Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Grover was born on 3 April 1750, in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Grover, was 17 and her mother, Abigail Gould, was 15. She married Charles Leavens on 27 June 1773, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 15 May 1839, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Sheddsville Cemetery, West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (23)
- Lydia Grover in entry for Luther Wardner and Chloe Leavens, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Lydia in entry for Ira Leavens, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Liddy Grover, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1746–1822 Male
1750–1839 Female
Children (10)
1774–1826 Female
1777–1844 Male
1779–1843 Male
1781–1862 Male
1784–1862 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1732–1806 Male
1734–1819 Female
Siblings (4)
1750–1839 Female
1770–1843 Male
1772–1843 Male
1775–1846 Male
World Events (6)
1776
Age 26
1777
Age 27
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 50
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.
North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.
Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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