Lydia Taft Williams

Brief Life History of Lydia Taft

When Lydia Taft Williams was born on 14 November 1822, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thaddeus Williams, was 48 and her mother, Eliza Innis, was 28. She died on 12 June 1823, in her hometown, at the age of 0.

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Family Time Line

Thaddeus Williams
1774–1852
Eliza Innis
1794–1874
George Willard Williams
1816–1824
Elias Willard Williams Sr
1818–1905
Margaret Innes Williams
1820–1900
Lydia Taft Williams
1822–1823
Albert Wood Williams
1824–1898
Paul Whitin Williams
1826–1884
George Washington Williams
1830–1866
John Wesley Williams
1832–1832
Lydia Ann Wilson Williams
1832–1918
Harriet Newel Williams
1836–1914

Sources (2)

  • Lydia Taft Williams, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Name Meaning

English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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