Lydia (Bean) Stoddard (1787 - aft. 1850)

Born 1787 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Stoddard Jr. — married 1 Dec 1808 in Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Lydia (Bean) Stoddard was born 1787 at Lewiston, Maine.

Civil Records of Lewiston Maine show a John Bean, born 1756 and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Moody with the following children:

• 1780 Betsey Bean
• 1782 Samuel Bean
• 1784 Nancy Bean
• 1787 Lydia Bean
• 1789 John Bean
• 1791 Ivory Bean
• 1794 Hannah Bean

Durham Maine Town Vital Records 1789-1939 1792 1850 Marriages FHL film # 0010821

Lydia married December 01, 1808 to Mr. William Stoddard.

They had at least five children:

1. Lydia R. Stoddard, b. 1809
2. Ivory Gerald "Jerry" Stoddard, b. 1818
3. Abigail Stoddard, b. 1826
4. Shepard Stoddard, b. 1827
5. Francisco (Frank) Stoddard, b. 1828

Sources

Lydia Bean (1787 - Deceased) - LC24-DLQ - FamilySearch Family Tree Library

Baker, Barbara. Lydia Bean (1787-1850) Page, Baker-Logan-Baum-Rose Tree, RootsWeb (June 2017).

Descendants of John Bean of Exeter, ClanMacBean.org.

John Bean Family Association - WorldCat Home Page

Lydia Bean (1787 - 1850) Page, One Great Family Tree

Lydia Bean (1787 - 1850) Fact Page, Ancestry.com

"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch, entry for Lydia Bean; "Baker-Logan Family Tree" file (2:2:2:MMDN-YH9), submitted 22 July 2015

Line of Descent from John Bean (1634 - 1718)

1. John Bean (1634 - 1718) - Find A Grave Memorial
2. John Bean Jr. (1668 - 1719) - Find A Grave Memorial
3. Jeremiah "Jeremy" Bean (1703 - 1781) - Find A Grave Memorial
4. John P. Bean Sr. (1727 - ?)
5. John P. Bean Jr. (1756 - 1832) - Find A Grave Memorial

Books

Drummond, Josiah H. Joshua Bean of Exeter, Brentwood and Gilmanton, N.H., and Some of His Descendants (Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, Printers, 1903). See story of Lydia's earliest ancestors in Exeter, Maine, pp. 1 - 3.

Howe, Julia Ward (ed.) Representative Women of New England (New England Historical Publishing Co., 1904). See p. 441 "Clara Philena Bigelow," short biography of the great-granddaughter of John Bean and Betsey Moody which gives details of their family history.

Lancaster, Daniel. The History of Gilmanton [New Hampshire]. (Gilmanton, NH: Printed by Alfred Prescott, 1845). See the story of Capt. John Moody and Simeon Bean, pp. 240 - 242, which lists John as a sibling on p. 242. See also The Moody Family, p. 276.

15 February 1787 Birth Record

Lydia Bean found in Maine Births and Christenings

• Name Lydia Bean
• Gender Female
• Birth Date 15 Feb 1787
• Birthplace Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
• Father's Name John Bean
• Mother's Name Betsey Moody

Citing this Record "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-P8T : 10 February 2018), Lydia Bean, 15 Feb 1787; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.

Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 Indexing Project (Batch) Number C52051-4 System Origin Maine-EASy GS Film number 223931 Reference ID 2:12ZJR2Q

1808 Marriage Record

13 Nov 1808 Record of Marriage Bans (Declaration of Intention to Marry) at FamilySearch.org

Citing: Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921

• Name William Stoddard
• Sex Male
• Spouse's Name Lyddia Bean
• Spouse's Sex Female
• Marriage Date 13 Nov 1808
• Marriage Place Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
• Marriage Place (Original) Lewiston, Androscoggin

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-SQ7G-P?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.

Lydia Bean mentioned in the record of William Stoddard and Lydia Bean

• Name William Stoddard
• Spouse's Name Lydia Bean
• Event Date 01 Dec 1808
• Event Place Durham, Androscoggin, Maine

Citing this Record "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F469-1ML : 10 February 2018), William Stoddard and Lydia Bean, 01 Dec 1808; citing Durham, Androscoggin, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,821.

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 Indexing Project (Batch) Number I01168-1 System Origin Maine-EASy GS Film number 10821

25 August 1809 Birth of Daughter Lydia Stoddard

Lydia (Bean) Stoddard mentioned in the birth record of daughter Lydia Stoddard

• Name: Lydia
• Sex: Female
• Husband: William Stoddard
• Daughter: Lydia Stoddard

Other information in the record of Lydia Stoddard from Maine Births and Christenings

• Name: Lydia Stoddard
• Gender: Female
• Birth Date: 25 Aug 1809
• Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
• Father's Name: William Stoddard
• Mother's Name: Lydia

Record Collection: Wiki LinkMaine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900

Document Information: Indexing Project (Batch) Number C52051-4 System Origin Maine-EASy GS Film number 223931

Reference ID 2:12ZMDN0

Citing this Record "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-PH3 : 10 February 2018), Lydia in entry for Lydia Stoddard, 25 Aug 1809; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.

