Lydia (Durkee) Butler (1735 - 1812)

Born 3 Aug 1735 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Eleazer Butler — married 11 Jan 1758 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1812 at age 76 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Lydia was born August 3, 1735, the daughter of Stephen Durkee and Lois Moulton of Windham, Connecticut^[1]

On January 11, 1758, she married Eleazar Butler, the son of Thomas Butler and Abigail Crafts of Ipswich and Windham^{[2] [3]}, and in 1762 they emigrated to Nova Scotia, along with her brother Phineas Durkee, and were among the founders of Yarmouth^{[4] [5] [6]}

Their children included:

1. Lois, born November 17, 1758^[7], who married Benjamin Barnard, son of Rev. Thomas ^[3]
2. Chloe, a twin born June 13, 1760^[8], who married Capt. John Barnard, and then married Waitstill Lewis^[3]
3. Lydia, a twin born June 13, 1760^[8], who married Capt. Nehemiah Patch, and then married John Richan, of the Orkney Islands^[3]
4. Eleazar, born 1763, who married Joanna Ellenwood, daughter of Benjamin^[3]
5. Andrew, born December 31, 1766, who married Sarah (Durfee) Camp, a widow, and daughter of Shelburne Loyalist Capt. John Durfee^[3]
6. Nathan, born September 8, 1768, who died at sea, unmarried^[3]
7. Sybil, born Feb 1770, who married James Power^[3]
8. Abigail, born June 11, 1774, who married Jacob Kelley, son of James^[3]

She passed away April 10, 1812, and is buried in Old Main St. Cemetery in Yarmouth^[9].

Lydia was born in 1735. She passed away in 1812.

Sources

1. ↑ Barbour Collection: Vol. 1, Page 118
2. ↑ Barbour Collection: Vol. 2, Page 40
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Genealogies : Transcribed from the Yarmouth Herald, by George S. Brown; prepared for publication by Martha & William Reamy, assisted by John McDonald Hilton ... et al.; published in Baltimore : Genealogical Pub. Co., c1993. ISBN: 0806313722; see page 441 for Eleazer and Lydia
4. ↑ A History of the County of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia By John Roy Campbell Publisher J. & A. McMillan, 1876 Original from Harvard University; Digitized 6 Oct 2007; Length 200 pages.
5. ↑ Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; a sequel to Campbell's History by Brown, George S. (George Stayley); Topics Yarmouth (N.S.); Publisher Boston, Rand, 1888; Collection robarts; toronto; Digitizing sponsor MSN; Contributor Robarts - University of Toronto; Not in copyright
6. ↑ Wright, Esther Clark, 1895-. Planters And Pioneers. rev. ed. [Canada: s.n.], 1982
7. ↑ Barbour Collection: Vol. 2, Page 40
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Barbour Collection: Vol. 2, Page 78
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #117132021

See also:

• The Barbour Collection (1994) by Lorraine C. White
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7594887&pid=3317
• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/a/r/Paul-Garza-UT/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0150.html