Sybil Ludington

Brief Life History of Sybil

When Sybil Ludington was born on 5 April 1761, in Kent, Carlton, Orleans, New York, United States, her father, Col. Henry Ludington, was 21 and her mother, Abigail Ludington, was 15. She married Edmund Ogden on 24 October 1784, in Patterson, Putnam, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 26 February 1839, in Unadilla, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Maple Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, Putnam, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edmund Ogden
1755–1799
Sybil Ludington
1761–1839
Marriage: 24 October 1784
Henry Ogden
1786–1837

Sources (7)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Sibyl Luddington - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 5 April 1761; Frederickstown, Dutchess, New York, United States
  • Sybil Ludington Facts, Early Years, Life, Death & Military
  • Sybil Ludington, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place called Lutton in Northamptonshire named in Old English as Ludingtūn (see Lutton ) or from Luddington in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Ludintone, both named from the Old English personal name Luda + -ing- denoting association with + tūn ‘estate, settlement’.

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

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Sybil Ludington, Revolutionary War Heroine

Spring Fever By Abbie Padgett Dolgin Sybil heaved a sigh of relief as she tucked her youngest brother between the clean homespun sheets and kissed him good night. As the oldest of eight children, sh …

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