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Rufus Smith 1844–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1844

Birth Location: Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States

Father: Comfort III

Mother: Clarissa Phelps

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The story of Rufus Smith began in 1844 in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States. Rufus Smith passed away in 1919 in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Smith began in 1844 in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.
  • Rufus Smith passed away in 1919 in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States.

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Rufus Smith's Ancestors

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Rufus Smith
1844–1919
Birth Place: Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Parents
Comfort Darius Smith III
1800–1870
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Clarissa Phelps
1805–1882
New York, United States
Grandparents
Comfort (Smith) II
1780–1868
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Huldah Bush
1781–1860
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
DARIUS (B) PHELPS
1772–1861
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Polly) Overbaugh
1778–1867
Catskill, Greene County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Comfort Smith
1746–1815
Lucy Kendall
1743–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1722–1792
Mary Kenyon
1722–1796

Rufus Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1844
30 Oct 1844
Birth of Rufus Smith in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1919
1919
Age 75
Death of Rufus Smith in Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States
Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States

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