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Deacon Joseph Smith I 1711–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 22 Apr 1790

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

Father: Benjamin SMITH

Mother: Hannah Benton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cone

Children(s): Joseph II

Deacon Joseph Smith I was born in 1711 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Benjamin Smith And Hannah Benton. Deacon Joseph Smith I married Elizabeth Cone, and had children including Joseph Smith Ii. Deacon Joseph Smith I passed away in 1790 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Joseph Smith I was born in 1711 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Benjamin Smith And Hannah Benton.
  • Deacon Joseph Smith I married Elizabeth Cone, and had children including Joseph Smith Ii.
  • Deacon Joseph Smith I passed away in 1790 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Deacon I's Ancestors

Self
Deacon I
1711–1790
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Benjamin SMITH
1664–1763
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Benton
1679–1771
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Grandparents
Simon (Smith of) Haddam
1628–1687
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Andrew Benton
1653–1704
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Martha Spencer
1657–1703
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon I's Descendants

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Deacon (Joseph Smith) I (1711–22 Apr 1790) m. Elizabeth Cone (22 Jan 1712–22 Apr 1790)
  1. 1. Joseph (Smith) II 1741–1805 m. Eunice Drake 1740–1805
    1. 1. Eunice Smith 1773–1855 m. Frederick Wilcox 1771–1860
      1. 1. Joseph Wilcox 1798–1869 m. Melissa Abbott 1802–1853
        1. 1. Lavinia Wilcox 1817–1840 m. Araspus Paddock 1813–

Deacon I's Timeline

3 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Deacon Joseph Smith I in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1734
2 Jan 1734/5
Age 23
Deacon Joseph Smith I was married in Haddam
Haddam
1790
22 Apr 1790
Age 79
Death of Deacon Joseph Smith I in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1734/5
    Event Place: Haddam

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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