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Caleb Lyon

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
Death: November 14, 1792 (83)
Place of Burial: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Thomas Eliphalet Lyon, Jr. and Elizabeth Lyon
Husband of Margaret Lyon (Lyon)
Father of Benjamin Lyon; Margaret May; Caleb Lyon; Capt. William Lyon; Pvt. Cyrus Lyon and 1 other
Brother of John Lyon; Susanna Carpenter; Benjamin Lyon; Elizabeth Lyon; Abigail Lyon, died young and 4 others

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About Caleb Lyon

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He married when he was but nineteen years old, his cousin Margaret, daughter of William and Deboraih (Colburn) Lyon

Biography

Caleb was born on 15 April 1709 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. He was the son of John Lyon and Elizabeth Newell.[1][2]

Caleb married his cousin Margaret Lyon (1708-1781) on 27 January 1728 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.[3]

Caleb died (age 83) on 13 November 1792 in Windham, Connecticut, United States.[4] He is buried in Woodstock Hill Cemetery on Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut.[5]

In Memory of Mr. Caleb Lyon who died Nov 14 1792 in the 84th year.
Caleb died intestate, and his probate case 2655 passed probate in 1793.[6] Mentioned in the paperwork:

Benjamin Lyon, administrator
Captain William Lyon, creditor
Molly Abel late Molly Lyon, creditor
Levi Lyon, creditor
Children listed in the paperwork:

Deborah, to her legal heirs
Benjamin
Margaret, to her legal heirs
Caleb
Lemuel
John
William
Levi
Sylvanus
Cyrus
Mary

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lyon-1756

Caleb Lyon (1709 - 1792)

Caleb Lyon

Born 15 Apr 1709 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of John Lyon II and Elizabeth (Newell) Lyon

Brother of John Lyon III, Susannah (Lyon) Carpenter, Benjamin Lyon, Benjamin Lyon [half], Abigail Lyon, Joshua Lyon, Bethia Lyon and Hannah Lyon

Husband of Margaret Lyon — married 29 Feb 1728 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Deborah (Lyon) Cushman, Benjamin Lyon Sr, Margaret (Lyon) May, Caleb Lyon, Lemuel Lyon, William Lyon, John Lyon, William Lyon, William Lyon, Levi Lyon, Molly Lyon, Sylvanus Lyon, Cyrus Lyon, Susanna Lyon and Luther Lyon

Died 14 Nov 1792 at age 83 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Profile last modified 16 Dec 2022 | Created 26 Mar 2015

Sources

↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Citing FHL microfilm: 908952;
FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2021)
Caleb Lyon birth on 15 Apr 1709 (born 15 Apr 1709) in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.
↑ Lyon Memorial: Lyons, Albert Brown, Lyon memorial ; Massachusetts families, including descendants of the immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, with intro. treating of the English ancestry of the American families; Pub: 1905, Detroit MI; Page 47 https://archive.org/details/lyonmemorialmas00lyongoog/page/n60/mode...
↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Citing Marriage, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578641.
FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2021)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00553
Caleb Lyon marriage to Margaret Lyon on 27 Jan 1728 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
↑ Death Registration: "Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955"
Citing Death, Windham, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2021)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00054
Caleb Lyon death 13 Nov 1792 (age 83) in Windham, Connecticut, United States.
↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8811538/caleb-lyon : accessed 31 December 2021), memorial page for Caleb Lyon (15 Apr 1709–14 Nov 1792), Find A Grave: Memorial #8811538, citing Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Randall Lyon (contributor 46493621).
↑ Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #2940296 (accessed 31 December 2021)
Caleb Lyon probate in 1793.



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Caleb Lyon BIRTH 15 Apr 1709 Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 14 Nov 1792 (aged 83) Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Woodstock Hill Cemetery Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut

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Children Photo Benjamin Lyon 1730–1807

Photo William Lyon 1742–1805

Photo Cyrus Lyon 1750–1831

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Caleb Lyon's Timeline

1709
April 15, 1709
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1730
December 31, 1730
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1732
July 20, 1732
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
1734
June 29, 1734
Seekonk, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1742
February 7, 1742
1745
November 8, 1745
1750
February 22, 1750
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
1792
November 14, 1792
Age 83
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Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States