Lydia Ann Hayward

1835 - 1939  (104 years)

• Name	Lydia Ann Hayward
  Birth	1 Oct 1835	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  Gender	Female
  Census	11 Sep 1850	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; age 15, born MA, living with parents
  Census	1855	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; Lydia Hayward, age 20, born MA, living with in sister Caroline's house.
  Census	20 Jul 1860	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; Lydia Isbell, age 25, born MA, living with parents
  Census	1 May 1865	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; Lydia Hayward, age 30, born MA, teacher, living with mother
  Census	3 Aug 1870	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; Lydia Isbell, age 35, born MA, school teacher
  Census	8 Jun 1880	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; Lydia Isbell, age 40, born MA, widowed, living with mother
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; age 64, widowed, born Oct 1835 in MA, 0/0 children living, parents born MA/VT, boarding with sister Harriet
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; age 76, born MA, single boarder, has own income, parents born MA/VT
  Census	6 Jan 1920	Boston, Suffolk, MA ; age 87, born MA, widowed roomer, parents born MA/VT
  Census	2 Apr 1930	Westford, Middlesex, MA ; age 96, born MA, widowed boarder
  Death	18 Oct 1939	Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
  Person ID	I946	Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Levi Fairbank Hayward,   b. 15 Apr 1796, Upton, Worcester, MA d. 7 Jan 1862, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Jane Avery,   b. 25 Mar 1797, Pittsford, Rutland, VT d. 30 Jul 1881, Boston, Suffolk, MA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oliver Church Isbell,   b. 12 Nov 1827, Lenox, Berkshire, MA d. 28 May 1907, Brooklyn, Kings, NY (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1856	Boston, Suffolk, MA
  Notes	from "The Boston Traveler", 26 Aug 1856 (genealogybank.com) MARRIAGES: August 25, by Rev. John P Robinson, Mr. Oliver Isbell, of Keokuck, Iowa, to Miss Lydia A, youngest daughter of Nathan Hayward, Esq, of Boston.
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2019

  
  

• Notes

  from "New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947" (ancestry.com) Lydia Ann Isbell, age 106y 0m 18d, a school teacher for 32 yrs, a resident of this city for 8 years, widowed, born Boston MA to Levi Fairbank Hayward b. Upton MA & Jane Avery b. Pittsford VT, died 18 Oct 1939 in Manchester, Hillsborough, NH of senility and generalized arteriosclerosis. from "The Boston Globe", 2 Oct 1934 (newspapers.com) Manchester, N.H., Oct 1 – MRs. Lydia Ann Isbell, Manchester's oldest resident, today reach the age of 101 years. In observance of her birthday a group of 14 of her intimate friends gathered at her home which was with Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Robinson, 677 Beach st. She received gifts of flowers and other mementos and a birthday cake graced her table, which she cut herself and distributed among her callers. Miss Isbell, still keen of intellect, led the conversation and chatted merely with the members of the company. She was born in Boston Oct 1, 1833, and for 30 years taught school in what was known as the Wells school, which occupied a site near the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her maiden name was Lydia Ann Hayward, and she made her home in Massachusetts until seven years ago when she came here. She said she recalls when a Tremont Street of Boston was a residential section and occupied by dwelling houses. from "The Montpelier Evening Argus", 19 Oct 1939 (newspapers.com) Mrs. Lydia Isbell, who died a day or so ago in Manchester, N.H., celebrated her one hundred and sixth birthday on October 1, and was a retired school teacher. She resided in Boston for 93 years, which may have accounted for her longevity.