Cemetery in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[6]
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Citing FHL microfilm: 873755;
FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
Mary Lyon birth on 16 Sep 1849 (born 16 Sep 1849) in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ Lyon Memorial: Lyons, Albert Brown. Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, with Intro. Treating of the English Ancestry of the American Families. W. Graham Printing; Page Page 152 https://archive.org/details/lyonmemorialmas00lyongoog/page/n187/mode/1up?view=theater
- ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
Citing Page: 141; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 38; FHL microfilm: 000552138; Record number: 11853;
FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00302
Mary W Lyon (20) in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
Citing North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,031.
FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00227
Mary Williams Lyoms (22) marriage to Rufus Emerson Packard on 17 Apr 1872 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Death Registration:
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
Citing Record number: 0;
FamilySearch (accessed 29 December 2021)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00166
Mary W Packard death 8 Mar 1924 (age 73) in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163911454/mary-williams-packard : accessed 29 December 2021), memorial page for Mary Williams Lyon Packard (16 Sep 1849–8 Mar 1924),Find A Grave: Memorial #163911454, citing Union Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Chip5610 (contributor 46997557).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Mary:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Laurie Kelliher 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M524153 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sharyn (King) Roberts Hughes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sharyneroberts1
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Rejected matches › Mary Lyon (1847-) › Mary Isabella Lyon (abt.1850-1887) › Mary (Lyons) Boyle (1849-aft.1914) › Mary Ann Lyon (bef.1849-aft.1861) › Mary Elizabeth (Lynn) Prance (1849-1922)
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