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Lydia Swift (Chipman)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: June 23, 1790 (82)
Wilmington, Windham County, VT, United States
Place of Burial: Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Hon. John Chipman, Jr. and Mary Chipman
Wife of Zephaniah Swift
Mother of Perez Swift; Lydia Young; Alice Davis (Swift); Mary Moore; Chipman Swift and 1 other
Sister of John Chipman, #!, III died young; James Chipman; John Chipman, #2, III; Bethia Smith, twin; Mary Smith, twin and 5 others
Half sister of Handley E. Chipman, Sr.; Rebecca Moore and Benjamin Chipman

Managed by: Kristal Amber Fawcett
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About Lydia Swift

GEDCOM Note

Category:Wilmington, VermontCategory:Sandwich, MassachusettsCategory:Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, VermontCategory:1771 Original FamilyThis Lydia Chipman is often confused with Lydia Chipman Sargent, who was about 50 years older. PLEASE DO NOT MERGE WITH CHIPMAN-48.

Biography ==Lydia Chipman, twin sister of Stephen Chipman, was born 9 Jun 1708 at Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of John Chipman and Marcy Skiff.<ref name=Chipman>Chipman, Bert Lee. The Chipman Family, a genealogy of the Chipmans in America, 1631-1920. Bert L. Chipman, Publisher. Winston-Salem, N.C. 1920. pg. 16</ref><ref name=Grave>Mrs. Lydia Chipman Swift FindAGrave56615783</ref> Lydia married Zephaniah Swift at Sandwich 30 Sep 1725.<ref name=Chipman /><ref>Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Marriage Record</ref> They moved to Wilmington, Vermont where they had at least two children.

Lydia died 23 Jun 1790 (aged 82) at Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, and is buried at Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington.<ref name=Grave />

Children of Lydia Chipman and Zephaniah Swift

  1. Alice Swift, b. 1731; m. Davis; d. 1783
  2. Chipman Swift, bapt. 8 Jul 1750; d. 1825

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Acknowledgments ==* This person was created through the import of VOELKER.ged on 11 March 2011.

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Lydia Swift's Timeline

1708
June 9, 1708
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1725
1725
Connecticut, United States
1728
September 13, 1728
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1731
April 23, 1731
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1734
1734
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1750
July 1750
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
1790
June 23, 1790
Age 82
Wilmington, Windham County, VT, United States
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Colonial America
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Riverview Cemetery, Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States