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Lydia Smith 1817–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1817

Birth Location: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 1887

Death Location: Bonneauville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Smith

Mother: Mary Foller

Spouse(s): Levi Gulden

Children(s): Caroline Kerrigan, Peter Goulden, Levi Golden, Jerome Golden, John Gulden, Samuel Gulden, Francis Goulden, Mary Gulden, Virgilius Golden, Alphonsus Gulden, Mary Gulden

The story of Lydia Smith began in 1817 in Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1850, Lydia Smith resided in Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Lydia Smith resided in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA. Lydia Smith married Levi Gulden, and had children including Alphonsus Stanislaus Gulden, Caroline Kerrigan, Francis Ignatius Goulden, Jerome Joseph Golden, John William Gulden, Levi Joseph Golden, Mary Josephine Gulden, Mary Louisa Anastasia Gulden, Peter Augustus Goulden, Samuel Augustine Gulden, Virgilius L Golden. Lydia Smith passed away in 1887 in Bonneauville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Smith began in 1817 in Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1850, Lydia Smith resided in Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Lydia Smith resided in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Lydia Smith married Levi Gulden, and had children including Alphonsus Stanislaus Gulden, Caroline Kerrigan, Francis Ignatius Goulden, Jerome Joseph Golden, John William Gulden, Levi Joseph Golden, Mary Josephine Gulden, Mary Louisa Anastasia Gulden, Peter Augustus Goulden, Samuel Augustine Gulden, Virgilius L Golden.
  • Lydia Smith passed away in 1887 in Bonneauville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1780–1853
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
JS
Mary Foller
1783–1833
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Levi Gulden
1814–1875
Birth Location: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
LG

Children(s)

Caroline Kerrigan
1840–1913
Birth Location: Mt Joy Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
CK
Peter Goulden
1857–1908
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
PG
Levi Golden
1855–1914
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LG
Jerome Golden
1843–1918
Birth Location: Bonneauville, Pennsylvania, USA
JG
John Gulden
1839–1862
Birth Location: Adams, PA, USA
JG
Samuel Gulden
1847–1849
Birth Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
SG
Francis Goulden
1843–1903
Birth Location: Conewago Twp, AdamsCo, PA
FG
Mary Gulden
1846–1875
Birth Location: Adams, PA, USA
MG
Virgilius Golden
1858–1932
Birth Location: –
VG
Alphonsus Gulden
1851–1904
Birth Location: Adams, PA, USA
AG
Mary Gulden
1848–1932
Birth Location: –
MG

Lydia Smith's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Smith
1817–1887
Birth Place: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John L Smith
1780–1853
Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Foller
1783–1833
Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Anthony) Schmid
1749–1832
Alsace, France
Anna (Maria) Spitler
1750–1823
Ihringen, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Adam Foller
1752–1804
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (M. 'Mary') Dellone
1755–1835
Paradise Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Schmid
1728–1813
Hans SPITLER*
1720–1790
Salome
1723–1803
John Foller
1730–1828
Elizabeth
1735–
Nicholas Dellone
1716–1800
Janet Dubourg
1716–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathias Sr.
1700–
Nicolas Delon
1697–
Marguerite Benoit
1696–1751
Thomas Dubourg
1695–1718
Jeanne LeRoux
1698–1756

