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Esther "Hester" Smith 1648 – 1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,

Death Date: 4 Oct 1725

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,

Father: Richard Smith

Mother: Mary Weed

Spouse(s): John Strickland, John Strickland

Children(s): Jonah Strickland

Esther "Hester" Smith was born in 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,, the child of Richard Smith and Mary Weed. Esther "Hester" Smith married John Strickland, John Strickland, and had children including Jonah Sr Strickland. Esther "Hester" Smith passed away in 1725 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,.

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Biography

  • Esther "Hester" Smith was born in 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,, the child of Richard Smith and Mary Weed.
  • Esther "Hester" Smith married John Strickland, John Strickland, and had children including Jonah Sr Strickland.
  • Esther "Hester" Smith passed away in 1725 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Smith
1617 – 1690
Birth Location: England, Great Britain
RS
Mary Weed
1618 – 1704
Birth Location: England, Great Britain
MW

Spouses(s)

John Strickland
Birth Location: –
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John Strickland
1648 –
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Jonah Strickland
1685 – 1777
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Esther Smith's Ancestors

Self
Esther Smith
1648 – 1725
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
Parents
Richard Smith
1617 – 1690
England, Great Britain
Mary Weed
1618 – 1704
England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Richard Smith
Rebecca (Buswell of) Husbands*
1592 – 1668
Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1555 –
Sarah Moore
1575 – 1655
Roger Buswell
1545 – 1609
Margaret Bosworth*
1550 – 1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Smith's Descendants

1.
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Esther ("Hester") Smith (1648 – 4 Oct 1725) m. John Strickland m. John Strickland (14 February 1648 – )
  1. 1. Jonah (Sr) Strickland (2 Feb 1685 – Jul 1777) m. Martha Hubbard (3 Jan 1692 – Jul 1777)
    1. 1. Esther Strickland (4 Apr 1719 – 21 May 1761) m. Simon DeWolf (8 MAR 1719 – 17 Jan 1762)
      1. 1. Mary (1764 – 4/23/1834) m. Daniel Sizer (1754 – 3/24/1826)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Sizer (9/13/1791 – 6/13/1863) m. Benjamin Brown (1/5/1790 – 11/9/1857)

Esther Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Esther "Hester" Smith in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
1725
4 Oct 1725
Age 77
Death of Esther "Hester" Smith in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1725
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,
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