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- Was married 1st to Alonzo Phillips, 2nd to Silas S. Farmer in 1860.
Note: Obituary, dated September 3, 1895, states her date of death was July 30, 1895. Not sure why the obituary was printed over a month after her death.
Obituary - Jefferson County Journal, September 3, 1895
LAVINIA PHILLIPS FARMER
Lavinia Phillips Farmer was born in Middletown, VT., Feb. 26, 1814 and died July 30th, 1895. She moved into this state with her parents when three years of age. At the age of 15 she was converted at the M. E. Church at Belleville, being baptised by Rev M E Cook. She was a great Bible student. At age 17 years she was married to Alonzo Phillips of Rural Hill, with whom she lived until his death in 1858. She was the mother of ten children from this union, all of whom lived to adult age, except one. Four of the children survive her - Mrs. N. B. Squires, Martin and Millard Phillips and Mrs. Milo Tifft. In 1860 she was again married to Silas Farmer of Lorraine and lived there with him until 1884, when she came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Tifft, where she remained until her death. Her funeral was largely attended by her neighbors and friends.
She lived a consistent Christian life and her life was spent where she could do the most good, comforting the sad and lonely, sympathizing with the afflicted and smoothing the pillow of the sick and dying, always pleasant and patient. She was buried at Woodside. Thus a sweet and noble life has gone out. She leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss.
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1814 - 1895 (81 years)