Lydia by Nelson, Shirley

Lydia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781456413002)

Vendor: Shirley Nelson
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Lydia by Nelson, Shirley

Lydia

$8.99
Lydia by Nelson, Shirley

Lydia

$8.99
Format: Paperback
Description
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Lydia tells her side of her marriage to the notorious petty criminal, Henry Tufts (1748 - 1831). She bore him six children and raised 5 of them at a time when women could not own property, vote, or have much to say about circumstances of their own lives. Language used is Lydia's, as is her opinion of things that affect her life. Her story, as imagined by the author, should interest her descendents, because not much has ever been written about her.

Author: Shirley Nelson
ISBN-10: 1456413007
ISBN-13: 9781456413002
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2011
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.47d
By Shirley Nelson
By Shirley Nelson
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Shirley Durgin Nelson was born, and raised for 12 years, across the road from the site of Lycia's cabin in So. Limington, Maine. Henry, lydia's husband was a favorite topic of family stories, but Lydia was mentioned very little. It is known that Lydia bore 6 of Henry's children--the last on her 50th birthday--and raised those children alone. What happened to the sixth child? This story tells us. Lydia was one of the first residents to settle in the newly formed Town of Limington, Maine, before it became a State,

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