Brief Life History of Lydia Meacham
When Lydia Meacham Thornton was born on 19 October 1830, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Oliver Thornton, was 24 and her mother, Mary Griswold, was 18. She married Edmund Ray Butler about 1847, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 1 May 1901, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Lydia Addams, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lydia Thornton in entry for Amos G. Adams, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Lydia Adams in household of Joshua Adams, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1833–1906 Male
1830–1901 Female
Children (12)
1855–1897 Male
1857–1862 Female
1860–1942 Male
1860–1863 Male
1862–1863 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1806–1891 Male
1812–1858 Female
Siblings (13)
1830–1901 Female
1832–1901 Male
1835–1918 Male
1837–1838 Male
1839–1914 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1847
Age 17
1850
Age 20
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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