When Lydia Mason was born on 17 September 1769, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Nathaniel Mason, was 44 and her mother, Lydia Martin, was 40. She married Elihu Anthony on 10 November 1789, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 9 March 1848, in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 78.
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English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
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