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Matthew Smith JR 1740–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1740

Birth Location: East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1 Jul 1824

Death Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Hannah Smith

Spouse(s): ❤️Thankful Smith

Children(s): D.M. Loveland, Mary Smith, Sarah Smith, Olive Smith, Dorothy (Palmer), Jonah Smith, Asa Smith, Captain Smith, Matthew Smith, Esther Gates, Hannah Smith, Thankful Smith, Jonah Smith, Lydia Fuller

In 1740, Matthew Smith JR entered the world in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Smith And Hannah Smith. In 1761, Matthew Smith JR resided in East Haddam. In 1790, Matthew Smith JR resided in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Matthew Smith JR married Thankful Ackley Smith, and had children including Asa Smith, Captain Asa Smith, D M Loveland, Dorothy Smith Palmer, Esther Gates, Hannah Smith, Jonah Smith, Lydia Fuller, Mary Brainard Smith, Matthew Smith, Olive Smith, Sarah Smith, Thankful Smith. Matthew Smith JR passed away in 1824 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Matthew Smith JR entered the world in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Smith And Hannah Smith.
  • In 1761, Matthew Smith JR resided in East Haddam.
  • In 1790, Matthew Smith JR resided in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthew Smith JR married Thankful Ackley Smith, and had children including Asa Smith, Captain Asa Smith, D M Loveland, Dorothy Smith Palmer, Esther Gates, Hannah Smith, Jonah Smith, Lydia Fuller, Mary Brainard Smith, Matthew Smith, Olive Smith, Sarah Smith, Thankful Smith.
  • Matthew Smith JR passed away in 1824 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1710–1797
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
TS
Hannah Smith
1714–1754
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
HS

Spouses(s)

❤️Thankful Smith
1740–1830
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
❤S

Children(s)

D.M. Loveland
1779–1870
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
DL
Mary Smith
1783–1853
Birth Location: East Haddam, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
MS
Sarah Smith
1772–1776
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
SS
Olive Smith
1771–1775
Birth Location: East, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
OS
Dorothy (Palmer)
1778–1863
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
D(
Jonah Smith
1772–1776
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
JS
Asa Smith
1774–1776
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
AS
Captain Smith
1781–1858
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
CS
Matthew Smith
1780–1858
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
MS
Esther Gates
1770–1857
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
EG
Hannah Smith
1764–1831
Birth Location: East Haddam
HS
Thankful Smith
1768–1803
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
TS
Jonah Smith
1762–1765
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
JS
Lydia Fuller
1766–1841
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
LF

Matthew JR's Ancestors

Self
Matthew JR
1740–1824
Birth Place: East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Smith
1710–1797
East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hannah Smith
1714–1754
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew JR's Descendants

