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Lt Christopher Merchant Smith 1674–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1674/5

Birth Location: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 15 Feb 1755

Death Location: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Edward Smith

Mother: Amphillis Angell

Spouse(s): Mary Stephens

Children(s): Christopher Jr., Elizabeth Smith

The story of Lt Christopher Merchant Smith began in 1674 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America. Lt Christopher Merchant Smith married Mary Stephens, and had children including Christopher Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith. Lt Christopher Merchant Smith passed away in 1755 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt Christopher Merchant Smith began in 1674 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
  • Lt Christopher Merchant Smith married Mary Stephens, and had children including Christopher Smith Jr, Elizabeth Smith.
  • Lt Christopher Merchant Smith passed away in 1755 in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Lt Smith's Ancestors

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Lt Smith
1674–1755
Birth Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Edward Smith
1643–1693
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonies
Amphillis (Mary) Angell
1636–1693
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Christopher (Smith) (Sergeant)
1593–1676
Stratford on Avon, Warwick, England, UK
Mary (Alice Honeychurch Gibbes) Smith
1604–1681
Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Angell
1618–1694
St, Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt Smith's Descendants

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Lt (Christopher Merchant) Smith (1674/5–15 Feb 1755) m. Mary Stephens (7 April 1679–21 Oct 1758)
  1. 1. Christopher (Smith) Jr. 1697–1781 m. Amity Harris 1697–1769
    1. 1. Mary Smith 1730–1794 m. Jeremiah Wilbur 1728–1753
      1. 1. Jeremiah Wilbur 1753–1813 m. Patience Harrington 1759–1807
        1. 1. Delilah Wilbur 1791–1876 m. Gurdon (Brown) Crocker 1793–1872
        2. 2. George (James) Wilbur 1786–1841
        3. 3. George Wilbur 1789–1807
        4. 4. Rheba Holden 1799–1831
        5. 5. William Wilbur 1783–1854 m. Elizabeth Smith 1783–1861
        6. 6. Joanna Wilber 1788–1860
        7. 7. Abigail Wilber 1784–1862
        8. 8. Patience Wilber 1793–1834
        9. 9. Chloe Wilbur 1793–1870
        10. 10. James Wilbur 1786–1841
    2. 2. Dorothy Smith 1727–1788
      1. 1. Priscilla Aldrich 1757–1790
        1. 1. Benjamin Tingley 1785–1850
  2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1700–1760
    1. 1. Capt. (Alexis Lemmons) Sr 1718–1786
      1. 1. John (B.) Lemmons 1740–1811
        1. 1. John (Lemmons) Jr 1772–1828

Lt Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1674
1674/5
Birth of Lt Christopher Merchant Smith in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1755
15 Feb 1755
Age 81
Death of Lt Christopher Merchant Smith in Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1674/5
    Event Place: Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1755
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

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