YourRoots by Genomelink
banner

Sign up to explore more

Create a free account to navigate family trees, view ancestors, and discover connections.

Joseph Smith 1655–1718

✓ Public Tree Person

What is a Public Tree Person?

A YourRoots Public Tree Person is a tree person based on aggregated data from family trees uploaded to the YourRoots network.

Our system scans the entire tree network and detects tree persons shared between multiple trees uploaded by different tree owners.

Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate Public Tree Person matching based on name, birth date/location, death date/location, and parents/descendants matching.

We regularly update our database to produce more Public Tree Persons.

Birth Date: August 25, 1655

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Death Date: September 2, 1718

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Stanley

Spouse(s): Lydia Bristol

Joseph Smith was born in 1655 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of William Smith And Elizabeth Stanley. Joseph Smith married Johanah Loomis, Lydia Bristol, and had children including Elizabeth 6 Smith, Experience Smith, Joanna Loomis Smith, Lydia Smith, Mary Smith, Mercy Smith, Ruth Smith, Susanna Smith, Thankful Smith. Joseph Smith passed away in 1718 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.

JS

Why This Is a Public Tree Person

This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.

Full name consistent across 5 independent trees
Birth year and location consistent across 5 trees
Death year and location consistent across 5 trees

Reliability Score

This score reflects the reliability of the source family tree. A high rating indicates a trustworthy source with strong data consistency.

Reliability Score:
A
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)

Verification checklist:

  • Record available
  • Descendant's record available
  • Star tree owner

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouse(s)

Children

Biography

Early Life

Joseph Smith was born in 1655 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, the child of William Smith And Elizabeth Stanley.

Family

Joseph Smith married Johanah Loomis, Lydia Bristol, and had children including Elizabeth 6 Smith, Experience Smith, Joanna Loomis Smith, Lydia Smith, Mary Smith, Mercy Smith, Ruth Smith, Susanna Smith, Thankful Smith.

Later Years

Joseph Smith passed away in 1718 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.

Sources

  1. 1
    Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
  2. 2
    Record Family Data Collection - Individual Records
  3. 3
    Marriage Records U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  4. 4
    Marriage Records U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  5. 5
    Record Public Member Trees
  6. 6
    Birth Records Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  7. 7
    Church Records Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
  8. 8
    Marriage Records Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  9. 9
    Marriage Records Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  10. 10
    Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
  11. 11
    Family Tree "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0
  12. 12
    Record Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

Life Timeline

1655
Born in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
1718
Died in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut

Related Records

+
Smith Genealogy Hub
Explore Smith genealogy

Found in 5 Family Trees

Each researcher's tree may show different family connections for this ancestor.