Lydia Westcott^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1826 - 1893  (67 years)

• Name	Lydia Westcott
  Birth	1826	New York   [5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	30 Jun 1860	Liberty/Damascus, Henry Co., Ohio   [7]
  Census	20 Jul 1860	Providence, Lucas Co., Ohio   [8]
  Census	8 Sep 1870	Westfalla/Wacousta, Clinton County, Michigan   [9]
  	Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lydia Dunn F 44 Vermont Charles Dunn M 7 Michigan "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHN-BB4 : 12 April 2016), Lydia Dunn, Michigan, United States; citing p. 38, family 275, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,168. Witness Role: Census Family: [I280] Charles Horace DUNN
  		Census Westcott-Lydia-1870
  Census	10 Jun 1880	Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan   [5]
  	Name: Lidie Dunn Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States District: ED 131 Gender: Female Age: 53 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Tailoress Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1827 Birthplace: New York, United States Father's Birthplace: Vermont, United States Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire, United States Note: Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 389 Sheet Number and Letter: 389A Household ID: 7437401 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0583 GS Film Number: 1254583 Digital Folder Number: 005161014 Image Number: 00123 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lidie Dunn Self F 53 New York, United States Mary Dunn Daughter F 27 Ohio, United States Charles Dunn Son M 1 Ohio, United States Orin Wescott Brother M 62 Vermont, United States "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSZ-RB6 : 14 August 2017), Lidie Dunn, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 131, sheet 389A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0583; FHL microfilm 1,254,583. Witness Role: Census Family: [I280] Charles Horace DUNN Witness Role: Census Family: [I286] Orin WESCOTT
  		Westcott-Lydia-1880
  Obituary	7 Sep 1893
  	Dewitt news
  	Died Aug 26th after a short illness, at her home near the mill, of neuralgia of the heart, Mrs. Dunn aged 67 years. The funeral will be held today at the Baptist church and the remains intered in the DeWitt cemetery. Charles Dunn desires through the press to thank the many friends for their kindness to him through the death and burial of his mother.
  Ω Census Family Census	26 Jul 1850	Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio   [10]
  	Name: Palmer Westcott Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 29 Race: White Race (Original):  Birth Year (Estimated): 1821 Birthplace: Vermont Household ID: 130 House Number: 129 Line Number: 7 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 741 GS Film Number: 444734 Digital Folder Number: 004001210 Image Number: 00224 Palmer Westcott M 59 Vermont Lucy Westcott F 38 New Hampshire Orin Westcott M 34 Vermont Lidia Westcott F 23 New York William Gunn M 27 Ohio Lucretia Gunn F 21 New York Oscar Dutcher M 2 Ohio "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSG-TN1 : 12 April 2016), Oscar Dutcher in household of Palmer Westcott, Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing family 130, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Witness Role: Principal: [F99] ...of Palmer WESTCOTT and Lucy ROBBINS Witness Role: Family Census: [I490] William DUNN Witness Role: Family Census: [I23] William Oscar DUTCHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I489] Lucretia WESCOTT Witness Role: Family Census: [I22] Lydia WESTCOTT Witness Role: Family Census: [I286] Orin WESCOTT
  		Wescott-Palmer-1850
  Ω Census Family Census	21 Jun 1860	Liberty Township, Henry County, Ohio
  	Name: Orvin Wescott Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Liberty Township, Henry, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 45 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1815 Birthplace: New York Page: 64 Household ID: 453 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Affiliate Film Number: 985 GS Film Number: 803985 Digital Folder Number: 005170581 Image Number: 00132 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Orvin Wescott M 45 New York Emma Wescott F 60 New York Mary Dutcher F 35 New York Mary Dutcher F 8 Ohio George Dutcher M 6 Ohio John Dutcher M 5 Ohio Amenia Dutcher F 3 Ohio Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGQ-KGZ : 13 December 2017), Orvin Wescott, 1860. Witness Role: Principal: [I286] Orin WESCOTT Witness Role: family census: [I285] Lucy ROBBINS Witness Role: family census: [I22] Lydia WESTCOTT Witness Role: family census: [I25] Emina (Arminta) DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I18] George Wesley DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I2961] John DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I24] Mary Viola DUTCHER
  		Westcott-Orin-Head-1860-Henry-Ohio
  Ω Census Family Census	20 Jul 1860	Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio
  	Name: Wm Wescott Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1860 Event Place: Providence Township, Lucas, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 43 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1817 Birthplace: Vermont Page: 460 Household ID: 3484 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Affiliate Film Number: 1003 GS Film Number: 805003 Digital Folder Number: 005170599 Image Number: 00645 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Wm Wescott M 43 Vermont Lucy Wescott F 60 Vermont Luther Wescott F 34 New York Osker Wescott M 13 Ohio Mary Wescott F 8 Ohio Gorge Wescott M 4 Ohio Arminta Wescott F 2 Ohio "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG7-V82 : 13 December 2017), Wm Wescott, 1860. Witness Role: Principal: [I286] Orin WESCOTT Witness Role: family census: [I25] Emina (Arminta) DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I18] George Wesley DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I24] Mary Viola DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I23] William Oscar DUTCHER Witness Role: family census: [I285] Lucy ROBBINS Witness Role: family census: [I22] Lydia WESTCOTT
