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Jay Smith 1870–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1870

Birth Location: Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA

Death Date: 31 July 1964

Death Location: Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA

Father: Simon Smith

Mother: Charlotte Dillenbeck

Spouse(s): Rena Meeks

Children(s): Jay Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Charlotte Smith, Harry Smith, Elizabeth Day

Jay Smith was born in 1870 in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA, the child of Simon Smith And Charlotte Dillenbeck. Jay Smith married Rena Belle Meeks, and had children including Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith Day, Harry Smith, Jay Arthur Smith. Jay Smith passed away in 1964 in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Jay Smith was born in 1870 in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA, the child of Simon Smith And Charlotte Dillenbeck.
  • Jay Smith married Rena Belle Meeks, and had children including Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith Day, Harry Smith, Jay Arthur Smith.
  • Jay Smith passed away in 1964 in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon Smith
1844–1927
Birth Location: Howard, Steuben, New York, USA
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Charlotte Dillenbeck
1846–1908
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Rena Meeks
1870–1931
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Jay Smith
1912–1996
Birth Location: Howard, Steuben, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
1898–
Birth Location: United States
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Charlotte Smith
1901–
Birth Location: United States
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Harry Smith
1901–1989
Birth Location: Steuben, New York, United States
HS
Elizabeth Day
1898–1993
Birth Location: Avoca, Steuben, New York, United States
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Jay Smith's Ancestors

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Jay Smith
1870–1964
Birth Place: Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA
Parents
Simon Smith
1844–1927
Howard, Steuben, New York, USA
Charlotte Dillenbeck
1846–1908
New York
Grandparents
Peter Smith
1814–1872
Howard, Steuben, New York, USA
Catherine VanDusen
1820–1844
Manheim, Herkimer, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simon Deusen
1793–1869
Mary Timmerman
1799–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Deusen
1755–1832
Neeltje Antwerp
1756–1833

Jay Smith's Descendants

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Jay Smith (9 March 1870–31 July 1964) m. Rena (Belle) Meeks (Dec 1870–25 Jan 1931)
  1. 1. Jay (Arthur) Smith 1912–1996 m. Ida (Unada) Rynders 1916–1993
    1. 1. Joan (Marie) Smith 1942–2003
  2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1898–
  3. 3. Charlotte Smith 1901–
  4. 4. Harry Smith 1901–1989
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Smith) Day 1898–1993

Jay Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1870
9 March 1870
Birth of Jay Smith in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA
Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA
1964
31 July 1964
Age 94
Death of Jay Smith in Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA
Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1870
    Event Place: Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 July 1964
    Event Place: Howard, Steuben County, New York, USA
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