Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Lydia  BROWN

  (b. 29 January 1636 New Haven, Connecticut, New England   d. 7 December 1719 New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Lydia BROWN was born 29 January 1636 in New Haven, Connecticut, New England

Lydia BROWN was the child of Francis BROWN   and   Mary EDWARDS

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Lydia  married  Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW) 29 January 1656 in New Haven, New Haven Colony .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW)  was born 25 December 1625 in Bristol, England.  Henry died 29 January 1695 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). 

Lydia BROWN died 7 December 1719 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Lydia BROWN married Grave has been locatedimmigrant flag male ancestor Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW)-- Date: 29 January 1656 Place: New Haven, New Haven Colony
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.


"Henry (-1695) & Lydia BROWN (?1637-8-1719); 29 Jan 1656, 1656-7?; New Haven {New Haven VR 3; Sv. 1:257; New Haven Gen. Mag. 309, 346, 745; Humphreville Anc. 31; Reg. 57:263, 59:167, 81:130; NYGBR 45:68, 78:17; TAG 20:112-3, 25:38; Ackley-Bosworth 243}"

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Lydia BROWN - New Haven, Connecticut - First Church of Christ   Title	Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (
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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 28

birth1636 Birth
29 January 1636
New Haven, Connecticut, New England
Biography
She was the daughter of Francis Brown and Mary Edwards.

'Brown... Francis, of NH, from Ratcliffe, Co., York, England; b. c. 1610, d. 1668; m. c. 1636 Mary Edwards, who d 7 Dec 1693 NHV; she m (2) William Payne.

1 Lydia, b. c. 1637, d 1719; m 29 Jan 1656 NHV - Henry Bristol'

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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.
Page 346
marriage1656 Marriage / Partner
Lydia BROWN and Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW) 29 January 1656, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

She was 20 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 3 January 1657, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 20 years old.
1659 Birth of Child
John BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 4 September 1659, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 23 years old.
1661 Birth of Child
Mary BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born September 1661, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 25 years old.
1663 Birth of Child
Hannah BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 10 December 1663, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 27 years old.
1666 Birth of Child
Abigail BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 19 April 1666, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 30 years old.
1668 Birth of Child
Sarah BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 1 February 1668, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 32 years old.
1671 Birth of Child
Daniel BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 4 May 1671, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 35 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 20 May 1674, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 38 years old.
1676 Birth of Child
Esther BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 3 October 1676, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 40 years old.
1679 Birth of Child
Eliphalet BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 2 October 1679, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 43 years old.
marriage1680 Marriage of Child
Lydia BRISTOL (BRISTOW) married 6 May 1680, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Joseph SMITH
1683 Birth of Child
Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW) was born 20 June 1683, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Lydia was 47 years old.
1695 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry BRISTOL (BRISTOW) died 29 January 1695, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
death1719 Death
7 December 1719
New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

She died at the age of 83.

Lydia is buried at: Center Church on the Green Churchyard New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA
Added: - Updated: 7/7/2025 5:06:56 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

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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