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Obadiah Smith 1739 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1739

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1829

Death Location: Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Father: Peter Smith

Mother: Rebecca Nichols

Spouse(s): Hannah Morris

Children(s): Hannah Smith

The story of Obadiah Smith began in 1739 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA. Obadiah Smith married Hannah Morris, and had children including Hannah Smith. Obadiah Smith passed away in 1829 in Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obadiah Smith began in 1739 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA.
  • Obadiah Smith married Hannah Morris, and had children including Hannah Smith.
  • Obadiah Smith passed away in 1829 in Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Smith
1710 – 1771
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
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Rebecca Nichols
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Morris
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Hannah Smith
1764 – 1838
Birth Location: Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Obadiah Smith's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Smith
1739 – 1829
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Parents
Peter Smith
1710 – 1771
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Rebecca Nichols
Grandparents
Peter Smith
1687 – 1771
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Esther Mitchell
Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1665 – 1688
Mary Denton
1668 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Smith
1635 – 1690
Elizabeth Smith
1640 – 1710
Samuel Denton
1631 – 1713
Mary Smith
1630 – 1713

Obadiah Smith's Descendants

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Obadiah Smith (9 Nov 1739 – 14 Oct 1829) m. Hannah Morris
  1. 1. Hannah Smith (28 Mar 1764 – 24 Feb 1838) m. Thomas (S) Forse (21 Dec 1758 – 30 Mar 1827)
    1. 1. Charles Forse (29 Nov 1788 – 1847) m. Elizabeth Conner (1792 – 1842)
      1. 1. Charles (Whitfield) Forse (1820 – )
      2. 2. John (Smith) Forse (20 May 1823 – 8 Feb 1898) m. Melissa (Ann) Fuller (abt 1828 – 1850) m. Lucinda (B) Smith (abt 1841 – )
        1. 1. William (Hendrick (Henry)) Forse (22 Jul 1850 – 14 Feb 1933) m. Eliza Rice (abt 1844 – 1920)
        2. 2. Charles (Abraham) Forse (22 May 1860 – 21 Aug 1922)
        3. 3. Josephine Forse (1866 – )
        4. 4. Alice Force (abt 1868 – )
        5. 5. Jackson (Smith) Forse (15 May 1872 – 1 Apr 1952)
        6. 6. Sidney (Lee) Forse (6 Oct 1874 – 26 Apr 1913)
        7. 7. Lillie Forse (10 Jun 1878 – 25 Jan 1942)
        8. 8. Robert Forse (3 Sep 1879 – )
        9. 9. Lucinda Force (abt 1846 – )
        10. 10. Thomas (Burton) Forse (11 December 1860 – 10 Jan 1901) m. Elvira (J) Jordan (2 January 1861 – 14 January 1914)
        11. 11. James (Garfield) Forse (3 Sep 1882 – 4 Dec 1949)
      3. 3. Thomas (Burton) Forse (16 Nov 1831 – )
      4. 4. William (G) Forse (abt 1850 – )

Obadiah Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1739
9 Nov 1739
Birth of Obadiah Smith in Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
1829
14 Oct 1829
Age 90
Death of Obadiah Smith in Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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