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Lt John Smith 1730–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Killed at Fort Vause

Father: Col. Washington)

Mother: Margaret Schoenhafter-Smith

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Lt John Smith was born in 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Col John L Smith Served Directly Under Col George Washington And Margaret Harrington Schoenhafter Smith. Lt John Smith passed away in 1756 in Killed at Fort Vause.

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Biography

  • Lt John Smith was born in 1730 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Col John L Smith Served Directly Under Col George Washington And Margaret Harrington Schoenhafter Smith.
  • Lt John Smith passed away in 1756 in Killed at Fort Vause.

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Lt Smith's Ancestors

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Lt Smith
1730–1756
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Col. John L Smith (Served Directly Under Col. George Washington)
1701–1783
England
Margaret (Harrington) Schoenhafter-Smith
1698–1774
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Dr. (George Elias) Smith
1672–1753
Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Dorothy (Elizabeth) Archar
1669–1732
Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Royal Carolina)
1648–1694
Barbara Atkins
1645–1687
John (Archer)
1650–1697
Ann Hillgrove-Archar
1652–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Smith
1611–1666
Joan Atkins
1630–1694
Aaron Atkins
1624–1670
Joan Smith
1630–1694
Richard Archarie
1612–1664
Ann Whittaker
1615–1683

Lt Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Lt John Smith in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1756
1756
Age 26
Death of Lt John Smith in Killed at Fort Vause
Killed at Fort Vause

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Killed at Fort Vause

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