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Josiah Smith 1817 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 5 Apr 1893

Death Location: Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Father: Levi Smith

Mother: Louisa Smith

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The story of Josiah Smith began in 1817 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Josiah Smith passed away in 1893 in Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Smith began in 1817 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
  • Josiah Smith passed away in 1893 in Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.

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Josiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Smith
1817 – 1893
Birth Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Levi Smith
1780 – 1845
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Louisa (Atwater) Smith
1784 – 1868
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Smith
1757 – 1833
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut
Thankful Hitchcock
1761 – 1829
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Samuel Atwater
1739 – 1788
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Bristol
1745 – 1826
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Smith
1728 – 1804
Lois Kellogg
1736 – 1796
Jason Hitchcock
1718 – 1802
Thankfull Hitchcock
Ebenezer Atwater
1709 – 1758
Jane Andrews
1718 – 1806
Joanna Parker
1723 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1693 – 1738
Martha Tuttle
1694 – 1734
Benjamin Kellogg
1704 – 1749
Elizabeth Curtis
1707 – 1781
John Andrews
1673 – 1736

Josiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1817
19 Dec 1817
Birth of Josiah Smith in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1893
5 Apr 1893
Age 76
Death of Josiah Smith in Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Orwell, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States

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