Lydia Smith's Descendants

1.
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Lydia Smith (2 Feb 1817–14 Aug 1887) m. Levi Gulden (28 Oct 1814–11 Jul 1875)
  1. 1. Caroline Kerrigan 1840–1913 m. John Kerrigan 1829–1909
    1. 1. Joseph (J) Kerrigan 1885–1960 m. Eva (Gertrude Augusta) Smallbrook 1887– m. Mary Kerrigan 1890–
      1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Seifert 1917–2006 m. Clarence (Edward) Seifert 1917–2006
        1. 1. Michael (Edward) Seifert 1941–2003 m. Joan (Marie) Ferguson 1939–1990 m. Jan (Elizabeth) Riordan 1946–2003
      2. 2. Frances (Marie) Reisinger 1910–1992 m. Charles (Raymond) Reisinger 1887–1980
      3. 3. Patricia (C) Kerrigan 1913–
      4. 4. Rita (Agnes) Kerrigan 1917–1917
    2. 2. Mary (Magdalene Kerrigan) (Klunk) 1873–1946 m. Joseph (Jacob) Klunk 1866–1941
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) Klunk 1904–1981 m. Helen (C.) King 1903–1939
        1. 1. Francis (Henry) Klunk 1937–2009
      2. 2. Caroline (Catherine "Sr Mary Caroline") Klunk 1906–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (M) Klunk 1908–
      4. 4. Joseph (B) Klunk 1913–
      5. 5. Anna (Marie) Klunk 1916–1996 m. Arthur (Emmanuel) Becker 1819–1980 m. Arthur (Emanuel) Becker 1910–1996
      6. 6. Margaret (Mary) Klunk 1918–1963 m. William (Guy) Lingg 1898–1986
      7. 7. Regina (A. "Sister Mary Emerentia") Klunk 1911–
      8. 8. John (Adam) Klunk 1901–1966 m. Stella (A.) Groft 1900–
    3. 3. Annie Kerrigan 1876–1929
    4. 4. Lizzie Kerrigan 1878–1960
    5. 5. Andrew (F) Kerrigan 1871–1939 m. Sarah (Jane) Walters 1871–1947
      1. 1. Caroline (Elizebeth) Kerrigan 1903–1981 m. Ferdinand (A) Smith 1903–1963
        1. 1. Gary (L) Smith 1942–2012
        2. 2. Darlene (Ann Mary) Smith 1947–1947
      2. 2. Marie (Elizabeth) Kerrigan 1898–1973 m. John (E) Sholl 1898–1968
        1. 1. Mary (Louise Scholl) Groft 1925–1983
      3. 3. Cecelia (E) Kerrigan 1900–1962 m. Leonard (R) Sauer 1904–
        1. 1. Dorothy (F) Sauer 1933–2004
        2. 2. Cecelia (Dorothy) Sauer 1930–1930
      4. 4. Genevieve (Emma Kerrigan) Hershey 1908–1993 m. John (H) Hershey 1905–1968
        1. 1. Suzanne (Marie Hershey) Geisler 1927–2009
        2. 2. Henrietta (J Hershey) Pepler 1929–1994
      5. 5. John (William) Kerrigan 1901–1975 m. Dorothy (Grace) Baker 1909–1995
        1. 1. Donald (Lee) Kerrigan 1935–1960
        2. 2. Dorothy (Anita) Kerrigan 1932–2020
      6. 6. Annie (May) Kerrigan 1905–1936 m. Talbot (E.) Kridler 1898–1985
        1. 1. William (Allen) Kridler 1924–1989
      7. 7. Clara (Kerrigan) Feeser 1911–
  2. 2. Peter (Augustus) Goulden 1857–1908
  3. 3. Levi (Joseph) Golden 1855–1914 m. Fannie (C.) Taliaferro 1861–
    1. 1. Mary (Blanche) Golden 1886–
    2. 2. Ernest (A) Golden 1882–
    3. 3. Sadie (Lee) Golden 1884–1958 m. John (S) Stephens 1880–
      1. 1. John (S Stephens) Jr. 1911–
      2. 2. Robert (H) Stephens 1914–
      3. 3. Virginia (C) Stephens 1916–
    4. 4. Ethel (??Irg) Golden 1895–
  4. 4. Jerome (Joseph) Golden 1843–1918
  5. 5. John (William) Gulden 1839–1862
  6. 6. Samuel (Augustine) Gulden 1847–1849
  7. 7. Francis (Ignatius) Goulden 1843–1903
  8. 8. Mary (Josephine) Gulden 1846–1875
  9. 9. Virgilius (L) Golden 1858–1932
  10. 10. Alphonsus (Stanislaus) Gulden 1851–1904
  11. 11. Mary (Louisa Anastasia) Gulden 1848–1932

Lydia Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1817
2 Feb 1817
Birth of Lydia Smith in Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Lydia Smith resided here in Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Lydia Smith resided here in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
Lydia Smith resided here in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Lydia Smith resided here in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1887
14 Aug 1887
Age 70
Death of Lydia Smith in Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 058021-061410
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1085; Family History Film: 1255085; Page: 246D; Enumeration District: 056; Image: 0499
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1289; Page: 288A; Family History Library Film: 552788
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1057; Page: 446; Family History Library Film: 805057
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_743; Page: 188B; Image: 380
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Oxford, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_743; Page: 188B; Image: 380

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1057; Page: 446; Family History Library Film: 805057

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1289; Page: 288A; Family History Library Film: 552788

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1085; Family History Film: 1255085; Page: 246D; Enumeration District: 056; Image: 0499

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Mt Pleasant Twp, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bonneauville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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