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Reuben Smith 1755–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1755

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Chester County, PA

Father: Robert Smithey

Mother: Rebecca Shepherd

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Reuben Smith was born in 1755 in Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Smithey And Rebecca Shepherd. Reuben Smith passed away in 1840 in Chester County, PA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Smith was born in 1755 in Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Smithey And Rebecca Shepherd.
  • Reuben Smith passed away in 1840 in Chester County, PA.

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Reuben Smith's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Smith
1755–1840
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Smithey
1736–1756
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Rebecca Shepherd
1740–1810
Goochland County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Smith) Sr
1693–1745
Chaigley, Ribble Valley Borough, Lancashire, England
Phebe Canby
1699–1774
Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Thomas (C.) Shepherd
1705–1776
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Van) Meter
1715–1793
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1656–1699
Ellen Kellett
1665–1720
Thomas Canby
1667–1742
Sarah Jervis
1669–1708
William Shepard
1675–1741
Sarah Briscoe
1692–1735
John Metre
1683–1745
Margaret Meteren
1687–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Smith
1630–1676
THOMAS II
1647–1743
Sarah Ridgeway
1654–1697
Benjamin Canby
1637–1681
Mary Baker
1640–1678
Charles Jarvis
1643–1675
John BooneRodgers/
1647–1697
Thomas Shepherd
1650–1698
Anne Ellis
1655–1696
Philip Sr.
1651–1726
Susannah Swann
1651–1740
Joost Meteren
1656–1706
Sarah Dubois
1662–1726
Joost Meteren
1656–1706
Sarah Bois
1664–1726

Reuben Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1755
abt 1755
Birth of Reuben Smith in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1840
1840
Age 85
Death of Reuben Smith in Chester County, PA
Chester County, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1755
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Chester County, PA

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