Born in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Merriam
— married
11 Nov 1813 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Merriam, Emily (Merriam) Hitchcock, Charles Merriam, Asa W. Merriam, Peter Hunt Merriam, Lewis Merriam, Clark Merriam, Samuel Merriam, Dwight Merriam, Albert W Merriam, Elisha Merriam and Frederick Merriam
Died
at age 87
in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Mar 2021
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Biography
Lydia Woodward was born on January 12, 1791 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, United States. She married James Merriam on November 11, 1813 Together they had 12 children:
- James Merriam
- Emily Merriam
- Charles Merriam
- Asa Merriam
- Peter Merriam
- Lewis Merriam
- Clark Merriam
- Samuel Merriam
- Dwight Merriam
- Albert Merriam
- Elisha Merriam
- Frederick Merriam
She died on January 28, 1878 in Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Sources
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCD-YKBX : 31 October 2019), James Meriam and Lydia Woodard, 18 Oct 1813; citing Marriage, Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009694.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9B-KCZ : 22 December 2020), Lydia Merriam, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWP-1PX : 11 March 2018), Lydia Merriam in household of Gates, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,947.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCD-H85 : 18 February 2021), Lydia Merriam, 1860.
- "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCD-6B6 : 22 February 2021), Lydia Merriam, 1865.
- "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D8PQ-M1W2 : 10 November 2020), Lydia Merriam, 1878.
- Merriam genealogy in England and America : including the "Genealogical memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the collections of James Sheldon Merriam, etc. by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Merriam, James Sheldon Page 135
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