Lydia D Colby (abt. 1816 - abt. 1863)

Born about 1816 in Maine

Descendants

Died about Feb 1863 at about age 47 in Shirland, IL

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Biography

Lydia D Colby was born in Maine about 1816.

She married

1. Andrew Elliott 2 August 1836 in New Portland, Maine.^[1][2]
2. Tyrus H Downer, with whom she lived in Shirland, Illinois, along with son Samuel Elliott^[3] and (in 1860) with not yet daughter-in-law, 14-year-old Mary Hoyt.^[4]

Lydia passed away about 1863.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch : 10 March 2018), Andrew Eliott and Lydia D. Colby, 02 Aug 1836; citing New Portland, Somerset, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,576.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1840, database with images, FamilySearch : 24 August 2015), Maine > Franklin > New Vineyard > image 9 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   • These ages match Andrew, wife, and son, as long as Andrew was born after 1810 or so.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch : 9 April 2016), Wisconsin > Rock > Beloit > image 20 of 65; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Winnebago > Shirland Township > image 7 of 12; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #102824387