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Lydia Ford 1686 – 1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1686

Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 29 May 1743

Death Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Matthew Forde

Mother: Lydia Griffen

Spouse(s): Eleazer Lake

Children(s): Lydia Lake, Priscilla Lake, Abigail Lake, Eleazer Lake, Daniel Lake

Lydia Ford was born in 1686 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Matthew Martin Forde and Lydia Griffen. Lydia Ford later married Eleazer Lake, and together they raised children including Lydia Lake, Priscilla Lake, Abigail Lake, Eleazer Lake and Daniel Lake. In 1743, Lydia Ford passed away in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Matthew Forde
1661 – 1692
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
MF
Lydia Griffen
1664 – 1709
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Eleazer Lake
1686 – 1771
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Lydia Lake
1709 –
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Priscilla Lake
1715 –
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Abigail Lake
1719 –
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Eleazer Lake
1724 –
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Daniel Lake
1726 – 1810
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Bradford Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1686
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Bradford Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 May 1743
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy
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