"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-VC1 : accessed 21 May 2015), Lydia A Stoddard in household of Nathaniel Stoddar, Pembroke, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 118, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHK-GCT : accessed 21 May 2015), Lydia Stoddard in household of Nathaniel Stoddard, Pembroke, Washington, Maine, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, household ID 139, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,455.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia: