When Susan Lyon was born on 17 January 1817, in Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Aaron Lyon, was 34 and her mother, Betsey Patchen, was 29. She married George French in 1836, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Connecticut, United States in 1870 and Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1880. She died on 2 February 1897, in Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 80.
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Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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