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Willard Smith 1808–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1808

Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 05 Nov 1851

Death Location: Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA

Father: Otis Smith

Mother: Eleanor Palmer

Spouse(s): Drusella Howland

Children(s): Thursa Smith, Sarah Smith, Lucy Smith, Eleanor Smith, Anson Smith, Wealthy Smith

Willard Smith was born in 1808 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Otis Smith And Eleanor Palmer. In 1850, Willard Smith resided in Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA. Willard Smith married Drusella Howland, and had children including Anson Smith, Eleanor Smith, Lucy Smith, Sarah Smith, Thursa Smith, Wealthy Smith. Willard Smith passed away in 1851 in Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Willard Smith was born in 1808 in Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Otis Smith And Eleanor Palmer.
  • In 1850, Willard Smith resided in Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA.
  • Willard Smith married Drusella Howland, and had children including Anson Smith, Eleanor Smith, Lucy Smith, Sarah Smith, Thursa Smith, Wealthy Smith.
  • Willard Smith passed away in 1851 in Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otis Smith
1784–1855
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Eleanor Palmer
1788–1860
Birth Location: Coxsackie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Drusella Howland
1818–1893
Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
DH

Children(s)

Thursa Smith
1846–1935
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Smith
1838–1913
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Lucy Smith
1840–1936
Birth Location: Leeds Co, ON, Canada
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Eleanor Smith
1848–1900
Birth Location: Kendall Co, IL
ES
Anson Smith
1836–1850
Birth Location: Leeds Co, ON, Canada
AS
Wealthy Smith
1852–1860
Birth Location: –
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Willard Smith's Ancestors

Self
Willard Smith
1808–1851
Birth Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Otis Smith
1784–1855
Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Eleanor Palmer
1788–1860
Coxsackie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Reuben (Zebulon) Smith
1760–1811
England
Leona (Lavina) Clark
1764–1853
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Isaac Palmer
1763–1832
Nine Partners, New York, USA
Johanna Mott
1765–1805
Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clark
1741–1810
Sarah Sprague
1744–1814
Abraham Palmer
1723–
Abigail Buehl
1722–1797
Hannah Price
1742–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph V
1720–1760
Elizabeth Puffer
1714–1798
Nathaniel Price
1717–1776
Sarah Reid
1720–1780

Willard Smith's Descendants

1.
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Willard Smith (Abt. 1808–05 Nov 1851) m. Drusella Howland (5 Sep 1818–30 Mar 1893)
  1. 1. Thursa Smith 1846–1935 m. George (Milton) Grummon 1843–
    1. 1. Edith (E.) Grummon 1865–
    2. 2. Annettie (A.) Grummon 1866–
    3. 3. George (Willard) Grummon 1875– m. Bertha (Maud) Roderick 1876–
      1. 1. Katherine (Anneta) Grummon 1904– m. Craig (T.) Kent 1904–
      2. 2. George (Gilbert) Grummon 1906– m. Clara Hinricks 1905–
      3. 3. Daniel (Milton) Grummon 1908– m. Elda (Maevia) Goff 1906–
      4. 4. Edwin (Ernest) Grummon 1913–1988 m. Margaret (Virginia) Hillner 1921–1991
      5. 5. Ruth (Eleanor) Grummon 1916–2014 m. Clarence Oetken 1914–2015
  2. 2. Sarah Smith 1838–1913 m. Elias (Amariah) Howe 1838–1903
    1. 1. Edwin (Arthur) HOWE 1866–1937
    2. 2. Emma (Drucilla) Howe 1859–1892
    3. 3. Catherine (Aldora) HOWE 1862–1950
    4. 4. James (Estus) HOWE 1857–1874
    5. 5. Ida (Armenia) HOWE 1864–1928
    6. 6. Franklin (Williard) HOWE 1874–
    7. 7. Mary (Ella) Richardson 1869–1936
    8. 8. Lisle Howe 1889–
  3. 3. Lucy Smith 1840–1936 m. Samuel Kelsey 1829–
    1. 1. Albert (W) Kelsey 1859–1896 m. Lucy (Evanna) Bales 1863–1934
      1. 1. Frank (Vinton) Kelsey 1883–1944
      2. 2. Albert (Eugene) Kelsey 1886–
    2. 2. Franklin (Emery) Kelsey 1864–
  4. 4. Eleanor Smith 1848–1900 m. James Elsworth 1835–1915
    1. 1. Willard (Arnold) Ellsworth 1870–1966
    2. 2. Bertha Ellsworth 1874–1890
    3. 3. Nina (Floy) Ellsworth 1876–1965 m. Clarence (Leroy) Dake 1880–
      1. 1. James (Harold) Dake 1902–
      2. 2. Willis (Ellsworth) Dake 1909–2007 m. Letha (Maybelle) Reid 1914–1966
        1. 1. Bonnie Dake 1931–2006
      3. 3. Clarance (Laverne) Dake 1915–
      4. 4. Marvin (Edwin) Dake 1918–2001
    4. 4. Lula (Fay) Elsworth 1890–1957
    5. 5. Edwin Elsworth 1870–1954
  5. 5. Anson Smith 1836–1850
  6. 6. Wealthy Smith 1852–1860

Willard Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1808
Abt. 1808
Birth of Willard Smith in Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1850
1850
Age 42
Willard Smith resided here in Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA
Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA
1851
05 Nov 1851
Age 43
Death of Willard Smith in Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA
Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1808
    Event Place: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: 113; Page: 305b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fox, Kendall, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fox, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: 113; Page: 305b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Plano, Kendall, Illinois, USA
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