Born in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Stephen Ellis
and Susanna (Thompson) Ellis
Sister of
Mercy (Ellis) Parker, Susanna (Ellis) Wright, Samuel Ellis, Stephen Ellis, Molley Ellis, Ebenezer Ellis, Merrick Ellis and Josiah Thompson Ellis
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 68
in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Lydia was born in 1793. She was the daughter of Stephen Ellis and Susanna Thompson.[1]
Lydia married William Cornish on 26 April 1840 at Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
They had at least one daughter; Lucy.
She passed away in 1862 at the age of 68.[3]
Burial
Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Plot: R3-P9-S10[4]
Inscription: LYDIA ELLIS WIDOW OF WILLIAM CORNISH DIED FEB. 9, 1862 68 YEARS
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGJ-Y9T : 4 December 2014), Lydia Ellis, 08 May 1793; citing PLYMPTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874028 IT 2.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN6-MTR : 13 July 2016), William Cornish and Lydia Ellis, 26 Apr 1840; citing Marriage, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 912,058.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7NJ-79M : 10 December 2014), Lydia Cornish, 09 Feb 1862; citing Plympton, Massachusetts, v 157 p 372, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,181.
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43532460
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