Samuel Belcher Lyon (1758 - 1820)

Born 17 Nov 1758 in Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Vose) Lyon — married 20 Jul 1783 in Dorchester, Maryland, United States

Husband of Hannah (Mallish) Lyon — married 15 Mar 1807 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1820 at age 61 in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Private Samuel Lyon served with Suffolk County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Lyon is an American Patriot (see sources below)

Samuel was born 17 November 1758, in Stoughton, Massachusetts. He is the son of Elhanan Lyon and Rebecca Belcher. ^{[1] [2]}

Samuel served in the American Revolution. He was a private in the company of men detached from Colonel Gill's regiment for service under Captain John Armstrong on a 40 day expedition to Rhode Island.^[3]

On 20 July 1783, Samuel married Mary (Vose) Lyon (-1806) in Dorchester, Massachusetts.^[4]

Mary died in 1806. Samuel married Hannah (Mallish) Lyon (abt.1788-) on 15 March 1807, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.^[5]

Samuel died 25 May 1820, in Dorchester, Massachusetts.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSK-BYC : 10 February 2018), Samuel Belcher Lyon, 17 Nov 1758; citing STOUGHTON,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873740 IT 3.
2. ↑ Lyons, A. B. (Albert Brown), 1841-1926. Lyon Memorial: Massachusetts Families, Including Descendants of the Immigrants William Lyon, of Roxbury, Peter Lyon, of Dorchester, George Lyon, of Dorchester, With Intro. Treating of the English Ancestry of the American Families. Detroit MI: W. Graham Print. Co., 1905. Pages 355-356 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89061963773?urlappend=%3Bseq=426
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RC-LKY8 : 17 March 2018), Samuel B Lyon, 08 May 1781; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,030,397.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4C-XZG : 24 January 2020), Samuel Belcher Lyon, 1783.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4C-X8Z : 24 January 2020), Samuel B. Lyon, 1807.
6. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #46498539 * Ancestry Sharing Link