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Captain Asa Smith 1781–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1781

Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1858

Death Location: Moodus, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Matthew JR

Mother: ❤️Thankful Smith

Spouse(s): Mary Beckwith

Children(s): John Smith, Watrous Smith, Mary Barnard, Eliza Pratt, Darius Smith, George Smith, Antoinette Gilman, James Smith, Nehemiah Smith

Captain Asa Smith was born in 1781 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Matthew Smith Jr And Thankful Ackley Smith. In 1840, Captain Asa Smith resided in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Captain Asa Smith married Mary Brainerd Beckwith, and had children including Antoinette Gilman, Darius Brainard Smith, Eliza Ann Pratt, George Washington Smith, James Monroe Smith, John Cotton Smith, Mary Brainard Barnard, Nehemiah Smith, Watrous Beckwith Smith. Captain Asa Smith passed away in 1858 in Moodus, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain Asa Smith was born in 1781 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Matthew Smith Jr And Thankful Ackley Smith.
  • In 1840, Captain Asa Smith resided in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • Captain Asa Smith married Mary Brainerd Beckwith, and had children including Antoinette Gilman, Darius Brainard Smith, Eliza Ann Pratt, George Washington Smith, James Monroe Smith, John Cotton Smith, Mary Brainard Barnard, Nehemiah Smith, Watrous Beckwith Smith.
  • Captain Asa Smith passed away in 1858 in Moodus, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Captain Smith's Ancestors

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Captain Smith
1781–1858
Birth Place: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Matthew Smith JR
1740–1824
East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
❤️Thankful (Ackley) Smith
1740–1830
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1710–1797
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Smith
1714–1754
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Smith's Descendants

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Captain (Asa) Smith (28 Nov 1781–11 May 1858) m. Mary (Brainerd) Beckwith (1783–1842)
  1. 1. John (Cotton) Smith 1810–1870
  2. 2. Watrous (Beckwith) Smith 1803–1866
  3. 3. Mary (Brainard) Barnard 1805–1876
  4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Pratt 1808–1855
  5. 5. Darius (Brainard) Smith 1815–1899
  6. 6. George (Washington) Smith 1813–1890
  7. 7. Antoinette Gilman 1826–1879
  8. 8. James (Monroe) Smith 1821–1869
  9. 9. Nehemiah Smith 1819–1899

Captain Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1781
28 Nov 1781
Birth of Captain Asa Smith in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1840
1840
Age 59
Captain Asa Smith resided here in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1858
11 May 1858
Age 77
Death of Captain Asa Smith in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1781
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 114 : 1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Roll: 26; Page: 430; Family History Library Film: 0003020

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1858
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 114 : 1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moodus, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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