Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW)

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3 January 1657 , New Haven, New Haven Colony

Died

8 August 1752 , Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Age: 96

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Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW)Lydia BROWN

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Born: 3 January 1657 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

Father: Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW)

Mother: Lydia BROWN

Maternal grandparents: Francis BROWN , Mary EDWARDS

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Lydia married Joseph SMITH 6 May 1680 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Joseph SMITH was born 14 August 1655 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Joseph was the child of George SMITH (SMYTH) and Sarah UNKNOWN.

Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) died 8 August 1752 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Spouse & Children of Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW)

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Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) married

Joseph SMITH
Marriage date: 6 May 1680
Marriage place: New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Joseph SMITH was the child of George SMITH (SMYTH) and Sarah UNKNOWN

Marriage notes:

"Joseph (1655-1697) & Lydia BRISTOL (1657-1752), m-2 John PLUMB; 6 May 1680; New Haven {Hale (1952) 263; Hall-Baldwin 189; Parke Anc. 59; Ackley-Bosworth 181; New Haven Gen. Mag. 309, 1621; Utah Gen. Mag. 22:122; Wells (,11) 37; Sv. 4:125; Goodwin-Morgan 1:198; Flagg Anc. 192; Stanley 28; Loomis (1880) 1:279; Cowles 1:38, 43; Reg. 12:147; TAG 9:178, Sv. 4:125; Hartford Prob. 1:507; Reg. 57:263, 59:167}"

Joseph Smith listed as son of George Smith and Sarah ____.

Joseph Smith, "b. 14 Aug 1655 NHV, d 1697; m 6 May 1680 NHV - Lydia, da. Henry & Lydia (Brown) Bristol, b. 3 Jan 1657 NHV, d 8 Aug 1752 ae. 96 CC; she m (2) ___ Plumb..."

"Daniel, b. 4 July 1693 NHV, bp 30 July 1693 NHC1, d 6 Jan 1771 ae. 78, Chester, Mass., T; res C, & Chester, Mass.; m Abigail da. John & Abigail (Grannis) Alling, b. c. 1700, d June 1771 ae 71 Chester, Mass. T."

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Families of Ancient New Haven. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine. vols. I-VIII. Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. 8 vols. Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923-1932.

Pages 1619-1621

Children of Joseph SMITH and Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW)

Joseph SMITH

Born: 5 March 1680, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Died: ,

Lydia SMITH

Born: 26 April 1683, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Died: abt. 1763,

Jobannah SMITH

Born: 12 April 1685, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Died: 3 June 1771, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Hannah SMITH

Born: 5 May 1686, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Died: ,

Esther SMITH

Born: 28 May 1689, New Haven, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
Died: 22 July 1689, New Haven, Connecticut, Dominion of New England

Daniel SMITH

Born: 4 July 1693, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 6 January 1771, Chester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Abigail ALLING 1715 Place: Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

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Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) - THE CONNECTICUT NUTMEGGER. GLASTONBURY, CT: CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, 1970-. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HIS

THE CONNECTICUT NUTMEGGER. GLASTONBURY, CT: CONNECTICUT SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS, 1970-. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.)

Birth
Name: Lidia Bristow
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 03 Jan 1657
Birthplace: NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT
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Father's Name: Henry Bristow
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450309
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
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'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F77X-88M : 11 February 2018), Lidia Bristow, 03 Jan 1657; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1680 Marriage / Partner
Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) and Joseph SMITH 6 May 1680, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

She was 23 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Joseph SMITH was born 5 March 1680, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 23 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Lydia SMITH was born 26 April 1683, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 26 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Jobannah SMITH was born 12 April 1685, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Lydia was 28 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Hannah SMITH was born 5 May 1686, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 29 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Esther SMITH was born 28 May 1689, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 32 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Daniel SMITH was born 4 July 1693, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 36 years old.

Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) - New Haven, Connecticut - First Church of Christ Title Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (

New Haven, Connecticut - First Church of Christ

Title Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (Center Church): A.D. 1639-1914, Parts 1639-1914
Author Franklin Bowditch Dexter
Publisher s.n., 1914
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Oct 9, 2007
Length 469 pages
Page 16

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

Death — 1752
8 August 1752
Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
She died at the age of 95.

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Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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