Rev Elijah Lyman

Brief Life History of Elijah

When Rev Elijah Lyman was born on 21 July 1727, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jonathan Lyman, was 43 and his mother, Lydia Loomis, was 41. He married Esther Clark on 14 December 1749, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 5 April 1782, in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in South Street Cemetery, Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev Elijah Lyman
1727–1782
Esther Clark
1731–1818
Marriage: 14 December 1749
Esther Lyman
1750–1828
Lucy Lyman
1756–1826
Gershom Clark Lyman
1753–1813

Sources (9)

  • Elijah, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Doct. Elijah Lyman, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Elijah in entry for Gershom Clark, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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World Events (3)

1740

Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list.

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.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see Layman ).

Swedish: habitational name, formed with man ‘man’, for someone from any of several places whose name is beginning with Ly- (e.g. Lyhundra, Lydinge, and Lynäs).

Americanized form of German Leimann (see Leiman ).

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

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