Born in Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Axtell
and Betsey (Snell) Axtell
Sister of
Horatio Knight Axtell, Daniel Dwight Axtell, Orlando Wright Axtell, Elizabeth Clark Axtell, Hervey Augustus Axtell, Henry A. Axtell, Oliver S Axtell and Arthur Phillip Axtell
Wife of
Rufus Earl Lyman
— married
12 Jun 1849 in Norwich, Hamden County, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 78
in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Dec 2010
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Biography
Nancy, daughter of Daniel Axtell and Betsey Snell, was born on 19 Jun 1829 in Massachusetts.[1]
On 12 Jun 1849, Nancy married Rufus C. Lyman at Norwich, Hampden County, Massachusetts.[2]
In the 1850 census Nancy (age 23) was in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
In the 1870 census Nancy (age 41) was in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.[4]
In the 1880 census Nancy (age 50), House Keeper, was the wife of Rufus E. Lyman in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
In the 1900 census Nancy (age 71) was the widowed head of household in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.[6]
Nancy passed away on 31 Jan 1908 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts[7], and was buried at Norwich Bridge Cemetery, Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.[8]
Sources
- ↑ Family History: Axtell, Carson A. Axtell Genealogy: (1945). N.p., Higginson Book Company,1997. Reference 8-93. p.60
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004332356; FHL microfilm: 001428257; Record number: 111; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: N447-B9X (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D14Q-LNH Image number 00512
Nancy S Axtell (19) marriage to Rufus C. Lyman (28) on 12 Jun 1849 in Norwich, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 004199349; FHL microfilm: 443539; Image number: 105; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01121-4
FamilySearch Record: MD9Y-RY8 (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SM9-FFG
Nancy L Lyman (23) in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 15; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 8; Digital film/folder number: 004269721; FHL microfilm: 000552120; Record number: 2253; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: MD3H-1ZL (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67W9-8FZ Image number 00062
Nancy Lyman (41) in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
1880 Census:
"United States Census, 1880"
citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: MH6G-LPP (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBZ-HY Image number 00265
Nancy Sophia Lyman (50), wife, House Keeper, in household of Rufus E. Lyman (59) in Huntington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1900 Census:
"United States Census, 1900"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004113837; FHL microfilm: 1240652; Record number: 21625; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A
FamilySearch Record: M9R2-6TC (accessed 31 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6767-PWD Image number 00449
Nancy S Lyman (71), widowed head of household in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2101 #522947 (accessed 31 July 2023)
Nancy S Lyman death 31 Jan 1908 (age 78), daughter of Daniel Axtell & Betsy Snell, in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #111247242 (accessed 31 July 2023)
Memorial page for Nancy Sophia Axtell Lyman (19 Jul 1829-31 Jan 1908), citing Norwich Bridge Cemetery, Huntington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: 82); Maintained by The Tin Dog (contributor 48137383).
Acknowledgements
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