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Jacob Smith 1762 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1762

Birth Location: Albany, New York, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1837

Death Location: North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada

Father: Johann Schmidt

Mother: Maria KRAFFT

Spouse(s): Elisabetha Fretz

Children(s): Margaret Smith

Jacob Smith was born in 1762 in Albany, New York, USA, the child of Johann Jacob Schmidt and Maria Barbara KRAFFT. Jacob Smith married Elisabetha Margaretha Fretz, and had children including Margaret Smith. Jacob Smith passed away in 1837 in North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jacob Smith was born in 1762 in Albany, New York, USA, the child of Johann Jacob Schmidt and Maria Barbara KRAFFT.
  • Jacob Smith married Elisabetha Margaretha Fretz, and had children including Margaret Smith.
  • Jacob Smith passed away in 1837 in North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johann Schmidt
1726 – 1790
Birth Location: Affalterbach, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Maria KRAFFT
1736 – 1790
Birth Location: Staatsburg, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elisabetha Fretz
1769 –
Birth Location: Sprantal, Baden, Preußen, Deutschland (Germany)
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Children(s)

Margaret Smith
1793 – 1831
Birth Location: Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox Addington County, Ontario, Canada
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Jacob Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Smith
1762 – 1837
Birth Place: Albany, New York, USA
Parents
Johann Jacob Schmidt
1726 – 1790
Affalterbach, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Barbara) KRAFFT
1736 – 1790
Staatsburg, Dutchess, New York, United States
Grandparents
Hans (Jerg) Schmid\Schmitt
1699 – 1735
Holzgerlingen, Boblingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Regina Mutschler*?
1699 – 1754
Affalterbach, Forchheim, Bayern, Germany
*Matthias ((Mathias)) Krafft
1701 – 1745
Elsenz, Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Barbara Kopeche
1701 – 1741
Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York
Great-Grandparents
Hans (Schmidt)
1672 – 1706
Anna Engler
1668 – 1740
Jerg MUTSCHLER
1650 – 1710
Johann KRAFFT
1668 – 1731
Heinrich Krafft
Margaretha
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friederich Engler
1633 – 1689
Anna Schober
1641 – 1678

Jacob Smith's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Smith (07 Aug 1762 – 22 May 1837) m. Elisabetha (Margaretha) Fretz (14 Juli 1769 – )
  1. 1. Margaret Smith (19 Sep 1793 – 11 Jan 1831) m. Matthew (B.) GERMAN (13 Jan 1796 – 16 Jan 1860)
    1. 1. William (Wesley) German (1823 – 8 Oct 1906) m. Charlotte (Ann) Herrington (1824 – )
      1. 1. John (Grover) German (27 Nov 1845 – 3 May 1895) m. Henrietta (Adelia) Hayes (15 Sep 1849 – )
        1. 1. George (Grover) German (1877 – 11 Dec 1936) m. Eloise (Sally) Luther (May 1883 – 28 March 1961)

Jacob Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1762
07 Aug 1762
Birth of Jacob Smith in Albany, New York, USA
Albany, New York, USA
1837
22 May 1837
Age 75
Death of Jacob Smith in North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada
North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1762
    Event Place: Albany, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1837
    Event Place: North Fredericksburgh, 1654314, Ontario, Canada
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