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Jacob Smith 1789 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1789

Birth Location: Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 May 1879

Death Location: North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada

Father: Jacob SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth Fretts

Spouse(s): Maria Link

Children(s): Elias Smith

Jacob Smith was born in 1789 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada, the child of Jacob SMITH and Elizabeth Fretts. Jacob Smith married Maria Magdalena Link, and had children including Elias Martin Smith. Jacob Smith passed away in 1879 in North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jacob Smith was born in 1789 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada, the child of Jacob SMITH and Elizabeth Fretts.
  • Jacob Smith married Maria Magdalena Link, and had children including Elias Martin Smith.
  • Jacob Smith passed away in 1879 in North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob SMITH
1762 – 1837
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, United States
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Elizabeth Fretts
1780 –
Birth Location: Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Maria Link
1792 – 1870
Birth Location: Storomont, Dundas Glengarry, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Elias Smith
1825 –
Birth Location: North Fredericksburgh,Lennox Addington,Ontario,Canada
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Jacob Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Smith
1789 – 1879
Birth Place: Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Jacob SMITH
1762 – 1837
Albany, Albany, New York, United States
Elizabeth Fretts
1780 –
Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Johann (Jacob) Schmidt
1726 – 1790
Affalterbach, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Barbara) Krafft
1730 – 1790
Staatsburg, Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hans Schmid\Schmitt
1699 – 1735
Regina Mutschler
1689 – 1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans (Schmidt)
1672 – 1706
Anna Engler
1668 – 1740
Jerg Mutschler
1650 –

Jacob Smith's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Smith (12 Apr 1789 – 25 May 1879) m. Maria (Magdalena) Link (24 Jun 1792 – 12 Jan 1870)
  1. 1. Elias (Martin) Smith (1825-08-23 – ) m. Louisa Canfield (1836 – 1910)
    1. 1. Nettie (A) Smith (abt 1867 – ) m. Lewis (M) Gordanier (abt 1866 – 8 May 1900)
      1. 1. Frank (Lewis "Elton") Gordanier (6 Feb 1891 – 29 Oct 1975) m. Lois (Anna "Annie" "Aloaze") McMillan (8 Jun 1901 – 25 Mar 1973)
        1. 1. Robert (Derek) gordanier (9 Jul 1932 – 19 May 1984) m. patricia duvall m. Joan (Noella) Desjardins (25 Dec 1932 – Sep 10 2024)

Jacob Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1789
12 Apr 1789
Birth of Jacob Smith in Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
1879
25 May 1879
Age 90
Death of Jacob Smith in North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1789
    Event Place: Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1879
    Event Place: North Fredericksburgh, Lennox Addington, Ontario, Canada
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