When Sophronia Lyon was born on 4 January 1813, in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Amasa Lyon, was 41 and her mother, Kezia Knowlton, was 31. She married John B. Hasler about 1830, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Boylston, West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 12 May 1897, in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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