Lydia (Goodrich) Holmes (1751 - 1810)

Born 3 Nov 1751 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Appleton Holmes — married 14 Nov 1771 in Glastonbury,Hartford,Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1810 at age 58 in Glastonbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA

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Biography

Lydia Goodrich was born 3 November 1751 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony to parents Elijah Goodrich and Mary Wright. ^{[1] [2]}

Lydia married Appleton Holmes in Hartford County, on 14 November 1771. It is unclear where the marriage took place, since it is recorded in both Glastonbury and Rocky Hill. ^{[3] [4]} Glastonbury is just across the Connecticut River from Rocky Hill, which at that time was part of Wethersfield, in the Stepney Parish. Other than a 13 mile trek from one to the other place, there was a ferry across the river, at least in summer and early fall, joining the two places.

Children:

1. Florinda, born 14 April 1772; ^[5] baptized 12 July 1772 ^[6]
2. Roxanna born 28 February 1776 or 26 August 1779 (two entries with different dates. ^[5]
3. Richard born 16 August 1773 ^[5] bp 22 August 1773 RH
4. Elijah born 26 November 1774 ^[7]
5. Solomon born 18 July 1777 ^[5]
6. Israel born 1 May 1781 ^[5]
7. Burrage born 4 July 1783, twin with Calvin ^[7]
8. Calvin born 4 July 1783, twin with Burrage ^[7]
9. Appleton born 17 March 1786 ^[7]
10. Ozias born 26 June 1788 ^[5]

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"Lydia, wife of Appleton Holmes, died Feb. 7, 1810, in her 60th year. ^[8] She is buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury; a photo of her gravestone may be seen at Find A Grave. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (hereinafter The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Volume: Wethersfield, page 126. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/r/138479110.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-XZ8 : 7 January 2020), Elijah Goodrich in entry for Lydia Goodrich, 1751.
3. ↑ The Barbour Collection, Volume: Glastonbury, page 43. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/r/234331220.
4. ↑ (The Barbour Collection, Volume: Rocky Hill, page 45. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/14534/45/265124922.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} The Barbour Collection, Volume: Glastonbury, p. 67 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/13126/67/24762466.
6. ↑ The Barbour Collection, Volume: Rocky Hill, page 54. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/14534/54/0
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} The Barbour Collection, Volume: Glastonbury, p. 66 .
8. ↑ Article "Inscriptions from Gravestones at Glastonbury, Conn., Eastbury Cemetery" by Lucius Barnes Barbour, in The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register) Volume 80, page 160. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/14317/160/26463241
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 October 2021), memorial page for Lydia Goodrich Holmes (3 Nov 1751–7 Feb 1810), Find A Grave: Memorial #13151755, citing Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Michael Fitzpatrick (contributor 46819938).