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Maria Louise Cross 1847–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1847

Birth Location: Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1881

Death Location: Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr.

Mother: Anastasia Bourgeois

Spouse(s): Henry Smith

Children(s): Eugene Sr.

The story of Maria Louise Cross began in 1847 in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA. Maria Louise Cross married Henry Elliot Smith, and had children including Eugene Whitmel Smith Sr. Maria Louise Cross passed away in 1881 in Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Louise Cross began in 1847 in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA.
  • Maria Louise Cross married Henry Elliot Smith, and had children including Eugene Whitmel Smith Sr.
  • Maria Louise Cross passed away in 1881 in Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

Maria Cross's Ancestors

Self
Maria Cross
1847–1881
Birth Place: Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Cross Sr.
1789–1848
Gates, Gates, North Carolina, USA
Anastasia Bourgeois
1804–1855
Plattenville, Assumption, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Cross
1750–1809
Gates, Gates, North Carolina, USA
Priscilla Bethea
1765–1792
Gates County, North Carolina, USA
Michel Bourgeois
1780–1865
Plattenville, Assumption, Louisiana, USA
Marie (Desiree) Stievens
1783–1863
Chantenay, Nievre, Bourgogne, France
Great-Grandparents
John Cross
1705–1783
Susannah Taylor
1708–1783
Tristram Bethea
1714–1784
Ann Bethea
1720–1796
Marie Babin
1760–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady 1663
1663–1735
Simon Babin
1735–1780
Anastasie THERIAULT
1741–1775

Maria Cross's Descendants

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Maria (Louise) Cross (9 Apr 1847–23 May 1881) m. Henry (Elliot) Smith (23 Mar 1841–12 Jul 1903)
  1. 1. Eugene (Whitmel Smith) Sr. 1875–1935 m. Mary (Eleanor) Robinson 1877–1965
    1. 1. Eugene (Whitmel Smith) Jr. 1909–1998 m. Margaret (Louise "Peggy") McMillan 1918–2014

Maria Cross's Timeline

2 Records

1847
9 Apr 1847
Birth of Maria Louise Cross in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA
Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA
1881
23 May 1881
Age 34
Death of Maria Louise Cross in Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1847
    Event Place: Thibodeaux, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1881
    Event Place: Wade, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA

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