Born in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Amos Lyon
and Abigail (Greenwood) Lyon
Sister of
Arvilla (Lyon) Coffin, Mortimer Lyon, Martha (Lyon) Ayer, Abigail Lyon, Maria Louisa Lyon, Susan (Lyon) Hunt, Henry Laurens Lyon, George William Lyon and Mary (Lyon) Dwelly
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Helen Maria Slack
Died
at age 32
in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Lyon Name Study.
Maria was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Amos Lyon and Abigail Greenwood.[1]
On 13 September 1842 Maria married Amos Dunbar in Newton, Massachusetts.[2]
In 1850, the family is living in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[3]
| 1850 Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Dunbar | Male | 38 | Massachusetts | |
| Maria L Dunbar | Female | 28 | Massachusetts | |
| Ellen M Dunbar | Female | 6 | Massachusetts | |
| Mary A Dunbar | Female | 4 | Massachusetts |
Maria passed away at age 32 on 6 April 1854, in Weymouth, Massachusetts.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Lyons, Albert Brown; Lyon Memorial; Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of .. Pub: 1905, W. Graham Print Co. Pages 351-353 https://archive.org/details/lyonmemorialmas00lyongoog/page/n418/mode/1up?view=theater
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9M-Z86 : 10 November 2020), Mariah L. Lyon in entry for Amos Dunbar, 13 Sep 1842; citing Marriage, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009513.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSW-2JP : 22 December 2020), Maria L Dunbar in household of Amos Dunbar, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NB-HMB : 2 March 2021), Maria L. Dunbar, 06 Apr 1854; citing Weymouth, Massachusetts, v 85 p 188, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,170.
See also:
Greenwood, Frederick, 1850-; Thurston, Brown, 1814-1900 Greenwood genealogies, 1154-1914 : the ancestry and descendants of Thomas Greenwood, of Newton, Massachusetts; Nathaniel and Samuel Greenwood, of Boston, Massachusetts; John Greenwood, of Virginia, and many later arrivals in America, also the early history of the Greenwoods in England, and the arms they used Pub: 1914, New York; Lyons Genealogical Co.; Page 268 https://archive.org/details/greenwoodgenealo00gree/page/n349/mode/1up?view=theater
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