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The Mystery of Fidelia Thompson

I have heard that Fidelia Thompson (or Thomson) may have been part Indian. Finding information on great-grandma Fidelia has been very difficult. Aside from her marriage to William H. Baldwin (1816), the fact that she died young at 23, her father's name Gideon Thompson, and that she was buried in New Preston, I know nothing more about her. If I could find her mother's name it would be of great value to my research, but I have not come across any records.

Of My 3rd G.Grandfather, Lyman J. Baldwin (Sylvester Branch) and his Sons, William and Frank

Lyman J. Baldwin (1843 - 1921)

Following the "Sylvester branch": My great-great-great-grandfather, or 3rd great-grandfather, is Lyman J. Baldwin. He was born March 28, 1843 in New Preston CT, and he died Sept. 21, 1921 at the age of 78.

At the time of Lyman's birth, his father William H. Baldwin was 26, and his mother Fidelia A. (Thompson) Baldwin was 22. I know (thanks to Aunt Roz) that on Christmas day 1843, Fidelia died, aged only 23. Lyman was only eight months old at his mother's death and so he was raised by his grandmother Amanda (Drake) Baldwin. Amanda was the wife of William H, as seen in my chart below.