1837 Marriage of Daughter Lydia

Lydia R. Stoddard mentioned in the marriage record of Joseph F. Bradbury and Lydia R. Stoddard

• Name Joseph F. Bradbury
• Spouse's Name Lydia R. Stoddard
• Event Date 22 Oct 1837
• Event Place Minot, Androscoggin, Maine

Citing this Record "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FV-PJF : 10 February 2018), Joseph F. Bradbury and Lydia R. Stoddard, 22 Oct 1837; citing Minot,Androscoggin,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,550.

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 Indexing Project (Batch) Number M52054-1 System Origin Maine-ODM GS Film number 11550

1849 Doppelganger's Death in Massachusetts

Lydia Stoddard United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850

• Name Lydia [Wilder] Stoddard [wife of Josiah Stoddard]
• Event Type Census
• Event Year 1850
• Event Place Plymouth county, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Gender Female
• Age 59
• Marital Status Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1791
• Birthplace Massachusetts
• Death Date Sep 1849

Citing this Record "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M958-834 : 4 August 2017), Lydia Stoddard, Plymouth county, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing line 19, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,421,015.

United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850 Line Number 19 GS Film Number 1421015 Digital Folder Number 004181086 Image Number 00489

Lydia Stoddard Massachusetts Deaths

• Name Lydia Stoddard
• Event Type Death
• Event Date 21 Sep 1849
• Event Place South Scituate, Massachusetts
• Gender Female
• Age 59
• Marital Status Widowed
• Birthplace Scituate
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1790
• Spouse's Name Josiah Stoddard

Citing this Record

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RC-P8W : 10 March 2018), Lydia Stoddard, 21 Sep 1849; citing South Scituate, Massachusetts, v 41 p 115, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,812.

Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915 Reference ID v 41 p 115 GS Film number 959812 Digital Folder Number 4219402 Image Number 475

1850 U.S. Census [Newstead, Erie, New York]

The 1850 U.S. Census shows that Lydia (Bean) Stoddard was alive and well and living as a widow with her children in Newstead, Erie County, New York.

Lydia Stoddard in the 1850 United States Federal Census

• Name: Lydia Stoddard
• Age: 54 [64]
• Birth Year: abt 1796 [1786]
• Birthplace: Massachusetts
• Home in 1850: Newstead, Erie, New York, USA
• Gender: Female
• Family Number: 1512

Household Members:

• Jerry Stoddard 27
• Emma Stoddard 25
• Cornelia M Stoddard 8
• Mary J Stoddard 5
• Charles Stoddard 3
• Lydia Stoddard 54
• Francisco Stoddard 22
• William W Stoddard 1

Source Citation Year: 1850; Census Place: Newstead, Erie, New York; Roll: M432_499; Page: 228A; Image: 137

Source Information Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYW-TNS : 23 December 2020), Lydia Stoddard in household of Jerry Stoddard, Newstead, Erie, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1850 U.S. Census [Abington, Plymouth, MA]

In 1850, Lydia Bean's doppelganger Lydia (Bates) Stoddard was also alive and well and living in Abington, Plymouth County, MA with her husband William Stoddard, 60, her son Joshua, 35, and their son James W. Stoddard, 32, who is living next door with his wife Mehitable and their children.

Lydia Stoddard United States Census, 1850

• Name Lydia Stoddard
• Event Type Census
• Event Year 1850
• Event Place Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Gender Female
• Age 55 [b. 1795]
• Race White
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1795
• Birthplace Massachusetts
• House Number 712

Household

• William Stoddard M 60 Massachusetts
• Lydia Stoddard F 55 Massachusetts
• Joshua Stoddard M 35 Massachusetts

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9Q-Y35 : 12 April 2016), Lydia Stoddard in household of William Stoddard, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 916, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

United States Census, 1850 Household ID 916 Line Number 34 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number M432 Affiliate Film Number 332 GS Film Number 443551 Digital Folder Number 004181057 Image Number 00458

1855 Massachusetts State Census [Plymouth]

Lydia (Bates) Stoddard Massachusetts State Census, 1855

• Name Lydia Stoddard
• Event Type Census
• Event Date 1855
• Event Place Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Age 68
• Birth Year (Estimated) 1787
• Gender Female
• Birthplace Massachusetts, United States

Household

• William Stoddard M 70 Massachusetts, United States
• Lydia Stoddard F 68 Massachusetts, United States
• Joshua Stoddard M 40 Massachusetts, United States
• Augustus Henney M 20 Rhode Island, United States

Citing this Record

"Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ44-FGC : 11 March 2018), Lydia Stoddard in household of William Stoddard, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,956.

Massachusetts State Census, 1855 Family Number 223 GS Film number 000953956 Digital Folder Number 004279374 Image Number 00045