Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Roberts was born on 23 March 1770, in Lebanon, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Roberts, was 44 and her mother, Sybil Coleman, was 36. She married Capt Asa Torrey on 23 February 1792, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1833, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Lydia Roberts, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Lydia Roberts, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Lydia Roberts, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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