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Elijah Smith 1755–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 August 1755

Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 11 March 1835

Death Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Hannah Hunt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Laughlin

Children(s): Nathaniel Smith, Burton Smith, Christiana Smith, Cynthia Smith, Elijah Smith, Elijah Smith, Elizabeth Smith, James Smith, Mary Smith, Thomas Smith, Virginia Smith, William Smith, James Litton, William Litton

Elijah Smith was born in 1755 in Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Smith And Hannah Elizabeth Hunt. Elijah Smith married Elizabeth Litton Laughlin, Lucrecy Jones, and had children including Burton Litton Smith, Christiana Smith, Cynthia Ann Duncan Smith, Elijah Smith, Elizabeth Smith, James Litton Smith, James T Litton, Mary Jane Smith, Nathaniel James Smith, Thomas Hunt Smith, Virginia Jane Smith, William A Smith, William Oliver Litton. Elijah Smith passed away in 1835 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Smith was born in 1755 in Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Smith And Hannah Elizabeth Hunt.
  • Elijah Smith married Elizabeth Litton Laughlin, Lucrecy Jones, and had children including Burton Litton Smith, Christiana Smith, Cynthia Ann Duncan Smith, Elijah Smith, Elizabeth Smith, James Litton Smith, James T Litton, Mary Jane Smith, Nathaniel James Smith, Thomas Hunt Smith, Virginia Jane Smith, William A Smith, William Oliver Litton.
  • Elijah Smith passed away in 1835 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1703–1770
Birth Location: Maiden Head, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Hannah Hunt
1709–1759
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
HH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Laughlin
1757–1828
Birth Location: Black Fort, Virginia, USA
EL

Children(s)

Nathaniel Smith
1781–1862
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
NS
Burton Smith
1793–1850
Birth Location: VA, Virginia, USA
BS
Christiana Smith
1797–
Birth Location: –
CS
Cynthia Smith
1803–1880
Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
CS
Elijah Smith
1791–
Birth Location: –
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Elijah Smith
1785–1869
Birth Location: Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1788–1879
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
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James Smith
1828–1918
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
JS
Mary Smith
1835–1917
Birth Location: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
MS
Thomas Smith
1786–1856
Birth Location: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
TS
Virginia Smith
1783–1853
Birth Location: Elk Garden, Washington, Virginia, USA
VS
William Smith
1832–
Birth Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
WS
James Litton
1778–1854
Birth Location: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, USA
JL
William Litton
1775–1800
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
WL

Elijah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Smith
1755–1835
Birth Place: Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Thomas Smith
1703–1770
Maiden Head, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Hunt
1709–1759
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
Edward Hunt
1652–1716
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Elizabeth Hazard
1660–1747
Queens, Livingston, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Hunt
1613–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Smith's Descendants

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Elijah Smith (13 August 1755–11 March 1835) m. Elizabeth (Litton) Laughlin (7 May 1757–15 May 1828)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (James) Smith 1781–1862 m. Charlotta White 1785–1872
    1. 1. Dempsey Smith 1816–1896 m. Judith Prewitt 1820–1852 m. Jane Inman 1814–
      1. 1. Sarah (J "Sally") Smith 1845–1917 m. Milton Goins 1846–
        1. 1. Judy (Elizabeth) Goins 1868– m. George (Washington) Jones 1867–1927
        2. 2. Mary (J.) Goins 1865–
        3. 3. Dempsy Goins 1872–
        4. 4. Lucindy Goins 1874–
        5. 5. John (C) Goins 1877–
        6. 6. Simon (C) Goins 1880–
        7. 7. Sarah (S) Goins 1883–1973
        8. 8. Milt (J) Goins 1886–1949
        9. 9. William (Bluford) Goins 1888–1938
      2. 2. Nathaniel ("Thanny") Smith 1839–1927 m. Hannah (Samaritan) Mayfield 1839–
        1. 1. G. (W.) Smith 1860– m. Virginia Richmond 1868–
        2. 2. Judy (A.) Smith 1864–
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Smith 1866– m. James (Melton) Durham 1869–
        4. 4. I. (M.) Smith 1868–
        5. 5. Justine (L.) Smith 1870–
        6. 6. Dempsey (C.) Smith 1871–1954 m. Nettie Haley 1877–
        7. 7. Nathaniel (Franklin) Smith 1873–1956 m. Nancy (J) Prewitt 1882–
        8. 8. Martha Smith 1877–
        9. 9. Mary Smith 1880–
        10. 10. Leyer (M.) Smith 1863–1935 m. G (W) Meadors 1855–
      3. 3. Jane Smith 1849–1853
      4. 4. James Smith 1853–
      5. 5. John Smith 1844–1928 m. Elizabeth Wyatt 1848–1928 m. Sallie Meadors 1860–1915
        1. 1. William (Blueford) Smith 1874–1946 m. Nearl Strunk 1894–1990 m. Margaret Inman 1878–1905
        2. 2. Margret Smith 1866–1944
        3. 3. Louis Smith 1869–
        4. 4. J. (L.) Smith 1872–
        5. 5. Luranda Smith 1877–
        6. 6. Charles Smith 1879–
        7. 7. Joseph Smith 1879–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Smith 1890–
        9. 9. Lamar Smith 1895–
        10. 10. Minie (F) Smith 1882–
        11. 11. John Smith 1888–
      6. 6. Polly Smith 1841–
      7. 7. Leucas Smith 1850–1905
      8. 8. Mary Smith 1844–
    2. 2. Elijah Smith 1813–1860
    3. 3. James Smith 1811–1892
    4. 4. John (Speed) Smith 1808–1893
    5. 5. Mary Smith 1813–1838
    6. 6. Nathaniel (James) Smith 1825–1859
  2. 2. Burton (Litton) Smith 1793–1850
  3. 3. Christiana Smith 1797–
  4. 4. Cynthia (Ann Duncan) Smith 1803–1880
  5. 5. Elijah Smith 1791–
  6. 6. Elijah Smith 1785–1869
  7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1788–1879
  8. 8. James (Litton) Smith 1828–1918
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Smith 1835–1917
  10. 10. Thomas (Hunt) Smith 1786–1856
  11. 11. Virginia (Jane) Smith 1783–1853
  12. 12. William (A) Smith 1832–
  13. 13. James (T) Litton 1778–1854
  14. 14. William (Oliver) Litton 1775–1800

Elijah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1755
13 August 1755
Birth of Elijah Smith in Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA
Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA
1835
11 March 1835
Age 80
Death of Elijah Smith in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 August 1755
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, Hunterton, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 March 1835
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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