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Benjamin F Smith 1830 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: , Clay, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, United States

Father: Benjamin Smith

Mother: Celia Hall

Spouse(s): Celia Hall

Children(s): Palestine Smith

Benjamin F Smith was born in 1830 in , Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Smith and Celia Smith Hall. Benjamin F Smith married Celia "Cecelia" "Cella" Hall, and had children including Palestine "Pallis" Pallastine Smith. Benjamin F Smith passed away in 1880 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin F Smith was born in 1830 in , Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Smith and Celia Smith Hall.
  • Benjamin F Smith married Celia "Cecelia" "Cella" Hall, and had children including Palestine "Pallis" Pallastine Smith.
  • Benjamin F Smith passed away in 1880 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Smith
1780 – 1859
Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
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Celia Hall
1787 – 1859
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Celia Hall
1787 – 1845
Birth Location: Virginia or North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Palestine Smith
1836 –
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Smith's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Smith
1830 – 1880
Birth Place: , Clay, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Smith
1780 – 1859
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Celia (Smith) Hall
1787 – 1859
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1750 – 1828
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Eunice (Nancy Lewis) Smith
1753 – 1827
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Ally (Gabriella “Gabby”) Long
1749 – 1820
Prince George, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smythe
1720 – 1797
Eleanor Davis
1712 – 1830
Elias Lewis
1730 – 1814
Susannah REYNOLDS
1726 – 1824
Gabriel Long
1730 – 1797
Mary MacQuinney\Long
1730 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitfield
1691 – 1777
Elizabeth Smith
1702 – 1765
Thomas Davis
1696 – 1749
Lydia Chase
1696 – 1769
Daniel Lewis
1705 – 1740
Martha Prosser
1704 – 1804
Zaccheus Maxson
1686 – 1758
Susannah Reynolds
1706 – 1774
Bromfield Long
1700 – 1778
Sarah Brown
1708 – 1778
Colonel Carolina
1673 – 1739
Mary Exum
1678 – 1737

Benjamin Smith's Descendants

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Benjamin (F) Smith (1830 – 1880) m. Celia ("Cecelia" "Cella") Hall (abt 1787 – abt 1845)
  1. 1. Palestine ("Pallis" Pallastine) Smith (Jan 1836 – )
    1. 1. Robert Smith (1868 – 1964) m. Cordelia BINGHAM (1867 – 1950)
      1. 1. Christopher Smith (1908 – 1934) m. Myrtle Baker (8 Mar 1908 – Nov 1992)
        1. 1. Gilbert Smith (1928 – 2016) m. Ella (Mae) Combs (1933 – 1993)

Benjamin Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of Benjamin F Smith in , Clay, Kentucky, USA
, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 50
Death of Benjamin F Smith in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: , Clay, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
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