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Moses Smith 1788–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 March 1788

Birth Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 4 June 1858

Death Location: Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Major War)

Mother: Mary Bateman

Spouse(s): Violetta Martin

Children(s): Franklin Smith, Lydia Butterfield, Theodore Smith, Oscar Smith, Laura Bryan

In 1788, Moses Smith entered the world in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Major General David Smith Major General In Revolutionary War And Mary Bateman. In 1830, Moses Smith resided in Lenawee, Michigan Territory, USA. In 1840, Moses Smith resided in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Moses Smith married Violetta Fox Martin, and had children including Franklin Philo Smith, Laura L Bryan, Lydia A Wright Butterfield, Oscar Martin Smith, Theodore W Smith. Moses Smith passed away in 1858 in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Moses Smith entered the world in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Major General David Smith Major General In Revolutionary War And Mary Bateman.
  • In 1830, Moses Smith resided in Lenawee, Michigan Territory, USA.
  • In 1840, Moses Smith resided in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
  • Moses Smith married Violetta Fox Martin, and had children including Franklin Philo Smith, Laura L Bryan, Lydia A Wright Butterfield, Oscar Martin Smith, Theodore W Smith.
  • Moses Smith passed away in 1858 in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major War)
1747–1805
Birth Location: Litchfield, Connecticut
MW
Mary Bateman
1762–1848
Birth Location: Marblehead, Massachusetts
MB

Spouses(s)

Violetta Martin
1788–1854
Birth Location: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
VM

Children(s)

Franklin Smith
1820–1904
Birth Location: Connecticut
FS
Lydia Butterfield
1825–
Birth Location: New York
LB
Theodore Smith
1814–1884
Birth Location: Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
TS
Oscar Smith
1818–1904
Birth Location: New York, United States
OS
Laura Bryan
1823–1856
Birth Location: –
LB

Moses Smith's Ancestors

Self
Moses Smith
1788–1858
Birth Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Major General David Smith (Major General in Revolutionary War)
1747–1805
Litchfield, Connecticut
Mary Bateman
1762–1848
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Charles Smith
1730–1804
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
Bersheba (Bartholemy (M- Smith)) 1728
1728–1766
Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
John (Paler Bateman 2nd) Viscount
1721–1802
St Anne, Soho, London, England
Elizabeth Cocklin
1740–1768
Marblehead, Massachusetts Colony, British America
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1695–1765
Mary grandparents)
1685–1765
William Bateman
1699–1744
Lady Spencer
1702–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Frisbie
1679–1738
Sir Bateman
1660–1718
Hester Searle
1671–1709

Moses Smith's Descendants

1.
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Moses Smith (31 March 1788–4 June 1858) m. Violetta (Fox) Martin (14 May 1788–30 August 1854)
  1. 1. Franklin (Philo) Smith 1820–1904 m. Mary (Leah) Smith 1832–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Himes 1823–1854
    1. 1. Mary (Orvilla Smith) Gifford 1846–1915 m. Sidney (B Gifford) 1 1832–1913
      1. 1. Franklin (Earl) Gifford 1871–1936 m. Clara (May Arn Gifford) Englehardt 1876–1958
        1. 1. Bernice (Marguerite) Gifford 1898–1983 m. Wilhelm (Karl Friedrich) EICHENLAUB 1885–1959
        2. 2. Elmer (Sidney) Gifford 1900–1972
        3. 3. Gladys (Anna) Gifford 1907–1964
        4. 4. Howard (Mortimor) Gifford 1913–1974
        5. 5. Marian Gifford 1915–2000
        6. 6. Harold (E) Gifford 1910–1993
    2. 2. Frank (Edell) Smith 1858–1909
      1. 1. Mary (Maudie) Smith 1889–1966
        1. 1. Aaron (Eugene) Walker 1924–1983
        2. 2. Elaine (D.) Proctor 1912–2000
      2. 2. Luella (May) Smith 1879–1963
        1. 1. Edith (Katy) Harwood 1908–1938
        2. 2. Dorlesca (May) Maxfield 1899–1992
        3. 3. John (Edell) Harwood 1912–1989
      3. 3. Jennie (Isabel) Smith 1885–1945
        1. 1. Wayne (Ernest) Egbert 1920–1995
  2. 2. Lydia (A Wright) Butterfield 1825–
    1. 1. Martin (J.) Butterfield 1853–1940
      1. 1. Vernon (J) Butterfield 1884–1941
        1. 1. Kenneth (J) Butterfield 1915–
    2. 2. Laura Butterfield 1861–
      1. 1. Clyde Johnson 1896–1963
        1. 1. Alva (R) Johnson 1917–
        2. 2. Alice (Myrtle) Johnson 1919–2002
  3. 3. Theodore (W) Smith 1814–1884
    1. 1. Morris (Fox) Smith 1865–1933
      1. 1. Inez (Lucille) Farnham 1905–1995
        1. 1. Ronald (F.) Butts 1928–2004
      2. 2. Ethel (L.) Smith 1911–1997
      3. 3. Florence (L.) Smith 1901–1983
        1. 1. Barbara (M) Belcher 1924–
    2. 2. Celia Riley 1859–1916
      1. 1. Earl (Worth) Riley 1879–1948
        1. 1. Doris (R) Schirmer 1906–1988
  4. 4. Oscar (Martin) Smith 1818–1904
    1. 1. Ada (Margaret) Smith 1871–1913
      1. 1. Oscar (Merritte) Siegfried 1899–1983
      2. 2. Margaret (Billie Anita) Siegfried 1913–2004
    2. 2. Adell Smith 1859–1917
      1. 1. Clyde (Wellington) Mulnix 1887–1973
        1. 1. Rose (Marie) Mulnix 1915–2003
    3. 3. Oscar (Martin) Smith 1857–1909
      1. 1. Parker (Merritt) Smith 1890–1978
        1. 1. Bettie Smith 1924–
  5. 5. Laura (L.) Bryan 1823–1856
    1. 1. Oscar (M) BRYAN 1848–1930
      1. 1. Samuel (J.) Bryan 1876–1916
        1. 1. Carl (George) Bryan 1912–1994
      2. 2. Eva (Lena) BRYAN-Caldwell-Sebree 1877–1958
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Sebree 1915–
    2. 2. Laura (M) BRYAN-Schofield 1856–1939
      1. 1. Nina (Maude Scofield) Kelley 1882–1954
        1. 1. Phyllis (Jean) Lay 1927–2020

Moses Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1788
31 March 1788
Birth of Moses Smith in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1830
1830
Age 42
Moses Smith resided here in Lenawee, Michigan Territory, USA
Lenawee, Michigan Territory, USA
1840
1840
Age 52
Moses Smith resided here in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1845
1845
Age 57
Moses Smith resided here in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1850
11 Sep 1850
Age 62
Moses Smith resided here in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1858
4 June 1858
Age 70
Death of Moses Smith in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 March 1788
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth 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: 23
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: 355; Page: 84a
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Lenawee, Michigan Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Lenawee, Michigan Territory; Series: M19; Roll: 69; Page: 110; Family History Library Film: 0363348

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: 207; Page: 109; Family History Library Film: 0014796

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Michigan, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: 355; Page: 84a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1858
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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