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Sgt John Burwell Smith 1780–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: ,, Virginia, United States

Death Date: ABT 1852

Death Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States

Father: Henry Smith

Mother: Mary Irish

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel Smith

The story of Sgt John Burwell Smith began in 1780 in ,, Virginia, United States. Sgt John Burwell Smith had children including Samuel B Smyth Smith. Sgt John Burwell Smith passed away in 1852 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sgt John Burwell Smith began in 1780 in ,, Virginia, United States.
  • Sgt John Burwell Smith had children including Samuel B Smyth Smith.
  • Sgt John Burwell Smith passed away in 1852 in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sgt Smith's Ancestors

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Sgt Smith
1780–1852
Birth Place: ,, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry Smith
1755–1850
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Irish
1755–1850
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Captain (Nathaniel) Irish
1737–1816
Saucon, Northampton county, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Thomas
1735–1789
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sr.
1680–1748
Anne Santee
1710–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sgt Smith's Descendants

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Sgt (John Burwell) Smith (1780–ABT 1852)
  1. 1. Samuel (B Smyth) Smith 1810–1876 m. Jane Metts 1820–1880

Sgt Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Sgt John Burwell Smith in ,, Virginia, United States
,, Virginia, United States
1797
01 JAN 1797
Age 17
Sgt John Burwell Smith was married in Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1852
ABT 1852
Age 72
Death of Sgt John Burwell Smith in Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States
Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: ,, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 01 JAN 1797
    Event Place: Fleming, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1852
    Event Place: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, United States

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