Lydia Rogers
- Born: 5 Mar 1761, Connecticuit
- Marriage: Elijah Smith on 10 Apr 1788 in Connecticuit
- Died: 4 Apr 1840, Connecticuit at age 79
 Noted events in her life were:
• Family History: From JAMES ROGERS OF NEW LONDON, CT., AND HIS DESCENDANTS, JAMES SWIFT ROGERS, 1902, page 104. 78. JONATHAN ROGERS (John, John, James), born Mar. 8, 1735-6 ; died July 15, 1809 ; married (1) Dec . 30, 1759, Lydia Watrous, born— , 1734 ; died Jan. 2, 1788 ; married (2) Eunice , who died May 30, 1816. "The first wife was mother of all the children. Jonathan once owned a farm in Lyme , on which he lived; later in his life he lived in Litchfield, Ct."
Children, all born in Lyme :
Lydia, b. Mar. 5, 1761 ; d. April 4, 1840; m. April 10, 1788, Elijah, son of Simon and Dorothy (Beckwith) Smith; b. ab. 1760; d. April 20, 1835. Their children (Smith) were: Lydia? b. Sept. 19, 1792; d. July 4, 1839, unm.: Elijah Watrous (called more frequently Watrous), b. April 20, 1803; m. Sarah Hill Rogers, dau. of Robert M. and Sarah (Hill) Rogers of the line of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower.
Lydia married Elijah Smith, son of Simon Smith and Dorithy Beckwith, on 10 Apr 1788 in Connecticuit. (Elijah Smith was born about 1760 in Lyme, Connecticut.)
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