Born
4 Jun 1799 in
Stoddard, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
David Scruton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants
Died 16 Aug 1867
at age 68
[location unknown]
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Profile last modified 31 Mar 2015
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Biography
Lydia was born on 4 June 1799 in Stoddard, New Hampshire. Her father is listed as Isaiah Reed on her birth certificate, and her mother is listed just as "Lydia" without a surname.[1]
In 1850, Lydia, her husband and three children -- Sarah, Edward and George -- are living in Centre Harbor, New Hampshire.[2]
She is living with her husband in her daughter's family's household in Centre Harbor, New Hampshire in 1860 .[3]
Lydia passed away on 22 Aug 1867. Her cause of death is listed as "paralysis." She was 68 years old.[4]
Her Find-a-Grave entry shows that she died on 16 Aug 1867 and was the wife of David Scruton.[5]
Her last name is given as "Reed" on her son Edward's death certificate.[6]
Sources
↑ New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900 , Lydia Reed, 04 Jun 1799 : accessed 31 March 2015 by J. Ricketts ; citing Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,035.
↑ United States Census, 1850 , Lydia Scruton in household of David Scruton, Centre Harbour, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States : accessed 31 March 2015 by J. Ricketts ; citing family 111, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ United States Census, 1860 , Lydia Scruton in household of Lewis M Smith, Centre Harbor, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States : accessed 30 March 2015 by J. Ricketts ; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 101, household ID 818, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,666.
↑ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947 , Lydia Scruton, 22 Aug 1867 : accessed 31 March 2015 by [[Fiscus-32 | J. Ricketts]; citing Centre Harbor, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,109.
↑ Lydia C. Scruton , Find-a-Grave memorial #75888450; entered by Donna Jarvis Zimmer on 3 Sep 2011 : accessed by J. Ricketts on 29 Mar 2015.
↑ New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947 , Lydia Reed in entry for Edward Scruton, 06 Dec 1901 : accessed 31 March 2015 by J. Ricketts ; citing Holderness, Grafton, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,130,849.
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