  _UID	044C1FAC2280A2468DEBCF7F72604C169FC4
  Death	25 Aug 1893	Dewitt, Clinton Co., Michigan   [11]
  	Cause: Neuralgia of the heart
  Burial	31 Aug 1893	DeWitt Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton Co., Michigan   [12]
  	memorial 20951748
  Person ID	I22	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Palmer Westcott,   b. 19 Nov 1790, Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont d. Abt 1854, Perrysburg, Wood Co. Ohio (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Lucy Robbins,   b. Abt 1800, New Hampshire d. Aft 1860, Possibly Providence, Lucas Co., Ohio (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1816
  	Their son Thomas' death certificate mentions Lucy Robbins
  Census	1830	Port Bay, Wayne County, New York
  	Name: Palmer Westcott Event Type: Census Event Date: 1830 Event Place: Port Bay, Wayne, New York, United States Page: 182 1 Male 30-40 years old - (1) 5-10 and (1) 10-15 years old (Thomas 7 and Orin 14 yrs old) 1 Female 30-40 years old - (1) under 5 and (2) 10-15 and (1) 15-20 years old Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M19 Affiliate Film Number: 117 GS Film Number: 0017177 Digital Folder Number: 005155939 Image Number: 00363 "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP5-YT8 : 22 August 2017), Palmer Westcott, Port Bay, Wayne, New York, United States; citing 182, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 117; FHL microfilm 17,177.
  		Wescott-Palmer-1830
  Census	26 Jul 1850	Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio   [10]
  	Name: Palmer Westcott Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio, United States Gender: Male Age: 29 Race: White Race (Original):  Birth Year (Estimated): 1821 Birthplace: Vermont Household ID: 130 House Number: 129 Line Number: 7 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 741 GS Film Number: 444734 Digital Folder Number: 004001210 Image Number: 00224 Palmer Westcott M 59 Vermont Lucy Westcott F 38 New Hampshire Orin Westcott M 34 Vermont Lidia Westcott F 23 New York William Gunn M 27 Ohio Lucretia Gunn F 21 New York Oscar Dutcher M 2 Ohio "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSG-TN1 : 12 April 2016), Oscar Dutcher in household of Palmer Westcott, Perrysburg, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing family 130, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Witness Role: Family Census: [I490] William DUNN Witness Role: Family Census: [I23] William Oscar DUTCHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I489] Lucretia WESCOTT Witness Role: Family Census: [I22] Lydia WESTCOTT Witness Role: Family Census: [I286] Orin WESCOTT
  		Wescott-Palmer-1850
  Notes	Research Note: Title: work pics of perrysburg LOOK Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of Palmer WESTCOTT and Lucy ROBBINS" Status: open Priority: 5 (Medium) Date: December 7, 2019 Last worked: End Date: Reference: Task Description Status Date Completed C:\Users\user\Pictures\2014_9+2 Research Note: Title: Look for deaths Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of Palmer WESTCOTT and Lucy ROBBINS" Status: open Priority: 3 (High) Date: January 5, 2021 Last worked: End Date: Reference: Task Description Status Date Completed One of the postcards led Gale and I to believe that Viola may have beenvisiting her mother Lydia and brother Charles Dunn in Michigan onAugust 1st, 1889. Viola sent a card  from Ohio on Aug 16 1889 to tellthem "your Mother died real sudden" we assumed that had to be Lydia'smother, (Viola's grandmother) and that the Grandmother must have beenliving near Viola in Ohio. I have looked at deaths in 1889, but I amnot sure of the county, Fulton? Lucas? I don't know if Motherremarried? We think that Lydia's father passed between 1850 and 1860. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/251494?availability=Family%20History%20Library
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Dutcher,   b. Abt 1825, New York d. Abt 1858, during gold rush to California (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1845
  Notes	Research Note: Title: 1845 Michigan Census Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of John DUTCHER and Lydia WESCOTT" Status: open Priority: 5 (Medium) Date: December 8, 2020 Last worked: End Date: Reference: C:\Users\user\Documents\ebook making\0-Pentateuch\00drv2021editting.rtf Task Description Status Date Completed Search for Dunn Dutcher Westcott Cummings Hewitt ?????
  Children	1. William Oscar Dutcher,   b. Abt 1847, Ohio   2. Mary Viola Dutcher,   b. 26 Apr 1853, West Unity, Brady Twnsp, Williams County, Ohio d. 31 May 1918, Ottokee, Fulton Co., Ohio (Age 65 years)   3. George Wesley Dutcher,   b. 27 Feb 1855, Spring Hill, Dover Twsp, Fulton Co., Oh d. 23 Jul 1926, Benton Twsp, Cheboygan County, Michigan (Age 71 years)   4. John Dutcher,   b. 1856, Ohio   5. Emina (Arminta) Dutcher,   b. Abt 1857, Ohio
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Horace Dunn,   b. Abt 1820, Scotland d. Bef 1870 (Age ~ 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1862
  Children	1. Charles Horace Dunn,   b. 19 Jan 1863, Maumee, Lucas Co., Ohio d. 28 Dec 1937, Tower, Cheboygan County, Michigan (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2022

