Lydia
WHEAT
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Born: 14 November 1729 in Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Lydia married Lazarus BEAL abt. 1749 in Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lazarus BEAL was born 6 April 1725 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Lazarus died 13 October 1797
Lydia WHEAT died 20 July 1810 in Cummington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lazarus BEALMarriage date: abt. 1749
Marriage place: Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of Lazarus BEAL and Lydia WHEAT
Lydia Wheat BEALDied: 3 January 1838, St Albans, Vermont, USA
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Birth — 172914 November 1729
Newton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1751 Birth of ChildLydia Wheat BEAL was born 6 July 1751, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia was 21 years old.
1777 Marriage of ChildLydia Wheat BEAL married 19 May 1777, , Massachusetts, USA to Adam, Jr. BEALS
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181020 July 1810
Cummington, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 80.
Record added: 2/6/2026 11:00:38 AM
Last updated: 2/6/2026 11:00:59 AM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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