Lydia BAKER

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8 January 1758 , Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

1 May 1824 , Homer, New York, USA

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Born: 8 January 1758 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Lydia married Benjamin SALISBURY 15 January 1778 in Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Benjamin SALISBURY was born 27 February 1756 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove). Benjamin died 23 January 1842 in Homer, New York, USA. Benjamin was the child of Daniel SALISBURY and Anne HALE.

Lydia BAKER died 1 May 1824 in Homer, New York, USA.

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1824 May 3 Lydia Baker Salisbury died, aged 66 years, 4 m. 23

"Our flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last joyful trump shall sound, Then burst it's chains with sweet surprise, And in our Savior's image rise".

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Lydia BAKER married

Benjamin SALISBURY
Marriage date: 15 January 1778
Marriage place: Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Benjamin SALISBURY was the child of Daniel SALISBURY and Anne HALE

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Beniamin Sallisbury and Lydia Baker both of Swanzey was Married January ye :15:1778 By Russill Mason Elder of a Church of Christ in Swanzey

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Event Date: 15 Jan 1778

Event Place: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50224-3

System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM

GS Film number: 0903395 IT 1-8

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"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch.org : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Sallisbury and Lydia Baker, 15 Jan 1778; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0903395 IT 1-8.

Children of Benjamin SALISBURY and Lydia BAKER

Elisha SALISBURY

Born: 18 December 1778, Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 9 March 1848, Cortland, New York, USA

Married: Alice KINNE (KINNEY) 24 January 1805

Lydia SALISBURY

Born: 25 August 1780, Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 20 April 1857, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Married: Thomas KINNE (KINNEY) 13 January 1801 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Abigail SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1782, Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 September 1815, Homer, New York, USA

Married: Joseph KINNEY 19 March 1805 Place: Homer, New York, USA

Hannah SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1785, Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
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Mason SALISBURY

Born: 1 January 1789, Voluntown, Connecticut, USA
Died: 28 October 1839, Cortland, New York, USA

Married: Rhoda SALISBURY 1814

Nancy SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1790, , Connecticut, USA
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Sarah SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1793, , Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1795, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 23 July 1872, Cortland, New York, USA

Married: Celestia PECK 6 April 1831 Place: Cortland, New York, USA

Cynthia SALISBURY

Born: 28 June 1802, Homer, New York, USA
Died: 18 July 1881, Homer, New York, USA

Married: Lyman DARBY 2 December 1823 Place: Homer, New York, USA

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Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
name: Lydia Baker
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birth date: 10 Jan 1758
birthplace: NORWICH TWP,NEW LONDON,CONNETICUT
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father's name: Asa Baker
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mother's name: Elizabeth
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indexing project (batch) number: 7450303
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Lydia BAKER and Benjamin SALISBURY 15 January 1778, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

She was 20 years old.

1778 Swansea, Massachusetts
Beniamin Sallisbury and Lydia Baker both of Swanzey was Married January ye :15:1778 By Russill Mason Elder of a Church of Christ in Swanzey
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1778 Birth of Child
Elisha SALISBURY was born 18 December 1778, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Lydia was 20 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Lydia SALISBURY was born 25 August 1780, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Lydia was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 Birth of Child
Mason SALISBURY was born 1 January 1789, Voluntown, Connecticut, USA

Lydia was 31 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Lydia SALISBURY married 13 January 1801, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Thomas KINNE (KINNEY)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1802 Birth of Child
Cynthia SALISBURY was born 28 June 1802, Homer, New York, USA

Lydia was 44 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Marriage of Child
Abigail SALISBURY married 19 March 1805, Homer, New York, USA to Joseph KINNEY

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1815 Death of Child
Abigail SALISBURY died 4 September 1815, Homer, New York, USA

Lydia was 57 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1823 Marriage of Child
Cynthia SALISBURY married 2 December 1823, Homer, New York, USA to Lyman DARBY

Grave

Cortland Rural Cemetery Cortland Cortland County New York, USA Plot: Sect S Lot 9

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Death — 1824
1 May 1824
Homer, New York, USA
She died at the age of 66.

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Cortland Rural Cemetery Cortland Cortland County New York, USA Plot: Sect S Lot 9

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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