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Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith 1755–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1755

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 10 Jun 1816

Death Location: Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Margaret (Stevens)

Spouse(s): Abigail Adams

Children(s): Caroline Smith, John Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith

The story of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith began in 1755 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States. Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith married Abigail Amelia Nabby Adams, and had children including Caroline Smith, John Adams Smith, Thomas Hollis Smith, William Steuben Smith. Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith passed away in 1816 in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith began in 1755 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.
  • Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith married Abigail Amelia Nabby Adams, and had children including Caroline Smith, John Adams Smith, Thomas Hollis Smith, William Steuben Smith.
  • Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith passed away in 1816 in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA.

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Lieutenant Smith's Ancestors

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Lieutenant Smith
1755–1816
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
John Smith
1740–1821
Sherburne, Chenango, New York, USA
Margaret (Stephens) (Stevens)
1739–1812
Sherburne, Chenango, New York, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Captain (William) Smith
1697–1752
Buckinghamshire, England
Geertje (Charity) Bosch
1701–1742
New York City, New York, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lieutenant Smith's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel William Stephens) Smith (8 Nov 1755–10 Jun 1816) m. Abigail (Amelia "Nabby") Adams (14 Jul 1765–15 Aug 1813)
  1. 1. Caroline Smith 1784–1852
  2. 2. John (Adams) Smith 1788–1854
  3. 3. Thomas (Hollis) Smith 1790–1791
  4. 4. William (Steuben) Smith 1787–1850 m. Catharine (Maria Frances "Kitty") Johnson 1784–1869
    1. 1. John (George) Smith 1833–1901 m. Harriet (Ann) Wooley 1839–1910
    2. 2. Louisa (Catherine) Smith 1811–1812
    3. 3. Alexander (Sims) Smith 1824–1908
    4. 4. John (B) Smith 1817–1885
    5. 5. Caroline (Amelia) Smith 1814–1815
    6. 6. Hon. (Charles Francis) Smith 1807–1886
    7. 7. William (Stephens) Smith 1816–1803

Lieutenant Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1755
8 Nov 1755
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1755
8 Nov 1755
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1816
10 June 1816
Age 61
Death of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith in Lebanon, Madison County, New York, USA
Lebanon, Madison County, New York, USA
1816
10 Jun 1816
Age 61
Death of Lieutenant Colonel William Stephens Smith in Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA
Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1816
    Event Place: Lebanon, Madison County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1816
    Event Place: Lebanon, Madison, New York, USA

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