Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Holbrook was born about 1741, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Elisha Holbrook Sr., was 22 and her mother, Lydia Dresser, was 29. She married Edmund Stevens on 11 February 1764, in Kittery, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She died about 1775, at the age of 36.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Lydia? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Lydia Holbrook, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lydia Holbrook -
- Lydia Holbrock, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
Spouse and Children
1738–1790 Male
1741–1775 Female
Children (6)
1760–1824 Female
1767– Female
1769–1850 Female
1770– Female
about 1773–1842 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1720–1768 Male
1713– Female
Siblings (10)
1736–1814 Male
1740– Male
1741–1775 Female
1742– Female
1744–1745 Female
+5 More Children
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’ + brōc ‘brook, stream’, such as Holbrook (Derbyshire, Dorset, Suffolk) and Howbrook in Wortley (Yorkshire).
Americanized form of North German Halbrock (or some like-sounding surname), a cognate of 1 above.
History: This name was first taken to America by the brothers Thomas and John Holbrook, who emigrated to MA in the 17th century; their line can be traced back to Dundry, Somerset, England, in the first half of the 16th century. Other English bearers who started early lines of descent in the New World are Joseph Ho(u)lbrook of Warrington, Lancashire, who emigrated to MD as an indentured servant in the later 17th century; Randolph Holbrook, who was in VA in the 1720s but later returned to Nantwich, Cheshire; and Rev. John Holbrook, who emigrated from Handbury, Staffordshire, to NJ c. 1723.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.
