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Sarah Smedley 1717–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1717

Birth Location: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1801

Death Location: Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Smedley

Mother: Sarah Baker

Spouse(s): John Minshall

Children(s): Thomas Minshall

Sarah Smedley was born in 1717 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Smedley And Sarah Baker. Sarah Smedley married John Minshall, and had children including Thomas Minshall. Sarah Smedley passed away in 1801 in Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Smedley was born in 1717 in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Thomas Smedley And Sarah Baker.
  • Sarah Smedley married John Minshall, and had children including Thomas Minshall.
  • Sarah Smedley passed away in 1801 in Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Smedley's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Smedley
1717–1801
Birth Place: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Thomas Smedley
1688–1758
Middletown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Baker
1681–1765
England
Grandparents
Joseph ("Sr") Baker
1656–1717
Edgemont, Shropshire, England
Mary "Baker"
1660–1715
Edgemont, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Baker
1611–1672
Mary "Baker"
1621–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Smedley's Descendants

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Sarah Smedley (2 May 1717–18 Apr 1801) m. John Minshall (21 Aug 1716–8 Jan 1784)
  1. 1. Thomas Minshall 1748–1813 m. Lydia Regester 1753–1820
    1. 1. John Minshall 1781–1838
    2. 2. Sarah Minshall –1836 m. William Baker 1757–1868
      1. 1. William Baker 1808–1882 m. Abigail Griswold 1812–1890
        1. 1. Frederick (W) Baker 1842–1927 m. Hannah (Mary) Lewis 1844–1932
        2. 2. Caroline (Josephine) Baker 1840–1922
        3. 3. Jeremiah (M) Baker 1847–
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Baker 1852–1852
        5. 5. Richard Baker 1845–1872
        6. 6. Abigail (G) Baker 1854–1854
        7. 7. Jesse Baker 1839–1840
        8. 8. Levis (G) Baker 1850–1934 m. Hannah (M) Thomas 1848–1923
        9. 9. James (A) Baker 1848–
      2. 2. Jane (Ann) Baker 1814–1883 m. Joseph Regester 1806–1843
        1. 1. Sarah (Josephine) Regester 1842–1912 m. Crosley (Crosby B) Wilson 1842–1895
      3. 3. Sarah Baker 1806–1867 m. Thomas Sill 1801–1854
        1. 1. Lydia (Ann) Sill 1833–1933
        2. 2. Caroline (J.) Sill 1832–1887
        3. 3. William (Baker) Sill 1835–1893 m. Mary Walters 1845–
        4. 4. Minshall (B) Sill 1838–1854
        5. 5. James (Washington) Sill 1844–1904 m. Alice (Emma) Stanley 1850–1882
      4. 4. Aaron Baker 1813–1872 m. Miranda Myers 1821–1882
        1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Baker 1849–1909 m. Eli (Joseph) Lewis 1849–1933
        2. 2. Mary (A) Baker 1846–1865
      5. 5. Thomas Baker 1781–1856 m. Ann Worrall 1799–1868
        1. 1. Hannah (G) Baker 1842–
        2. 2. T. (Jefferson) Baker 1826–
        3. 3. William Baker 1830–
        4. 4. Pennell Baker 1833–
        5. 5. Franklin Baker 1827–1898 m. Mary Baker 1839–1882
        6. 6. Sarah (Minshall) Baker 1837–1886 m. Henry Green 1834–1900
        7. 7. Minshall Baker 1838–1883 m. Elizabeth (E) Walter 1849–1881
      6. 6. Lydia Baker –1818
      7. 7. Mary Baker 1807–1842 m. James Aitken 1795–1890
        1. 1. Sara (A.) Aitken 1839–1933 m. Joseph (Davis) Ashbridge 1830–1906
        2. 2. James (B.) Aitken 1842–1862
        3. 3. Thomas (Benton) Aitken 1837–1917 m. Rebecca Wollerton 1843–1902

Sarah Smedley's Timeline

2 Records

1717
2 May 1717
Birth of Sarah Smedley in Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1801
18 Apr 1801
Age 84
Death of Sarah Smedley in Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States
Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1717
    Event Place: Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Burials, 1682; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 99

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1801
    Event Place: Middletown Meeting, Lima, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Burials, 1682; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 99

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