Stafford, Lydia
Birth
Lydia Stafford was born in about 1832 probably in Knox, Albany County, NY to Thomas Stafford Sr. (B. abt 1804, D. April 14, 1884) and his wife Maria Truax (B. April 17, 1809, D. April 24, 1881).[1] She was one of ten children.[1] Her siblings were:
- Lovisa A. Stafford (B. Nov 1823, D. 1914)[2]
- Thomas Stafford Jr. (B. abt 1830, D. June 16, 1864)[1][3][2]
- Jacob Stafford (B. abt 1834, D. unk)[1]
- Edmund Stafford (B. abt 1836, D. unk)[1]
- Sarah Stafford (B. abt 1839, D. after 1880)[1]
- Anna B. Stafford (B. abt 1842, D. unk)[1]
- John T. Stafford (B. Oct 14, 1843, D. Dec 21, 1922)[1]
- Chauncey Stafford (B. abt 1846, D. unk)[1]
- Emma A. Stafford (B. abt 1848, D. after 1870)[1][4]
- Mary E. Stafford (B. abt 1851, D. after 1870)[4]
- Silas Stafford
- Balinda Stafford (M. David Dooer)
- Rosetta Stafford (B. abt 1860, M. Richard Ashworth)
Education
Occupation
Marriage & Children
She appears to have married two times. She married Mose Trask[1] and Daniel Taylor[5] Daniel Taylor was the son of Phillip Taylor (B. abt 1805, D. after 1880) and his wife Eliza Jane.[6] Lydia had the following children by Daniel:
- Clarissa M. Taylor (B. abt 1853, D. after 1860)[6]
- Julia Ann Taylor (B. abt 1855, D. after 1860)[6]
- Walter Taylor (B. abt Oct 1859, D. after 1920)[5][6]
- William Taylor (B. abt 1861, D. after 1880)[4][7]
Life
In 1860, Lydia was living with her husband Daniel, who was a painter, their children, and his parents in Albany's 9th Ward.[6] The family had the income of her father in law Phillip Taylor, who ran a boot and shoe store, as well as her husband and her brother in law, Sylvester Taylor (B. abt 1844, D. after 1880), who was working as a clerk.[6] Her whereabouts in 1870 is unknown however, her young son William was living with her parents, Thomas Stafford Sr. and Maria Truax.[4] Her in-laws moved to Ontario, Wayne County, NY with their son Sylvester, however no further information on Lydia or her husband has been found.[8][9]
Death
Obituary
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Bernehistory.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Will of Maria Truax Stafford
- ↑ Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 1870 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Marriage record of Walter Taylor to Ida B. Thornton Harvey May 12, 1892, Albany city marriage records, Albany Hall of Records
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 1860 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1880 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY
- ↑ 1870 US Census, Ontario, Wayne Co, NY
- ↑ 1880 US Census, Ontario, Wayne Co, NY
