"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCYS-H1J : accessed 22 Sep 2014), Keen, Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, United States; citing family 741, NARA microfilm publication M432.
"New York, State Census, 1855," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6QH-8W9 : accessed 22 Sep 2014), Asher Keen in household of James P Howe, E.D. 1, Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, United States; citing Secretary of State; FHL microfilm 843780.
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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: