Samuel LinesAge: 40 years1725–1765
- Name
- Samuel Lines
- Given names
- Samuel
- Surname
- Lines
| Birth | about 1725 35 42 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Wilmot after 1727 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph Sturges May 12, 1728 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Esther Sturges 1728 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Lines February 21, 1732 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Sturges Lines 1745 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Hill July 9, 1746 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage | Mercy Holly — View this family February 28, 1749 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Rebecca Lines April 11, 1750 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Holly Lines 1751 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | Sturges Lines 1751 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Lines 1756 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Benjamin Lines about 1760 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | David Lines June 20, 1764 (Age 39 years) |
| Death | 1765 (Age 40 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Lines Birth: November 8, 1689 29 20 — New Haven, New Haven, CT Death: February 21, 1732 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Esther Sturges Birth: 1683 29 12 Death: 1728 |
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Marriage: 1704 — |
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7 years elder sister |
Daughter … Birth: 1710 20 27 Death: 1715 |
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9 years elder brother |
Benjamin Lines Birth: about 1718 28 35 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1756 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT |
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17 months elder sister |
Esther Lines Birth: June 10, 1719 29 36 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: May 22, 1722 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years elder brother |
David Lines Birth: about 1723 33 40 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1724 |
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3 years himself |
Samuel Lines Birth: about 1725 35 42 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1765 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT |
| Mother’s family with William Hill |
| step-father |
William Hill Birth: November 17, 1692 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT Death: April 25, 1775 — Greenfield, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Esther Sturges Birth: 1683 29 12 Death: 1728 |
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Marriage: 1706 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Mercy Holly |
| himself |
Samuel Lines Birth: about 1725 35 42 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1765 — Fairfield, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Mercy Holly Birth: 1710 Death: 1766 |
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Marriage: February 28, 1749 — Stamford, Fairfield, CT |
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-3 years son |
Sturges Lines Birth: 1745 20 35 Death: 1751 |
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5 years daughter |
Rebecca Lines Birth: April 11, 1750 25 40 Death: 1799 |
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21 months son |
Holly Lines Birth: 1751 26 41 — Stamford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1841 — Oyster Bay, NY |
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10 years son |
Benjamin Lines Birth: about 1760 35 50 — Redding, Fairfield, CT Death: 1845 — Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years son |
David Lines Birth: June 20, 1764 39 54 — Redding, Fairfield, CT Death: August 29, 1856 — Cairo, Greene, NY |
- Generation 1
Samuel Lines, son of Benjamin Lines and Esther Sturges, was born about 1725 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT and died in 1765 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. He married Mercy Holly on February 28, 1749 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1710 and died in 1766 at the age of 56.
Children of Samuel Lines and Mercy Holly:
- Sturges Lines (1745–1751)
- Rebecca Lines (1750–1799)
- Holly Lines (1751–1841)
- Benjamin Lines (1760–1845)
- David Lines (1764–1856)
- Generation 2back to top
Rebecca Lines, daughter of Samuel Lines and Mercy Holly, was born on April 11, 1750 and died in 1799 at the age of 48. She married Levi Dikeman, son of Frederick Dikeman and Ann ?, on February 9, 1774 in Redding, Fairfield, CT. He was born on April 13, 1750 in Redding, Fairfield, CT and died on May 2, 1835 in Wilton, Fairfield, CT at the age of 85.
Children of Rebecca Lines and Levi Dikeman:
- Samuel Dikeman (1774–1775)
- Anne Dikeman (1776–1804)
- Zalmon Dikeman (1777–1778)
- Sturges Dikeman (1780–1791)
- Rebecca Dikeman (1782–1783)
- Levi Dikeman (1784–1785)
- Clarey Dikeman (1787–1807)
- Esther Dikeman (1789–1790)
- Polly Dikeman (1792–1793)
- Aaron Dikeman (1796–1797)
- Generation 3back to top
Anne Dikeman, daughter of Levi Dikeman and Rebecca Lines, was born on April 7, 1776 in Redding, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 27. She married Ammon Shepard, son of James Shepard and Ana Merritt, about 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born on June 24, 1774 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 29.
Children of Anne Dikeman and Ammon Shepard:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
| Shared note | !The Families of Old Fairfield, D.L. Jacobus. !Families of Ancient New Haven, D.L. Jacobus. He lived a few years in Stamford, but before 1755 rem. to Redding. |