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Personal data William Smith 


Household of William Smith

He is married to Elizabeth Downe.

They got married on August 16, 1644 at Hartford city, Hartford Co., CT.


Child(ren):

  1. