Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Hand was born on 5 March 1801, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Seth Hand, was 33 and her mother, Esther Smith, was 22. She married Richard Holmes Townsend on 26 November 1815, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 21 November 1858, in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Lydia Townsend, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Lydia H. Fifield, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- Lydia Townsend, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
Spouse and Children
1794–1862 Male
1801–1858 Female
Children (2)
1820–1891 Female
1829–1903 Male
Parents and Siblings
1768–1812 Male
1778–1844 Female
Siblings (8)
1789–1837 Male
1798–1856 Female
1798–1823 Male
1801–1858 Female
1803–1855 Male
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World Events (8)
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Age 3
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 18
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the hand or perhaps to skill in its use, from Middle English hond(e), hand(e), Middle High German hant, found in such appellations as Johan metter hant (Rijkhoven 1284), Liebhard mit der Hand (Augsburg 1383).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German Hand ‘hand’ (see 1 above).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fhlaithimh (see Guthrie ), as a result of association with the Gaelic word lámh ‘hand’. It is used as an English equivalent for several other names of Gaelic origin too, such as Claffey , Glavin , and McClave .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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