Abel LYON & Nancy Ann FINNEY

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Abel LYON
Nancy Ann FINNEY

Husband: Abel LYON
Birth: 20 Nov 1770, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT
Death: aft. 1850 census, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Father: Jonathan LYON
Mother: Rebecca CORBIN

Marriage:

Wife: Nancy Ann FINNEY
Birth: 1785/6, CT

Children:

— born in CT or NY:
1. (Daughter A) LYON, b. 1800-1810
2. Angeline LYON, b. 1809/10; m. William WADE
3. (Son A) LYON, b. 1804-1810
4. (Son B) LYON, b. 1810
5. Walter LYON, b. 1813/4

— born in Otsego Co., NY:
6. (Daughter B) LYON, b. 1810-20
7. Frederick Finney LYON, b. 6 Aug 1816, Otsego Co., NY; d. 4 Jan 1897, Jefferson Co., IA
8. Elisha Elihu LYON, b. 1815/6
9. Ezra Morgan LYON, b. 25 Jul 1820
10. Calista / Callista LYON, b. 1826/7

. Elihu LYON, b. 13 Jun 1811

Children said to be —
. Clarissa LYON
. Emily LYON
. Moses LYON
. Giles LYON
. Electa LYON
. Deloss LYON

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, Iowas, New York

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 5 — indexed "A. Lien"; official enumeration date 6 Aug 1810; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 NY Otsego Co. Milford Roll 34 p. 194 Ln. 1 A. Lion 10010-20020-__

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 9 or under 1800-1810 = Son A

1 male 26-44 1765-1784 = Abel (b. 1770)

2 females 9 or under 1800-1810 = Angeline (b. 1809/10)
= Daughter A

2 females 26-44 1765-1784 = Nancy (b. 1885/6)
= ?

Listed one line above "E. Lion," Abel's brother, Elisha LYON.

. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 10; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1820 NY Otsego Co. Milford Roll M33_74 p. 64 Ln. 39 Abel Lyon 420001-11010-0-200

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

4 males 9 or under 1810-1820 = Ezra (b. 1819/20)
= Frederick (b. 1816)
= Elisha Elihu (b. 1815/6)
= Walter (b. 1813/4)

2 males 10-15 1804-1810 = Son B
= Son A

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Abel (b. 1770)

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Daughter B

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 = Angeline (b. 1809/10)

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Nancy (b. 1885/6)

2 persons engaged in agriculture

Listed one line below Abel's brother, Elisha LYON, Sr.

. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 18; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1830 NY Wayne Co. Rose Roll M19_117 p. 174 Ln. 26 Abel Lyon 003 120 010 - 120 110 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 10-14 1815-1820 = Ezra (b. 1819/20)
= Frederick (b. 1816)
= Elisha Elihu (b. 1815/6)

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = Walter (b. 1813/4)

2 males 20-29 1800-1810 = Son B
= Son A

1 male 50-59 1770-1780 = Abel (b. 1770)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Calista (b. 1826/7)

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter D
= Daughter C

1 female 15-19 1810-1815 = Daughter B

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Angeline (b. 1809/10)

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Nancy (b. 1885/6)

Listed three households from John WADE.

. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7-8 of 12; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 NY Cattaraugus Co. Napoli Roll 267 pp. 88B-89A Ln. 6 Abel Lyon 000 120 001 - 001 100 010 0400000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Ezra (b. 1819/20)

2 males 20-29 1810-1820 = Elisha (b. 1815/6)
= Walter (b. 1813/4)

1 male 60-69 1770-1780 = Abel (b. 1770)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Calista (b. 1826/7)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter D or E

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Nancy (b. 1885/6)

4 persons employed in agriculture

. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 34): [Town of] Little Valley [later Bucktooth, lastly Salamanca], Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll M432_479, p. 195A, 86/86, enumerated 18 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Abel Lyon 80 M farmer Ct

Nancy " 64 F "

Calista " 23 F NY

Elisha " 34 M " 1500 "

Sarepta " 28 F "

Caroline " 7 F "

Deloss " 4 M "

Sarepta is Elisha's wife, and the children are theirs.

. 1855 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 11): Northern E.D., Town of Bucktooth [now Salamanca], Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 80, enumerated 7 Jun 1855, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1855 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1855: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 21

? Frame 200 3 Abel Lyon 85 M Conn / 5 none /

Nancy Lyon 68 F Wife Conn / 5

Collista Lyon 27 F Child Otsego 5

Walter Lyon 46 M Child Otsego 5 none insane

Back then, "insane," was a catch-all term for anyone deemed abnormal. They could simply be retarded, a deaf mute, or an alcoholic — not "insane" by today's usage.

. Lyon(s) Families Association: Database (on CD, as of 22 Feb 2010).

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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