Born in Littleton, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb IV
and Sarah (Tufts) Whitcomb
Sister of
Sarah (Whitcomb) Seaver, Martha Whitcomb, Jonathan Whitcomb Jr., Peter Whitcomb and Dinah (Whitcomb) Fisk
Wife of
Samuel Sanderson
— married
19 Nov 1795 in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Ira Sanderson
Died
at age 87
in Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts United States
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| Created 2 May 2015
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Biography
Lydia Whitcomb was born June 26, 1762 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Jonathan Whitcomb and Sarah Tufts Whitcomb. [1][2][3]
She was married in Littleton November 9, 1795 to Samuel Sanderson. The Reverend Edmund Foster officiated. Intentions were filed October 31, 1795. Note that the marriage date is shown as November 19 in Littleton Town Records, but Church records indicate November 9, Samuel was the son of Moses Sanderson and Mary Flagg Sanderson.[4]
Lydia died in Littleton October 17, 1849. She was 87 years old. She is buried in Westlawn Cemetery in Littleton. [1][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North American Family Histories: DAR Lineage Book of Charter Membwers; Volume 044 page 212.
- ↑ Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988; Littleton Births, Marriages and Deaths, page 54.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U S Find a Grave Index; Memorial #7222108.
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850; Littleton Vital Records.
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