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Absalom Smith 1823–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1823

Birth Location: Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: Aaron Smith

Mother: Nancy Clark

Spouse(s): Sarah Cullison

Children(s): Harriet Libby, Charles Smith, James Smith, Martha Rigdon, Mary Waterman

Absalom Smith was born in 1823 in Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America, the child of Aaron Smith And Nancy Clark. Absalom Smith married Sarah Cullison, and had children including Charles Moses Smith, Harriet Ann Libby, James Arthur Smith, Martha Jane Rigdon, Mary Ellen Waterman. Absalom Smith passed away in 1876 in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Absalom Smith was born in 1823 in Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America, the child of Aaron Smith And Nancy Clark.
  • Absalom Smith married Sarah Cullison, and had children including Charles Moses Smith, Harriet Ann Libby, James Arthur Smith, Martha Jane Rigdon, Mary Ellen Waterman.
  • Absalom Smith passed away in 1876 in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Absalom Smith's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Smith
1823–1876
Birth Place: Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Aaron Smith
1789–1865
Dutchess, New York, United States
Nancy Clark
1803–1879
Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Absalom SMITH
1770–1840
Margret Nusbaum
1777–1859
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Smith's Descendants

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Absalom Smith (5 Aug 1823–1876) m. Sarah Cullison (5 March 1829–17 September 1910)
  1. 1. Harriet (Ann) Libby 1865–1890
  2. 2. Charles (Moses) Smith 1862–1936 m. Fae Palmer 1884–1948 m. Evaline Smith 1867–1901
    1. 1. Charles (Moses Smith) Jr 1913–1984
    2. 2. Lucile (Fae) Thurston 1908–1990
    3. 3. William (Edward) Smith 1889–1971 m. Georgiana (Belle) Smith 1890–1955
      1. 1. Benjamin (Looney) Smith 1917–2012
      2. 2. William (Edward Smith) Jr 1910–1989
      3. 3. Everett (Franklin) Smith 1918–1990
      4. 4. Josephine (Evelyn) Beale 1922–2014
  3. 3. James (Arthur) Smith 1860–1929
  4. 4. Martha (Jane) Rigdon 1857–1944
  5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Waterman 1851–1884

Absalom Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1823
5 Aug 1823
Birth of Absalom Smith in Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America
Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America
1876
22 Apr 1876
Age 53
Death of Absalom Smith in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
1876
1876
Age 53
Burial of Absalom Smith in Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1823
    Event Place: Catskill, Greene County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S., Death Records, Willamette Valley Genealogical Society; Salem, Oregon; Death, Burial, and Obituary Collection
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S., Death Records, Willamette Valley Genealogical Society; Salem, Oregon; Death, Burial, and Obituary Collection
    [2] Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Biography Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Willamette Valley, Oregon, U.S., Death Records, Willamette Valley Genealogical Society; Salem, Oregon; Death, Burial, and Obituary Collection
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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