Lydia Plumb

Brief Life History of Lydia

When Lydia Plumb was born on 7 March 1782, in Eccleston by St Helens, Lancashire, England, her father, Richard Plumb, was 41 and her mother, Dorothy Rigby, was 34. She married Thomas Moon on 23 May 1815, in Saint Mary the Virgin, Deane, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1815 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 9 July 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Moon
1783–1841
Lydia Plumb
1782–1852
Marriage: 23 May 1815
George Moon
1816–1816
Ruth Moon
1817–1894
Margaret Moon
1820–1870
Lydia Ann Moon
1826–1897

Sources (27)

  • Nauvoo Stake Ward Census, 1842: Lydia Plumb
  • Lidia Plumb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Lydia Plumb, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

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.

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Plum .

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

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