Born in Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Knowlton
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
William K. Knowlton [half]
Wife of
Samuel P. McGeorge
— married
27 Sep 1821 in Meigs, Ohio, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Robert McGeorge, Sylvester McGeorge, Laluska (McGeorge) Ellis, Eliza (McGeorge) Hammond, Margarett (McGeorge) Blackman and George Washington McGeorge
Died
at age 63
in Albion, Marshall, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 May 2016
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Biography
Lydia Knowlton was born in the state of Vermont, February 21, 1800. [1]Her parents were purported to be Robert Knowlton and Rachel Perry...but its possible Perry may have died previous to May 1781, according to her profile, and that her actual mother may have been a woman with the surname of Pratt.
Lydia married Samuel McGeorge, September 27, 1821, in Meigs County, Ohio. [2]
She is listed in the 1850 Census, without her husband Samuel (who died in 1843) and living in Trenton, Delaware County, Ohio. List: [3]
- Lydia McGeorge, Age 50, F, b: Vermont
- Sylvester McGeorge, Age 24, M, b: Ohio
- Laluska McGeorge, Age 20, F, b: Ohio
- Eliza McGeorge, Age 18, F, b: Ohio
- Margarett McGeorge, Age 15, F, b: Ohio
- Washington McGeorge, Age 12, M, b: Ohio
In the 1860 Census, she is recorded as living with her daughter Eliza (McGeorge) Hammond, and her family, in Marshall County, Iowa. See profile for Rasselas Hammond
She died January 26, 1864, aged 64 years, 4 months, and 5 days. She was buried in Albion Cemetery, in Albion, Marshall, Iowa, USA. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Albion Cemetery, Albion, Marshall County, Iowa, USA. Lydia McGeorge's headstone, half broken. Photographed by Dan C. McGeorge, May 18, 2018.
- ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch "[1]". Accessed April 27, 2016. Marriage Certificate. Samuel P. Mcgeorge and Lydia Nolton, 27 Sep 1821; citing Meigs, Ohio, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 313453.
- ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census. "[2]." Viewed 5/5/2016. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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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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~3.12%
Michael Hammond
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LP4156978 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC9057e416, Ancestry member mot1892
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LP4156978 [compare], FTDNA kit #355708
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~3.12%
Dan McGeorge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A068035 [compare], Ancestry member DanMcgeorge
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~3.12%
Malana (Hammond) Ganz :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Barry Hodge :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Patrick Hays :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A158162 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #207291
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Samuel Knowlton
Michael Hammond
I unlinked Rachel Perry as mother to Lydia McGeorge nee Knowlton.
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by Michael Hammond
Samuel Knowlton
It is unlikely that Lydia is descended from Rachel Perry, as she would have been 48 in 1800 and very likely died prior to 1781. See Rachel's entry for a possible alternative of a Pratt as Robert's second wife.
posted
by Samuel Knowlton
Michael Hammond
According to Dan McGeorge, who travelled to Marshall County, Iowa, in May of 2018: Lydia is buried in Albion IA a very tiny town north of Carroll. Two of her sons Robert and Sylvester owned property not far from the cemetery. There are dozens of cemeteries around Carroll county but only one in the vicinity of Albion. The historical librarian there feels confident she had to have died there in Albion to be buried in that cemetery. In 1860 she was living with Eliza and RW in Albion however by the time of her death its possible she was living with Robert or Sylvester. In fact, since RW went into the military in 1861 its possible Eliza and her children stayed with one of her older brothers. Since they all lived in Albion, including Lydia, its likely that is where she died.
posted
by Michael Hammond
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