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Robert Harrison Smith 1809 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1809

Birth Location: County Donegal,Ireland

Death Date: 14 Oct 1896

Death Location: Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Father: Robert Smith

Mother: Mary Groves

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McElhaney

Children(s): Robert Smith, William Smith

Robert Harrison Smith was born in 1809 in County Donegal,Ireland, the child of Robert Robin Smith and Mary Groves. Robert Harrison Smith married Elizabeth Mary McElhaney, and had children including Robert B Smith, William Hood Smith. Robert Harrison Smith passed away in 1896 in Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Robert Harrison Smith was born in 1809 in County Donegal,Ireland, the child of Robert Robin Smith and Mary Groves.
  • Robert Harrison Smith married Elizabeth Mary McElhaney, and had children including Robert B Smith, William Hood Smith.
  • Robert Harrison Smith passed away in 1896 in Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Smith's Ancestors

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Robert Smith
1809 – 1896
Birth Place: County Donegal,Ireland
Parents
Robert Robin Smith
1785 – 1851
Donegal, Ireland
Mary Groves
1793 – 1850
, Londonderry, , Ireland
Grandparents
Rosanna WELSH
1777 – 1834
Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Smith's Descendants

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Robert (Harrison) Smith (29 Dec 1809 – 14 Oct 1896) m. Elizabeth (Mary) McElhaney (1811 – 1896)
  1. 1. Robert (B) Smith (20 Jun 1841 – 6 Jan 1919)
  2. 2. William (Hood) Smith (1842 – 22 April 1899) m. Mary (Jane Maxwell,) Smith (23 Aug 1849 – 26 Mar 1916)
    1. 1. Samuel (O.) Smith (20 Jan 1872 – 26 December 1912) m. Anna (M. Fox,) Smith (Jan 1871 – 30 June 1915)
      1. 1. Lizzie (M) Smith (Sep 1892 – )
      2. 2. Marnle (A) Smith (May 1893 – )
      3. 3. Mable (A.) McDonald (30 May 1894 – 5 Jan 1959) m. lyle (mcdonald) sr (11 Dec 1896 – 24 September 1969)
        1. 1. Lyle (Daniel) McDonald (21 Jul 1923 – 11 Nov 2003) m. Shirley (J.) McDonald (abt 1935 – )
      4. 4. Nina (M) Smith (9 Jan 1896 – 3 Apr 1958)
      5. 5. Mina Smith (abt 1897 – )

Robert Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1809
29 Dec 1809
Birth of Robert Harrison Smith in County Donegal,Ireland
County Donegal,Ireland
1836
1836
Age 27
Robert Harrison Smith was married in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
1896
14 Oct 1896
Age 87
Death of Robert Harrison Smith in Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1809
    Event Place: County Donegal,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Brockwayville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

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