Lydia (Martin) Cody (1773 - 1846)

Born 6 Mar 1773 in Connecticut

Wife of Philip Josephine Cody Sr. — married 1795 in New York

Descendants

Died Apr 1846 at age 73 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Lydia Martin was born March 6, 1773 near Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Robert Martin and Elizabeth (Lewis) Martin. Tradition says her maternal grandmother lived to the age of 114, a member of the Hartford Pratt family, some of whom pioneered to New York State, and it was while visiting at their home that Lydia came to know Philip Cody. ^[1]They married 1795 in New York and had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Cody Custead
2. Alice Cody Markle
3. Sophia Cody Billings
4. Martha Cody Barnhart
5. Isaac Cody
6. Lydia Cody Odell
7. Joseph A Cody
8. Philip Josephine Cody

Lydia was the grandmother of William Frederick Cody, better known as Bufalo Bill.

Lydia died in April 1846 in Ohio. She is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. ^[2]

Lydia was born about 1761. She passed away about 1846.

Sources

1. ↑ The Cody Family in America
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 January 2020), memorial page for Lydia Martin Cody (Jun 1761–Apr 1846), Find A Grave: Memorial #121111240, citing Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Ed Oliver (contributor 47073984).

See also:

• Family Search, 1790 Census
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
• Name: Lydia Cody
• Birth Date: Jun 1761
• Death Date: Apr 1846
• Death Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
• Cemetery: Lake View Cemetery
• Burial or Cremation Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of America
• Has Bio? Y
• Spouse: Philip J. Cody
• Children: Isaac Cody; Allice R Markle; Joseph A Cody; Lydia O'Dell; Martha Barnhart; Elizabeth Custead