Born in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Daughter of Paul Fletcher
and Abigail (Willard) Fletcher
Sister of
Daniel Fletcher [half]
Wife of
John Thurston III
— married
Oct 1790 in Chester, Windsor, Vermont
Descendants 
Mother of
Mehetable (Thurston) Field, Abigail Willard (Thurston) Field, William Calvert Thurston, John Thurston IV, Lydia (Thurston) Greeley, Daniel Thurston, Mary (Thurston) Mead, Eliza (Thurston) Pierce and Welcome Thurston
Died
at age 72
in Chester, Windsor, Vermont
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2017
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Biography
Lydia Fletcher was born on 2 March 1769[1] in Groton, Middlesex, Massachuetts, daughter of Paul Fletcher (1740 - 1827) and Abigail (Willard) Fletcher (~1737 - ) 21 Oct 1790[2]in Chester Vermont
Lydia married John Thurston , son of John Thurston and Sarah Payne.
- Their children were:
- Mehetable (Thurston) Field (1792 - 1886)
- Abigail Willard Thurston (1794 - 1879)
- William Calvert Thurston (1796 - 1888)
- John Thurston IV (1798 - 1878)
- Lydia (Thurston) Greeley (1800 - 1861)
- Daniel Thurston (1804 - 1871)
- Mary (Thurston) Mead (1806 - 1868)
- Eliza (Thurston) Pierce (1809 - 1865)
- Welcome Thurston (1814 - 1909).
Lydia died on 25 January 1842 [3]in Chester, Windsor, VT aged 72.
Sources
- ↑ FamilySearch: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: QG1K-XM72 : 7 May 2022), Lydia Fletcher, 2 Mar 1769; citing Birth, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011182.
Name: Lydia Fletcher Sex: Female Birth Date: 2 Mar 1769 Birthplace: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - ↑ FamilySearch: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: XFJB-BX4 : 19 February 2021), John Thurston and Lydia Fletcher, 1790.
Name: John Thurston Marriage Date: 21 October 1790 Marriage Place: Chester, Vermont, United States Spouse's Name: Lydia Fletcher - ↑ FamilySearch: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: V89W-S61 : 19 February 2021), Lydia Fletcher, 1842.
Name: Lydia Fletcher Age: 72 Death Date: 25 Jan 1842 Death Place: Chester, Vermont, United States Birth Year -Estimated-: 1770 Spouse's Name: John Thurston
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 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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~0.78%
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