Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Stoddard was born on 27 March 1660, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Anthony Stoddard Jr, 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 lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1660. She died in 1704, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 44.
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Sources (23)
- Lydia Stoddard, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Lydia in entry for Christopher Turelll, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Lydia Stoddard, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Spouse and Children
1659–1736 Male
1660–1704 Female
Children (8)
1685– Female
1687– Male
1688– Male
1689– Male
1696–1717 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1604–1686 Male
1628–1683 Female
Siblings (10)
1656–1703 Male
1657–1737 Female
1660–1704 Female
1661–1661 Male
1663–1663 Male
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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.
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