Lydia Richardson Currier (maiden name: Melvin) was born on October 20, 1806, in New Hampshire to John Melvin and Susanna Sargeant. She married David Currier on November 30, 1826, and they had at least nine children: Julia, born on September 4, 1827; Mary, born on October 20, 1829; George, born around 1834; Susan, born around 1836; Edward, born around 1838; Harriet, born around 1839; John, born on September 19, 1842; Ellen, born around 1844; and David, born around 1848. They lived in Auburn, New Hampshire, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $6,000 of real estate. They moved to Derry, New Hampshire, in the 1850s, and her husband worked as a bank cashier there. By 1860, they owned $4,000 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $5,000 of real estate and $10,000 of personal property. Her husband died on January 27, 1875, and she passed away in Eden, Iowa, on August 31, 1888.

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