Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Harding was born on 14 December 1701, in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Abraham Harding Jr., was 46 and her mother, Sarah Merrifield, was 32. She married Ephraim Partridge on 22 March 1728, in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 15 May 1772, in her hometown, at the age of 70, and was buried in Medway, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Lydia Harding, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Ephraim Partridge, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Lydia Harding, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1702–1770 Male
1701–1772 Female
Children (7)
1728–1799 Female
1730–1784 Female
1732–1820 Female
1734–1801 Male
1738–1752 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1655–1734 Male
1669–1742 Female
Siblings (9)
1696–1748 Female
1698–1778 Male
1699–1723 Female
1701–1772 Female
1703–1722 Female
+4 More Children
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Harding (Old English Hearding, literally ‘the hard one’ a derivative of Old English heard ‘hard, harsh, strong, firm, brave’). The surname was first taken to Ireland in the 15th century, and more families of the name settled there 200 years later in Tipperary and surrounding counties.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’, or a habitational name from a farm named Harding, of the same etymology.
History: Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865–1923), the 29th president of the US, was born on a farm in OH, of English and Scottish stock on his father's side. Early American bearers of this very common name include Joseph Harding who died at Plymouth in 1633. His great-great grandson Seth was a naval officer during the American Revolution.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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