Lydia DIMOCK

Born

27 August 1748 , Mansfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

4 February 1805 , Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lydia married Benoni SWEET abt. 1770 in Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benoni SWEET was born 7 October 1748 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations .

Parents & Family of Lydia DIMOCK

Parents of Lydia DIMOCK

Father

Shubael DIMOCK

Mother

Eunice MARSH

Grandparents of Lydia DIMOCK

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lydia DIMOCK

Lydia DIMOCK married

Benoni SWEET
Marriage date: abt. 1770
Marriage place: Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Children of Benoni SWEET and Lydia DIMOCK

Benoni SWEET

Born: abt. 1774, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 8 June 1854, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Margaret Peggy COCHRAN 1795

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Birth — 1748
27 August 1748
Mansfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1805
4 February 1805
Scotch Village, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 56.

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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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