Lydia May Amey

Female28 December 1897–5 April 1985

Brief Life History of Lydia May

When Lydia May Amey was born on 28 December 1897, in Churchtown, Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, John Amey, was 26 and her mother, Harriet Dutcher, was 24. She married Joseph J Hall on 2 April 1913. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States in 1930. She died on 5 April 1985, in Valatie, Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph J Hall
1881–1963
Lydia May Amey
1897–1985
Marriage: 2 April 1913
Elgerita May Hall
1914–1988

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  • Lydia M Hall, "United States Census, 1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 April 1913
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 1

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

    Age 20

    Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

    1920

    Age 23

    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin):

    from the Old French personal name Amé, from Latin Amatus ‘beloved’ (see Amato ). Alternatively, it may be derived from the female personal name Amia, the Latin form of Old French Amée, which is the feminine form of Amé above.

    nickname derived from Old French ami ‘friend’; compare Lamey .

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

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