Born about in Chatham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Cox
and Mary (Josselyn) Cox
Wife of
Levi Stearns
— married
1801 in Chatham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 39
in Lovell, Oxford County, Maine, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jul 2011
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Biography
Lydia married Levi Stearns in 1801 in Chatham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.[1]
Research Notes
This Lydia Cox may have been born in New Hampshire.
- Lydia, daughter of William Cox & Mary, was born on 6 June 1786 in Chatham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.[2]
Or in Pembroke
- Lydia, daughter of William Cox & Mary, was born on 29 August 1768 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.[3]
Given the marriage in 1801 and birth of children recorded in 1802 through no 1818, the 1786 birth seems more likely the correct one.
- Note: According to Familysearch.org the Lydia Cox that married Levi Stearns was born in 1786. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHHD-SM9
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 004243227; FHL microfilm: 1001302; Image number: 3487; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: I09475-7, FamilySearch Record: FLF6-VYV (accessed 20 February 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DR3S-1R9.
- ↑ Birth: "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 004243727; FHL microfilm: 1000493, FamilySearch Record: FDNQ-S42 (accessed 20 February 2024), Lydia Cox born on 6 Jun 1786, daughter of William Cox & Mary, in Chatham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.
- ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 007817585; FHL microfilm: 873752, FamilySearch Record: VQ6C-L6P (accessed 20 February 2024), Lydia Cox born on 29 Aug 1768, daughter of William Cox & Mary, in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.
- FamilySearch Person: LHHD-SM9
- Ancestry Family Trees:: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17272507&pid=919
Note: Lydia Cox Stearns was not married to John Danforth [Danforth-1328]. He was married to a Lydia but the dates don't line up.
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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:
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:
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Marilyn (Ellsworth) Brown
According to sources on FamilySearch.org the Lydia that married Levi Stearns was born in 1786. I corrected the dates.
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