Brief Life History of Lydia Ann
When Lydia Ann Babbitt was born on 23 June 1836, in Mentor Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Austin Bishop Babbit, was 24 and her mother, Polly Lapham, was 19. She married Benjamin James Titus on 5 March 1852, in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Buffalo Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1905. She died on 19 December 1912, in Aurora, Buchanan, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Spangler Cemetery, Aurora, Buchanan, Iowa, United States.
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- Lydia A Titus, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
- Lydia Ann Babbit and Benjamin F Titus - Ohio Marriage - 05 Mar 1852
- Lydia Babbitt Titus, "Iowa, Death Record - 19 Dec 1912
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1837
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Buchanan, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Buchanan, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Buchanan, Iowa, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.
History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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