Lydia Post

Female23 August 1779–11 December 1856

Brief Life History of Lydia

When Lydia Post was born on 23 August 1779, in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joshua Post, was 36 and her mother, Anna Jones, was 37. She married Thomas Pratt on 17 November 1804, in Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. She died on 11 December 1856, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 77.

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Thomas Pratt
1774–
Lydia Post
1779–1856
Marriage: 17 November 1804

Sources (5)

  • Alynda Post, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Lydia Pratt, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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  • Marriage
    17 November 1804Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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    World Events (8)

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 2

    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.

    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

    Age 2

    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 21

    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

    North German, Danish, and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived near a post or pole (Middle Low German, Middle Dutch post, from Latin postis), presumably one of some significance, e.g. serving as a landmark or boundary, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany called Post, probably from this word.

    North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a messenger or mailman, from post ‘mail’.

    Probably also an altered form of German Pfost .

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

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