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Thomas Lyon - from 'Lyon Memorial'

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Details of Thomas Lyon from the book 'Lyon Memorial'. http://archive.org/stream/lyonmemorial00lyon/lyonmemorial00lyon_djvu.txt

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<metadataxml><content><line>&lt;pre&gt;201. V. 91. THOMAS" LYON [John*, John^ SamueP, Richard*] </line><line>was born in Fairfield, Conn., Oct. 9, 1749, and died in Avon, N. Y., </line><line>March 4, 1835. He settled at New Ashford, Berkshire Co. , Mass., </line><line>about 1770, and lived there until 1801, when he went to join his son- </line><line>in-law, Seth Lyon, in Lima, N. Y. In 1812 he moved to Avon, Living- </line><line>stone Co., N. Y., where he spent the remaining years of his li fe. The </line><line>following items are found in the New Ashford Record: July 12, 1776, </line><line>Thomas Lyon, et al. appointed to "take notis of all Breaches of the </line><line>peace Either of God or man, and make information to the Commety < /line><line>of Safety." March 22, 1779, Thomas Lyon was nominated assessor; </line><line>Sept. 24, 1781, chosen constable; March 24, 1783, chosen selectman, </line><line>assessor and highway surveyor; March 15, 1784, "Lieut. Lyon" chosen </line><li ne>on a "Gran jury". He was a soldier in the Revolution. He enlisted </line><line>in 1776 at New Ashford, and served at Ticonderoga; afterwards fought </line><line>at Bennington under General Stark, Aug. 16, 1777, and was at the </line><line /><lin e /><line /><line>FIFTH GENERATION 281 </line><line /><line>surrender of Burgoyne, Oct. 17, 1777. This he recites in an applica- </line><line>tion for a pension Aug. 11, 1832. The pension was granted but he </line><line>was then advanced in years a nd did not live long to benefit by it. </line><line>He married May 10, 1769, Thankful Russica (E. C. M. VI. 65) She </line><line>was born in 1752, and died at Lima, N. Y. in August, 1809. She was </line><line>of a Huguenot family of De Russica, whi ch came over from France </line><line>to escape religious persecutions. Thomas Lyon married a second </line><line>wife whose maiden name was Green. There were no children by this </line><line>marriage. His widow married Jerome. </line><line /><line >Children of Thomas and Thankful (Russica) Lyon: </line><line>*3I5. I. Samuel; b. Lanesboro, Mass., Jan. 2, 1770; d. Sept. 11, 1835. </line><line /><line>316. II. Sarah; b. Aug. 26, 1772; m. Seth Lyon (No. 279); d. May 23, </line><line>1840. </line ><line /><line>317. III. Russica. </line><line /><line>&amp;bull;318. IV. Anna; b. New Ashford, Mass., May 3, 1777; m. Aaron Levlsee; </line><line>d. July 3, 1845. </line><line /><line>&amp;bull;319. V. Wakeman; b. New Ashford, Mass.. Jan. 3. 1779 ; d. Aug. 31, </line><line>1816. </line><line /><line>320. IV. Betsey; b. New Ashford, Mass., m. Hoft. </line><line /><line>&amp;bull;321. VIL Timothy; b. New Ashford, Mass., Sept. 20, 1788; d. June 18, </line><line>1861. </line><line /><line>&amp; bull;323. VIII. Hannah; b. Lanesboro, Mass.. June 18, 1794; m. </line><line /><line>Newman; d. Feb 6, 1853. </line><line>&lt;/pre&gt;</line></content></metadataxml>

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Given names Surname Sosa Birth Place Death Age Place Last change
Thomas Lyon
October 9, 1749
October 9, 1749
274 Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
10 March 4, 1835
March 4, 1835
189 85 Avon, Livingston, New York, USA
Avon, Livingston, New York, USA
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