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Josiah Jonas Smith 1780–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Feb 1852

Death Location: Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Sarah Snyder

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Todd

Children(s): Mary Beard

Josiah Jonas Smith was born in 1780 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA, the child of John Archibald Smith And Sarah Snyder. Josiah Jonas Smith married Elizabeth Betsy Todd, and had children including Mary Beard. Josiah Jonas Smith passed away in 1852 in Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Jonas Smith was born in 1780 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA, the child of John Archibald Smith And Sarah Snyder.
  • Josiah Jonas Smith married Elizabeth Betsy Todd, and had children including Mary Beard.
  • Josiah Jonas Smith passed away in 1852 in Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Smith's Ancestors

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Josiah Smith
1780–1852
Birth Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Archibald Smith
1742–1814
Passaic, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Snyder
1751–1823
New Jersey, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Christopher Snyder
1720–1797
Tinnen, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Germany
Anna (Eva) Linck
1737–1823
Germantown, Columbia, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Lincken
1715–1788
Anna Schmidt
1715–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Smith's Descendants

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Josiah (Jonas) Smith (1780–03 Feb 1852) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Todd (1 February 1783–18 Apr 1861)
  1. 1. Mary Beard 1824–1896 m. Joseph Beard 1822–1897
    1. 1. Betsy Beard 1847– m. Abe Moore 1835–
      1. 1. Dora Lovelace 1863–1938 m. Buck Dixon 1856–1928
        1. 1. Willie (Mae) Dixon 1882–1924 m. Needham Taylor 1877–1946
        2. 2. George Taylor 1899–
        3. 3. Loula Lovelace 1889–
    2. 2. William Beard 1842–
    3. 3. Josiah Beard 1844–
    4. 4. David Beard 1849–
    5. 5. John (L) Beard 1851–
    6. 6. Lacy Beard 1855–
    7. 7. Sally Beard 1858–
    8. 8. Jesse (R) Beard 1859–

Josiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Josiah Jonas Smith in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
1852
03 Feb 1852
Age 72
Death of Josiah Jonas Smith in Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Capushine, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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