Jane Lydia Couillard

Brief Life History of Jane Lydia

When Jane Lydia Couillard was born on 22 August 1805, in Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, Samuel Couillard, was 35 and her mother, Lois Howard, was 31. She married Charles Colburn on 9 February 1842, in Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Winterport, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1860. She died on 21 August 1868, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Chadwick
Jane Lydia Couillard
1805–1868
Sarah Louisa Chadwick
1830–
Hiram Chadwick
1832–
Ellen Maria Chadwick
1836–1919

Sources (13)

  • Lydia J Colburn in household of Charles Colburn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lydia Cauillard, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Lydia J Conillerd, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Emile, Andree, Jean Pierre, Laurent, Monique, Ovide, Pierre, Remi, Yvon.

French (northern): variant of Coillard, from Old French coillard ‘uncastrated animal, ram’, used as a nickname for a rakish, libidinous individual.

History: The surname Couillard was first brought to North America by Guillaume Couillard from Saint-Servan-sur-Mer in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (France), who was in QC by 1621. His descendants also bear the surname Després (see Despres ).

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

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