Lydia Mixer

Family

Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Perry < link >

(IV) James, son of John (3) Perry, was born January 27, 1712, baptized September 1, 1717. He was a chairmaker in Charlestown, Massachusetts, later of West Cambridge, now Arlington, where he was the precinct collector in 1770.

He married, at Charlestown, October 14, 1742, Lydia, daughter of James and Lydia (Hall) Tufts. He died May 30, 1771, and she married (second), November 29, 1773, Josiah Mixer, born November 17, 1716, son of Deacon Josiah and Anna (Jones) Mixer.

Children of James and Lydia Perry:

1. Lydia,
2. Ruth (died young),
3. Mercy,
4. James,
5. Ruth,
6. John,
7. Jonathan,
8. Elizabeth,
9. Joseph and
10. Benjamin.

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Inscription
Memento mori
In memory of
Mʀꜱ. LYDIA MIXER,
widow of
Mʀ. JOSIAH MIXER,
who died 4 Nov. 1799
Aged 76 years.

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214596711/lydia-mixer
• https://sites.rootsweb.com/~megen/reunion/wc306/wc306_376.html

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GEDCOM Note

[Master File.ftw]

"Tufts Kinsmen" book, by Herbert Freeman Adams: Lydia Tufts, d/o James
& Lydia (Hall) Tufts, b 24 Feb 1724, Medford, MA, d 4 Nov 1799,Menotomy
[Arlington], MA, m1 14 Oct 1742, Charlestown, MA to James Perry,
chairmaker, s/o John & Mercy [Swan] Perry, b 27 Jan 1711/12 Cambridge,
MA, d 29 May 1771, Menotomy [Arlington], MA. They had 10 children:
Lydia, b 19 June 1743 [ALL children b Menotomy]; Ruth, 24 Oct 1745;
Mercy, 17 Jan 1748; James 1 May 1750; Ruth, 10 Oct 1752; John 9 Dec
1754; Jonathan 4 Nov 1757; Elizabeth, baptized 22 Apr 1759; Joseph 8 Aug
1763; Benjamin 30 June 1768.

ALL of the above dates/locations verified by the Vital Records of the
towns mentioned.

After James' death, Lydia m2 Josiah Mixer - no issue

Back to notes on the children: 1)Lydia d 19 Oct 1743 m Ephraim Frost; 2(
Ruth, d 8 Jan 1750; 3)Nerct d 31 July 1838, m William Hill; 4) James Jr.
d 12 Sept 1779 m Sarah Adams; 5) Ruth d 12 July 1776 m John Adams; 6)
John d 7 Aug 1834, m1 Persis Mixer m2 Abigail Bigelow; 7) Jonathan d 20
Aug 1824 m Betty Hill 10) Benjamin m Deborah Cook[Masland Family.FTW]

"Tufts Kinsmen" book, by Herbert Freeman Adams: Lydia Tufts, d/o James
& Lydia (Hall) Tufts, b 24 Feb 1724, Medford, MA, d 4 Nov 1799,Menotomy
[Arlington], MA, m1 14 Oct 1742, Charlestown, MA to James Perry,
chairmaker, s/o John & Mercy [Swan] Perry, b 27 Jan 1711/12 Cambridge,
MA, d 29 May 1771, Menotomy [Arlington], MA. They had 10 children:
Lydia, b 19 June 1743 [ALL children b Menotomy]; Ruth, 24 Oct 1745;
Mercy, 17 Jan 1748; James 1 May 1750; Ruth, 10 Oct 1752; John 9 Dec
1754; Jonathan 4 Nov 1757; Elizabeth, baptized 22 Apr 1759; Joseph 8 Aug
1763; Benjamin 30 June 1768.

ALL of the above dates/locations verified by the Vital Records of the
towns mentioned.

After James' death, Lydia m2 Josiah Mixer - no issue

Back to notes on the children: 1)Lydia d 19 Oct 1743 m Ephraim Frost; 2(
Ruth, d 8 Jan 1750; 3)Nerct d 31 July 1838, m William Hill; 4) James Jr.
d 12 Sept 1779 m Sarah Adams; 5) Ruth d 12 July 1776 m John Adams; 6)
John d 7 Aug 1834, m1 Persis Mixer m2 Abigail Bigelow; 7) Jonathan d 20
Aug 1824 m Betty Hill 10) Benjamin m Deborah Cook