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Alta Smith 1872–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1872

Birth Location: Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Jan 1940

Death Location: Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Smith

Mother: Betsey Gates

Spouse(s): Leon Willsey

Children(s): Warren Willsey

Alta Smith was born in 1872 in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Smith And Betsey A Gates. Alta Smith married Leon Willsey, and had children including Warren Gilbert Willsey. Alta Smith passed away in 1940 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Alta Smith was born in 1872 in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America, the child of Gilbert Smith And Betsey A Gates.
  • Alta Smith married Leon Willsey, and had children including Warren Gilbert Willsey.
  • Alta Smith passed away in 1940 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America.

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Alta Smith's Ancestors

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Alta Smith
1872–1940
Birth Place: Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Gilbert Smith
1821–1899
Caroline, Tompkins, New York, USA
Betsey (A.) Gates
1836–1908
Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States
Grandparents
William (R) Smith
1798–1881
Freetown,Bristol,Massachusetts,USA
Mary (Ann "Polly") Vickery
1797–1876
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Smith
1770–1813
Cynthia Hathaway
1777–1855
William Vickery
1771–1857
Hannah King
1770–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Smith
1734–1795
Deliverance Cudworth
1738–1822

Alta Smith's Descendants

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Alta Smith (17 Jul 1872–15 Jan 1940) m. Leon Willsey (1870–1946)
  1. 1. Warren (Gilbert) Willsey 1895–1977 m. Charlotte (F) Wilcox 1895–1986
    1. 1. Elizabeth (May Willsey) Potter 1922–2003 m. Hobart (Lee) Potter 1921–2000

Alta Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1872
17 Jul 1872
Birth of Alta Smith in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
1940
15 Jan 1940
Age 68
Death of Alta Smith in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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