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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Lydia Sheridan
Born: 12 Feb 1798, Canada (1850 census), Con (1860 census) or NY (1870 census). In 1880, the first year that a person indicates where their parents are born, 2 of her children indicated she was born in NY, 2 indicated CT
Parents: unknown, possibly Joseph Sheridan. Found 1800 in Windham CT with daughters under 10, 1810 Herkimer NY with daughter 10-15, and in 1820 in Lenox Co Ny where the Forbes family was living
Siblings: unknown
Marriage: to John Forbes in 1816, Madison Co, NY
Children: George, Jacob, John T. , Thomas, Mary, Herrick A.
Death: 17 Nov 1872, Sheboygan Co, WI. Buried Omro Union Cemetery, Winnebago Co, WI
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Her tombstone states “wife of John”.
Census:
1870 US census, WI, Sheboygan Co.,Town of Scott:
Lydia Forbes, age 77, b NY, keeping house, lives with Jacob, (her son). Relationship listed a “P”
1860, Lydia, age 61, born Con., lives with son Thomas and his wife Mary Jane
1850 Town of Lyndon: Lydia Forbes, age 50, born Canada
Henry, age 13, b NY (this is Merrick)
1840 Onondaga Co, Town of Pompey:
1 male <5 (Herrick), 2 males 15-20 (Thomas & John), 2 males 20-30 (Jacob and George), 1 male 40-50 (husband John),
1 female 40-50 (Lydia)
1830 Onondaga Co Census:
2 males 5 but < 10 (Thomas 6, John 9)
2 males 10 but < 15 (Jacob 10, George 12)
1 male 30 but < 40 (John, 33)
1 female 30 but <40 (Lydia, 32)
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