Person:Lydia Roach (1)

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Lydia Roach
d.16 Aug 1771
m. 27 Sep 1698
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Lydia Roach
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1670 New London, New London, Connecticut
Marriage to Robert Miller
Marriage 27 Sep 1698 First Congregational Church, New London, New London, Connecticutto William Tubbs
Alt Death? Aft 1752
Death? 16 Aug 1771

From the State to the Court in Lyme, naming Nicodemus Miller, administrator of Lydia's affairs, signed in Lyme July 20, 1752 by Elipha Miller, John Miller and the widow Lydia Miller


"This may leave to inform ye Honorable Judge (illegible) Copper of ye court of probate that whereas it hath pleased God to remove our father out of ye world by death ye widow being by reason of age and infermity..."

Lydia's parents were Thomas Roach and Rebecca Redfield.

From Savage's Genealogical Dictionary


ROACH, THOMAS, New London 1651, m[arried]. 12 Dec 1661, Rebecca, d[aughter]. of William Redfield, wh[o]. d[ied]. 16 Aug. 1670; but he was liv[ing]. to testify in 1708, as Miss Caulkins tells in her Hist[ory].

References
  1. James Savage, Former President of the Massachusetts Historical Society and Editor of Winthrop's History of New England. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's. (1860-62 and Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1965; Corrected electronic version copyright Robert Kraft, July 1994)
    Vol. 3, p. 545.
  2. Rev. Frederick W. Bailey. Vital Records - Early Connecticut Marriages As Found On Ancient Church Records. (New Haven, Conn. 1896-1906, reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co. 1968).