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Sylvester Knapp Smith 1844–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 SEP 1844

Birth Location: Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States

Death Date: 14 JUL 1897

Death Location: Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States

Father: Elijah Smith

Mother: Charlotte Knapp

Spouse(s): Ida Whipple, Julia Harris

Children(s):

In 1844, Sylvester Knapp Smith entered the world in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States, born to Elijah Smith And Charlotte Knapp. Sylvester Knapp Smith married Ida May Whipple, Julia Harris. Sylvester Knapp Smith passed away in 1897 in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Sylvester Knapp Smith entered the world in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States, born to Elijah Smith And Charlotte Knapp.
  • Sylvester Knapp Smith married Ida May Whipple, Julia Harris.
  • Sylvester Knapp Smith passed away in 1897 in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States.

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Sylvester Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Smith
1844–1897
Birth Place: Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
Parents
Elijah Smith
1811–1870
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey
Charlotte Knapp
1824–1883
Probably Smithboro, Tioga, New York
Grandparents
Sylvester Knapp
1790–1872
East Springfield, Otsego, NY
Lucy Fitch
1790–1871
Bainbridge, Chenango, New York
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1764–1846
FANNY Temple
1767–1825
Jonathan Fitch
1746–1821
Esther Sill
1756–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Medina Fitch
1722–1792
Lydia Avery
1728–1762
Jabez Sill
1722–1789
Elizabeth Noyse
1730–1819

Sylvester Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1844
28 SEP 1844
Birth of Sylvester Knapp Smith in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
1897
14 JUL 1897
Age 53
Death of Sylvester Knapp Smith in Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States
Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: *
    Record Source: 199.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1844
    Event Place: Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
    Record Source: 199.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1897
    Event Place: Piedmont, Meade, South Dakota, United States
    Record Source: 199.FTW

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