Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Stoddard was born on 22 February 1780, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Stoddard, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Dunn, was 33. She married Jotham Newton on 28 June 1800, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 September 1846, in Pinckney, Lewis, New York, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Lydia Stoddard, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Lydia Stoddard in entry for Jotham Newton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Lydia Stoddard in entry for Jotham Jr. Newton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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