Lydia KIRBY

Born

20 November 1738 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

Lydia married Thomas WOOD 15 May 1758 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Thomas WOOD was born 12 April 1736 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Thomas died 4 May 1794 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Parents & Family of Lydia KIRBY

Parents of Lydia KIRBY

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Nathaniel KIRBY

Mother

Abigail RUSSELL

Grandparents of Lydia KIRBY

Paternal grandparents

Robert KIRBY Rebecca POTTER

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James RUSSELL Rebecca HOWLAND

daughter of Nathaniel Kirby and Abigail Russell

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lydia KIRBY

Lydia KIRBY married

Thomas WOOD
Marriage date: 15 May 1758
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Event Date: 15 May 1758

Event Place: Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50099-1

System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

GS Film number: 908270

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"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : 11 February 2018), Thomas Wood and Lydia Kirby, 15 May 1758; citing Little Compton,Newport,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.

Children of Thomas WOOD and Lydia KIRBY

Lois WOOD

Born: 6 January 1761, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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John WOOD

Born: 22 June 1762, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Daniel WOOD

Born: 12 August 1764, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 25 June 1838, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Married: Mary J SALISBURY 16 March 1790 Place: Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Lemuel WOOD

Born: 18 June 1766, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Joseph WOOD

Born: 24 November 1768, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Thomas WOOD

Born: 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Comfort WOOD

Born: 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,

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Birth

Name: Lydia Kirby
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Event Date: 20 Nov 1738
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Reference ID: p. 83
GS Film Number: 775496
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Digital Folder Number: 007010711
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'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-TZ6Q : 5 November 2017), Lydia Kirby, 20 Nov 1738; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.

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1758 Marriage / Partner
Lydia KIRBY and Thomas WOOD 15 May 1758, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

She was 19 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Lois WOOD was born 6 January 1761, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 22 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
John WOOD was born 22 June 1762, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 23 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Daniel WOOD was born 12 August 1764, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 25 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Lemuel WOOD was born 18 June 1766, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 27 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph WOOD was born 24 November 1768, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Comfort WOOD was born 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 32 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Thomas WOOD was born 17 July 1771, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Lydia was 32 years old.

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