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Josiah Smith 1766 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1766

Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont

Father: Benoni Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Hall

Spouse(s): Ruth Goodrich

Children(s): Elizabeth Smith

Josiah Smith was born in 1766 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Benoni Smith and Elizabeth Hall. Josiah Smith married Ruth Goodrich, and had children including Elizabeth Smith. Josiah Smith passed away in 1823 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont.

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Biography

  • Josiah Smith was born in 1766 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of Benoni Smith and Elizabeth Hall.
  • Josiah Smith married Ruth Goodrich, and had children including Elizabeth Smith.
  • Josiah Smith passed away in 1823 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benoni Smith
1740 – 1799
Birth Location: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Hall
1741 – 1788
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Goodrich
1760 – 1846
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1790 – 1885
Birth Location: Vermont
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Josiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Smith
1766 – 1823
Birth Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Parents
Benoni Smith
1740 – 1799
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Elizabeth Hall
1741 – 1788
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Benoni Smith
1724 – 1752
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Mary Taylor
1729 – 1793
Tinicum, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Henry Smith
1680 – 1743
Mary Adams
1681 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1641 – 1691
Elizabeth Turner
1647 – 1676
Jonathan Adams
1655 – 1714
Mary Ellis
1660 – 1717

Josiah Smith's Descendants

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Josiah Smith (15 Jan 1766 – 1823) m. Ruth Goodrich (1760 – 1846)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smith (1790 – 1885) m. Allen (Douglas) Blossom (1787 – )
    1. 1. Ira (J) Blossom (5 Sep 1832 – 5 May 1924) m. Julia (A) Marsh (1836 – 1922)
      1. 1. Eva Blosson (abt 1861 – )
      2. 2. Emma (Viola) Blossom (13 Oct 1864 – 2 May 1935) m. Sylvester (Clausen) Lovern m. Marcus (Michael) Lavalle (1840 – 6 Oct 1899) m. Christane Buttmann (abt 1855 – )
        1. 1. Paul (Trafford) Lavalle (1 Nov 1890 – 17 Aug 1913) m. Ruth Skaggs (abt 1893 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Willard) Blossom (abt 1867 – 22 Apr 1916)

Josiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1766
15 Jan 1766
Birth of Josiah Smith in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
1823
1823
Age 57
Death of Josiah Smith in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont
Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1766
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919
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