Lydia Stoddard

27 March 1660–1704 (Age 43)
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Lydia

When Lydia Stoddard was born on 27 March 1660, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Anthony Stoddard II, was 56 and her mother, Christian Eyre, was 32. She married Capt. Samuel Turrell in 1687. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1704, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Capt. Samuel Turrell
1659–1736
Lydia Stoddard
1660–1704
Marriage: 1687
Christian Turel
1685–
John Turell
1687–
Christian Tyrrell
1698–
Christopher Turell
1688–
Joseph Turrell
1689–
Mary Turell
1696–1717
Samuel Turell
1699–
Rev. Ebenezer Turell
1701–1778

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1687
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Studdard
    Stodden
    Stoddart

    Sources (23)

    • Lidia in entry for Ebenezer Turell, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Lydia in entry for Christopher Turelll, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    • Lydia in entry for John Turell, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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