Children of Lyman Dwight and Rebecca Watson

Lyman Dwight 1797-1880 and Rebecca Watson 1802-1880 married in 1824 in Albany County, NY where she was born and he (a native of Vermont) had relocated as a wool manufacturer and leather tanner. They had 8 children and moved to Stillwater in Saratoga County about 1845. Three of their children did not live to adulthood, 2 daughters did not marry and three married producing 10 grandchildren.

Their children were:

1825 - 1893  Lucia married Congressman Rufus King, Catskill, no children

1828 - 1919  Sarah, Catskill, unmarried

1827 - 1899  Emeline married dentist Alfred Doty, Windham, 4 children

1830 - 1888  Harriet, Catskill, unmarried

1834 - 1908  Harvey, merchant, married Mary Isabel Burton, Albany, 6 children

1836 - 1836 infant

1840 - 1842  Mary

1845 - 1846  Wheeler

All of the sisters lived in Greene County, NY: Lucia, Sarah and Harriet in Catskill, Emeline in Windham. Harvey moved to the state capital of Albany.

Most of the family members are buried at the Hudson View Cemetery in Mechanicville, Saratoga County. The exceptions are:

            Lucia               Catskill Village Cemetery in Greene County

            Harvey            Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands

            Emeline          Windham Cemetery in Greene County

Overall, this family had robust longevity.  Lyman lived to be 83 and Rebecca was 78.

Of their children who did live into adulthood, all lived more than 55 years though none beat their parents' record with the exception of Sarah who died just short of her 91st birthday !