When Lucy Elizabeth Robinson was born on 31 August 1832, in Franklin, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Arad Robinson, was 35 and her mother, Lura Abell, was 34. She married Edward Manning on 6 March 1855, in Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years and Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States in 1920. She died on 25 February 1924, in Yantic, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Yantic Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.