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Lydia Woodford (Smith)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Death: 1744
Avon, Hartford, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joseph Smith, of Farmington and Lydia Smith, of Farmington
Wife of Capt. Joseph Woodford
Mother of Lydia Hooker; Sgt. Joseph Woodford, III; Elizabeth Case; Mary North; Samuel Woodford and 7 others
Sister of Joseph Smith, Jr.; Jobanna Smith; Mary Porter and Elizabeth Cowles
Half sister of Joanna Porter; Ruth Sedgwick; Susannah Gridley; Thankful Smith; Esther Smith and 3 others

Managed by: Edward Leo Neary
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About Lydia Woodford

Lydia Smith

  • Birth: Before Aug 18 1684 - Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Parents:  Joseph Smith, Lydia
  • Husband: Joseph Woodford
  • Death: 1744 - Avon, Hartford, Connecticut

Children:

  1. Lydia 1702
  2. Mary 1704
  3. Joseph III 1705
  4. Elizabeth 1707
  5. Mary 1708
  6. Rebekah April 22, 1711 d May 9, 1711
  7. Samuel 1712
  8. Sarah 1714
  9. Rebekah 1716
  10. John 1718
  11. Susanna 1720
  12. William 1722 died Mar.26,1803 F.A.G.#39789482

Sources "Joseph and Lydia Smith, children of Joseph Smith, baptized here, August 18, 1684"

  1. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records: Hartford district, 1700-1792. Page 433-434

Lydia Smith Woodford BIRTH 10 Aug 1684 Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 1744 (aged 59–60) Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Cremated, Other, Specifically: No record of where Lydia is buried but I would imagine it would be with her husband in Cider Brook Cem. Avon, Hartford, Conn, MEMORIAL ID 137533692 ·

Lydia Smith was christened on 17 Aug. 1684 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She married Joseph Woodford II on 23 Jan. 1698/99 in Farmington at age 14. She died between 13 Nov 1722 and 14 Feb.1744 in Farmington, between the date of birth of her last child and the date of marriage of her husband to his second wife Sarah Mills.

Family Members

Spouse Joseph Woodford 1676–1760

Children Joseph Woodford 1705–1783

Elizabeth Woodford Case 1707–1784

Mary Woodford North 1707–1798

John Woodford 1718–1802
William Woodford 1722–1803

Joseph II and Lydia Smith Woodford children: child Woodford was born about 1701. He/she died in 1702 Lydia 1702 Mary 1704 Joseph III 1705 Elizabeth 1707 Mary 1708 Rebekah April 22, 1711 d May 9, 1711 Samuel 1712 Sarah 1714 Rebekah 1716 John 1718 Susanna 1720 William 1722 died Mar.26,1803

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Lydia Woodford's Timeline

1684
August 18, 1684
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
August 18, 1684
1702
September 22, 1702
Avon/Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
1705
August 22, 1705
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
1707
July 22, 1707
Avon/Farmington, Hartford County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
1709
March 2, 1709
Avon/Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
1712
March 30, 1712
Avon/Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1714
June 4, 1714
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1716
May 20, 1716
Avon/Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA