# Lydia Boggs — Betty Zane character guide

> Lydia Boggs in Betty Zane by Zane Grey.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Lydia, Boggs

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Snapshot

A young woman of the fort and friend to Betty, she shares in the small joys and mounting fears of frontier life.

## Who they are

Lydia moves through the settlement's social world as a companion to Betty and the daughter of Captain Boggs, part of the tight circle of families bound together inside the stockade. Her friendship with Betty offers warmth and normalcy against the backdrop of raids and alarms, a reminder of what the settlers are protecting. She matters as one of the young women whose lives and romances give the early story its human stakes.

## Relationships

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_friendship_

Betty and Lydia are close female friends, sharing confidences and supporting each other in frontier life.

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_friendship_

Betty and Lydia are close female friends, sharing confidences and supporting each other in frontier life.

### [Betty Zane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/characters/betty_zane)

_friendship_

Betty and Lydia are close female friends, sharing confidences and supporting each other in frontier life.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/ii)

Advises Betty on frontier manners; present at the fort.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/betty_zane_se/chapters/iii)

Serves as maid of honor alongside Betty at the wedding; advises Betty on frontier customs.

## Links

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