Lydia Mary A. Gaslin

Femaleabout January 1816–17 October 1896

Brief Life History of Lydia Mary A.

When Lydia Mary A. Gaslin was born about January 1816, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States, her father, Aaron Gaslin Sr., was 35 and her mother, Salley Hedge, was 31. She married John P. Edwards Curtis on 27 August 1844, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Woolwich, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1850 and Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States in 1860. She died on 17 October 1896, in Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

John P. Edwards Curtis
1819–1851
Lydia Mary A. Gaslin
1816–1896
Marriage: 27 August 1844
Sarah Payson Edwards Curtis
1846–1926

Sources (12)

  • Lydia Curtis, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary A. L. Gaslin, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Lydia Mary A Gaslin Curtis, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 August 1844Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 3

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820

    Age 4

    Maine is the 23rd state.

    1846

    Age 30

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English (Essex): variant of Joslin .

    French: variant of Gosselin and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

    South German (Göslin): from a pet form of any of several personal names formed with Gos-, for example Gossbert (see Goss ).

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

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