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Dorcas Lyman

Dorcas Lyman[1, 2]

Female 1690 - 1770  (80 years)

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  • Name Dorcas Lyman  [1, 2] 
    Born 11 Aug 1690  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Dorcas #160
    Buried Nov 1770  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 15 Nov 1770  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412382767565  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Lyman,   b. 1 Aug 1660, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1740, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mindwell Sheldon,   b. 24 Feb 1666, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1735, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F2465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Aug 1690 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Nov 1770 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Nov 1770 - South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 2r: Dorcas #160, daughter of Mindwell #39 "Alvord, John"


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