Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia BOYD was born on 2 October 1849, in Ontario, Canada, her father, William Wilson Boyd Sr., was 42 and her mother, Delilah Hawley, was 36. She married William Sharpe on 10 August 1865, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, British Colonial America in 1871 and Lambton, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 22 October 1927, in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (24)
- Lydia Sharp in household of William Sharp, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lydia Hawley - Government record: birth-name: Lydia Hawley
- Lydia Boya, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
Spouse and Children
1842–1924 Male
1849–1927 Female
Children (8)
1866–1940 Male
1868–1924 Female
1870–1940 Male
1872–1954 Male
1875–1958 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1807–1880 Male
1813–1901 Female
Siblings (10)
1833–1873 Female
1835–1907 Male
1836–1896 Female
1836–1921 Male
1840–1904 Female
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World Events (5)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 18
1869
Age 20
1871
Age 22
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, from Bòid (genitive case of Bòd, the Gaelic name of the island of Bute) or Bòideach, denoting a person from Bute. Alternatively, the name may denote descendants of a Gilla filius Boed, who appears in reference to Glasgow Cathedral in the early 12th century, perhaps from the Gaelic personal name Boite, of uncertain origin.
Scottish and Irish: from the Gaelic epithet buidhe ‘yellow(-haired)’. Compare Bowie .
Manx: from Mac Gille Buidhe ‘son of the yellow-haired lad’ (compare 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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