Lydia passed away at the age of four on February 11, 1773, in Lee, Massachusetts.[1][2] She is buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA.[2][3]
Lydia's parents would name the next daughter born after her death "Lydia".
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Volumes 1-9, printed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, New York, 1923; originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine - reprinted by Genealogical Printing Company, Inc. Baltimore in 1974, 1981, 1997. Pages 268 & 288.
↑Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (online database) Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA. 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
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DNA Connections
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: