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Adam Smith 1723–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1723

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 17 July 1790

Death Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Adam Smythe

Mother: Margaret Douglas

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Adam Smith

The story of Adam Smith began in 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Adam Smith had children including Adam Smith. Adam Smith passed away in 1790 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Adam Smith began in 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
  • Adam Smith had children including Adam Smith.
  • Adam Smith passed away in 1790 in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Adam Smith's Ancestors

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Adam Smith
1723–1790
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Adam Smith \ Smythe
1700–1723
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Douglas
1700–1776
Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Douglas
1664–1706
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Smith's Descendants

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Adam Smith (5 Jun 1723–17 July 1790)
  1. 1. Adam Smith 1740–1820
    1. 1. Barbara Smith 1759–1836
      1. 1. Catharine (Dersham) Keen 1780–1862
        1. 1. Catherine (Margaret) KEEN 1801–1886

Adam Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1723
5 Jun 1723
Birth of Adam Smith in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1790
17 July 1790
Age 67
Death of Adam Smith in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1723
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 July 1790
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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