1.
MJ
Matthew (Smith) JR (11 Sep 1740–1 Jul 1824) m. ❤️Thankful (Ackley) Smith (27 Apr 1740–20 Mar 1830)
  1. 1. D.M. Loveland 1779–1870 m. Andrus (Loveland DNA) match 1773–1869 m. 🩷John (1775 CT. NY) Hendryx 1775–1821 m. James Griffith 1773–1838 m. William (Palmer) Sr 1775–1866
    1. 1. Brazillia Hendryx 1814–1884 m. Clarissa Colwell 1823–1880
      1. 1. Celestia (Ann) Hendricks 1842–1903
      2. 2. Clarissa Hendricks 1843–1917
      3. 3. William Hendricks 1845–1920
      4. 4. Barzilla (Hendricks) Jr 1848–1869
      5. 5. Elizabeth Hendricks 1850–1900
      6. 6. Alfred Hendricks 1853–1860
      7. 7. Dollie Hendricks 1855–1878
      8. 8. Mary (Lilly) Hendricks 1858–1894
      9. 9. Nelson (Earl) Hendricks 1861–1936
      10. 10. Cordelia Hendrix 1868–1880
    2. 2. John (S) Hendryx 1817–1849
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hendryx 1819–1883
    4. 4. Nellie (Ann) Hendryx 1810–1833
      1. 1. Nathaniel Crouch 1833–1912
      2. 2. Richard Crouch 1831–1918
    5. 5. Mary Hendryx 1805–1885 m. Stephen Cornell 1797–
      1. 1. Wm (H) Cornell 1838–
      2. 2. Nelly Cornell 1834–
      3. 3. Lucy Cornell 1825–
      4. 4. Emily Barker 1829–1914
    6. 6. Susan Hendryx 1803–1886 m. Eleazer Monroe 1795–1867
      1. 1. Jeremiah (Hendryx) Monroe 1837–1900
      2. 2. Palina Root 1833–1905
      3. 3. Louisa (A) Carmichael 1839–1913
      4. 4. Eliza (Lucinda) Smith 1839–1920
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Susan) Murdock 1833–1882
      6. 6. Mary (A) Groves –1905
      7. 7. Tyler (Eleazer) Monroe 1845–1871
      8. 8. Rozilla (J) Smith 1827–1869
      9. 9. Dorothy Miller 1827–
    7. 7. Jeremiah (Smith) Hendryx 1801–1889 m. Eleanor Hendryx 1804–1887
      1. 1. Harriet Ferguson 1829–1923
      2. 2. Cornelius (P.) Hendryx 1824–1864
      3. 3. William (B.) Hendryx 1838–1867
      4. 4. Eleanor Hendryx 1855–
      5. 5. Jerusha Hendryx 1828–
    8. 8. waterbury Hendryx 1809–1899 m. Emeline Hendryx 1843–1907 m. Betsey Hendryx 1811–
      1. 1. Nellie Jarrett 1868–1958
      2. 2. Waterbury (Hendryx) Jr 1839–1911
      3. 3. Fredric (L.) Hendryx 1865–1937
      4. 4. James (Gay) Hendryx 1844–1929
      5. 5. Emelin Hendricks 1844–
      6. 6. Clark Hendryx 1836–
      7. 7. Oscar Hendryx 1843–
      8. 8. Thomas Hendryx 1831–
    9. 9. william Hendryx 1799–1874 m. Prudence Adams –1860
      1. 1. Warren Hendryx 1824–1887
      2. 2. James (W) Hendryx 1829–1915
      3. 3. Martha (Lee) Hendryx 1831–1909
    10. 10. Horatio (H) Hendryx 1821–1906 m. Polly (L) Hendryx 1826–1848 m. Elizabeth Hendryx 1825–1903
      1. 1. Silas (H) Hendryx 1845–1915
    11. 11. Albert (Gallatin) Palmer 1824–1892
    12. 12. Carisle (D) Gelston 1802–1890
    13. 13. Sophronia Boardman 1799–1866
  2. 2. Mary (Brainard) Smith 1783–1853 m. Joshan Mead 1774–
  3. 3. Sarah Smith 1772–1776
  4. 4. Olive Smith 1771–1775 m. Jonas Sparks 1770–
    1. 1. William Sparks 1798–
  5. 5. Dorothy (Smith) (Palmer) 1778–1863 m. William Palmer 1775–1866
    1. 1. William (Palmer) Jr 1797–1862
    2. 2. John (Cleveland) Palmer 1806–1873
    3. 3. Carisle (D) Gelston 1802–1890
    4. 4. Albert (Gallatin) Palmer 1824–1892
    5. 5. Sophronia Boardman 1799–1866
  6. 6. Jonah Smith 1772–1776
  7. 7. Asa Smith 1774–1776
  8. 8. Captain (Asa) Smith 1781–1858 m. Mary (Brainerd) Beckwith 1783–1842
    1. 1. John (Cotton) Smith 1810–1870
    2. 2. Watrous (Beckwith) Smith 1803–1866
    3. 3. Mary (Brainard) Barnard 1805–1876
    4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Pratt 1808–1855
    5. 5. Darius (Brainard) Smith 1815–1899
    6. 6. George (Washington) Smith 1813–1890
    7. 7. Antoinette Gilman 1826–1879
    8. 8. James (Monroe) Smith 1821–1869
    9. 9. Nehemiah Smith 1819–1899
  9. 9. Matthew Smith 1780–1858 m. Fluvia Smith 1787–1873
    1. 1. Betsey (A) Wickham 1818–1905
    2. 2. Dorothy Hartshorn 1816–
    3. 3. Fluvia Smith 1812–1890
    4. 4. Martha Smith 1821–1895
    5. 5. Mary (B) Emmons 1823–1902
    6. 6. Edmund Smith 1807–1893
    7. 7. Alpa Smith 1814–1879
    8. 8. Dorothy Smith 1805–1815
    9. 9. Matthew Smith 1809–1814
    10. 10. Julia Martin 1826–1882
    11. 11. Marsena (Levalley) Wickham 1828–1906
  10. 10. Esther Gates 1770–1857 m. Jonah Gates 1769–1842
    1. 1. Harriet Huntington 1800–1872
    2. 2. Penelope Chapman 1792–1871 m. Orrin (B) Chapman 1787–1870
      1. 1. Reuben (Gates) Chapman 1813–1890 m. Matilda Chapman 1812–1891
        1. 1. Orren (Lemuel) Chapman 1841–1919
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Chapman 1816–1900 m. William (Silliman) Brainard 1815–1839
        1. 1. Infant Brainard 1838–1838
      3. 3. Robert (Chauncy) Chapman 1821–1872
      4. 4. Samuel (Henry) Chapman 1819–
      5. 5. Sarah (Eliza) Chapman 1830–1831
    3. 3. Jennet (Moseley) Huntington 1794–1848
  11. 11. Hannah Smith 1764–1831
  12. 12. Thankful Smith 1768–1803
  13. 13. Jonah Smith 1762–1765
  14. 14. Lydia Fuller 1766–1841

Matthew JR's Timeline

4 Records

1740
11 Sep 1740
Birth of Matthew Smith JR in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1761
Abt 1761
Age 21
Matthew Smith JR resided here in East Haddam
East Haddam
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 50
Matthew Smith JR resided here in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1824
1 Jul 1824
Age 84
Death of Matthew Smith JR in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1740
    Event Place: East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, MD, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 162
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1761
    Event Place: East Haddam
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 447; Family History Library Film: 0568141

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1824
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, MD, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [5] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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