Lydia Post

6th great-grandparent – 1 of 256 254 in this generation

AND 7th great-grandparent – 1 of 512 504 in this generation

(1734-1801)

Lydia was born on 11 July 1734 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, to Lydia Bushnell, 22, and John Post, 34. Her brother was our ancestor, Joshua Post.

Lydia married John Stannard of Westbrook and they had several children, including Lydia, who was born in 1763, and Hannah, who was born about 1766.

Lydia and John are our second pair of duplicate ancestors.

When Lydia was 35, her mother died in Old Saybrook, Connecticut at the age of 57.

Her daughter, Lydia, passed away on 16 January 1796 at the age of 32.

Lydia died on 7 April 1801 in Westbrook, Connecticut at the age of 66. She was buried there in the Old Burying Ground. Click here for her record on findagrave.com.