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Facts and Events
| Name |
Lydia Lancaster |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[1][2][3] |
27 Nov 1762 |
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States |
| Marriage Banns |
8 Jul 1786 |
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statesto Benjamin Grover |
| Marriage Banns |
24 Jul 1786 |
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statesto Benjamin Grover |
| Marriage |
27 Jul 1786 |
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statesto Benjamin Grover |
| Death[1][2][3] |
31 Jul 1789 |
Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statesdrowned in Nequasset Lake |
| Burial[4] |
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Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesNequasset Cemetery |
Image Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Descendants of Joseph Lancaster, in The Leigh Cowing Family Home Page
Online, Accessed 21 Jun 2012.
See: [1]. Cites sources, but incomplete.
From site: "Notes for LYDIA LANCASTER:
Lydia was married July 27, 1786, and had no children according to Josephine Ware [in The Lancaster Genealogy]. According to Maine Families in 1790 (Vol. 8, page 191), however, Lydia and her child along with her husband's sister drown July 31, 1789, while attempting to cross Nequasset Pond on a float. "
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy
Web page, Accessed 21 Jun 2012.
See: [2]. States parents are Joseph Lancaster & Hannah Bubier. No sources.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Descendants of Thomas Grover
page 21-22 of PDF, Accessed web page 21 Jun 2012.
See [3], has link to Grover genealogy PDF. Home page has lengthy story regarding Grover's Tavern in Woolwich, built by Andrew Grover.
From PDF: "Old Woolwich records cite January 8, 1760 as the first town meeting with, "Jos. Lankester, surveyor," present. This man was probably Lydia's father. Other Woolwich records cite intentions to wed: "Benjamin Grover and Lydia Lankester, 1786." July 3, a second notation reads: " Benjamin Grover of Georgetown and Joanna Trott, 1790, August 14." These records hint of the tragedy which struck Benjamin's first marriage. Lydia drown July 31,
1789, only three years after her marriage to youthful Benjamin. Their two year old son, John, was also drowned.
The story that is related was their home was located on the edge of Nequasset Pond. Lydia, at home alone, feared an Indian attack and attempted to row a canoe across the pond to escape. The canoe capsized and both Lydia and little John were drowned.
Her grave can be found in the burial ground of Nequasset Meeting House and Church, which was built in 1757, and stands on the hill above the pond."
- ↑ Lydia Lancaster Grover #63278052, in Find A Grave
Online database, Accessed 21 Jun 2012.
Birth: Nov. 27, 1762
Death: Jul. 30, 1789
Parents:
Joseph Lancaster (1731 - 1826)
Hannah Bubier Lancaster (1738 - 1808)
Spouse:
Benjamin Grover (1768 - 1833)
Burial:
Nequasset Cemetery, Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine
Created by: IHRP
Record added: Dec 24, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 63278052
See [4]
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