  
  

• Photos

  Lydia & Charles Dunn Media Date: ABT 1875 Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  Research Note: Title: work pics of perrysburg LOOK Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of Palmer WESTCOTT and Lucy ROBBINS" Status: open Priority: 5 (Medium) Date: December 7, 2019 Last worked: End Date: Reference: Task Description Status Date Completed C:\Users\user\Pictures\2014_9+2 Research Note: Title: 1845 Michigan Census Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of John DUTCHER and Lydia WESCOTT" Status: open Priority: 5 (Medium) Date: December 8, 2020 Last worked: End Date: Reference: C:\Users\user\Documents\ebook making\0-Pentateuch\00drv2021editting.rtf Task Description Status Date Completed Search for Dunn Dutcher Westcott Cummings Hewitt ????? Research Note: Title: Look for deaths Type: Tasks For: Record: "Family of Palmer WESTCOTT and Lucy ROBBINS" Status: open Priority: 3 (High) Date: January 5, 2021 Last worked: End Date: Reference: Task Description Status Date Completed One of the postcards led Gale and I to believe that Viola may have beenvisiting her mother Lydia and brother Charles Dunn in Michigan onAugust 1st, 1889. Viola sent a card  from Ohio on Aug 16 1889 to tellthem "your Mother died real sudden" we assumed that had to be Lydia'smother, (Viola's grandmother) and that the Grandmother must have beenliving near Viola in Ohio. I have looked at deaths in 1889, but I amnot sure of the county, Fulton? Lucas? I don't know if Motherremarried? We think that Lydia's father passed between 1850 and 1860. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/251494?availability=Family%20History%20Library

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Interview, Claud Madison Dutcher, Abt. 1930 (Reliability: 2). Dutcher relation to Claud. Claud Grandfather was John Dutcher Died during gold rush to cal. 1858 Who he married.Lydia Westcott. date of married unknown. Children born to that union. was Wm. Oscar. birth date unknown Civil war veternan. Mary Viola, born april 26 - 1853 died may 28 - 1917 Geo. Wesley, born Feb 27 - 1855 Married Oct 3rd - 1875 died - (added by Daisy Dutcher years later - July 23 - 1926 at Tower Mich) Emina, birth date unknown adopted out at age of eight. Page: Page 1 [S30] 1860 Ohio Census Providence, Lucas Co. Ohio (Reliability: 2). Dutch, head, age 34 Birthplace NB Living with brother lends proof to Claud's interview that her husband left in 1858, all children that Claud related are here also. Page: Page 1 [S9] Census U.S. 1880 Lansing Michigan. Page: Page 1 [S31] 1870 Census: Westfalla Twp., Clinton, Mi. Page: Page 1 [S9] Census U.S. 1880 Lansing Michigan. [S9] Census U.S. 1880 Lansing Michigan (Reliability: 2). Lidie Dunn, W, F, Age 53, Head, Widowed, Tailoress, Born N.Y., Father born Vermont, Mother born N.H. [S32] 1860 Census Liberty, Henry Co. Ohio. [S30] 1860 Ohio Census Providence, Lucas Co. Ohio. [S31] 1870 Census: Westfalla Twp., Clinton, Mi. [S33] Census US 1850 Westcott, Palmer Family. [S39] Lydia Wescott Obit (Reliability: 3). Died, August 26th, after a short illness, at her home near the mill, of neuralgia of the heart, Mrs. Dunn, aged 67 years. The funeral will be held today at the Baptist church and the remains intered in the DeWitt Cemetary. [S39] Lydia Wescott Obit (Reliability: 3).