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Josiah Smith 1811 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1811

Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Preston Co., West Virginia

Father: Jacob (Smith)

Mother: Deborah Wellington

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Children(s):

Josiah Smith was born in 1811 in Preston Co., West Virginia, the child of Jacob Schmidt (Smith) and Deborah Wellington. Josiah Smith passed away in 1899 in Preston Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Josiah Smith was born in 1811 in Preston Co., West Virginia, the child of Jacob Schmidt (Smith) and Deborah Wellington.
  • Josiah Smith passed away in 1899 in Preston Co., West Virginia.

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Josiah Smith's Ancestors

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Josiah Smith
1811 – 1899
Birth Place: Preston Co., West Virginia
Parents
Jacob Schmidt (Smith)
1764 – 1860
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Deborah Wellington
1782 – 1860
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Heirich Schmidt) Smith
1741 – 1835
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Maria (Barbara Loesch) Hinson
1744 – 1827
Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1688 – 1765
Catherine Schaeffer
1719 – 1769
Johann Loesch
1699 – 1790
Anna Walborn
1700 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Walborn
1666 – 1741
ANNA TPFONY)
1668 – 1768

Josiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1811
12 Oct 1811
Birth of Josiah Smith in Preston Co., West Virginia
Preston Co., West Virginia
1899
1899
Age 88
Death of Josiah Smith in Preston Co., West Virginia
Preston Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Preston Co., West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Preston Co., West Virginia

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