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Matthew Smith 1740 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1740

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 23 March 1823

Death Location: Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jabez Smith

Mother: Ruth Seymour

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In 1740, Matthew Smith entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Jabez Smith and Ruth Seymour. Matthew Smith passed away in 1823 in Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Matthew Smith entered the world in Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Jabez Smith and Ruth Seymour.
  • Matthew Smith passed away in 1823 in Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Matthew Smith's Ancestors

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Matthew Smith
1740 – 1823
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jabez Smith
1705 – 1787
Milford,New Haven,Connecticut,USA
Ruth Seymour
1707 – 1776
Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Preserved Smith
1677 – 1715
Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Amer, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Smith
1681 – 1746
Hadley, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Matthew Seymour
1669 – 1735
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sarah Hayes
1673 – 1712
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hayes
1640 – 1712
Elizabeth Moore
1657 – 1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Hayes
1600 – 1650

Matthew Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1740
15 February 1740
Birth of Matthew Smith in Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1823
23 March 1823
Age 83
Death of Matthew Smith in Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1740
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 March 1823
    Event Place: Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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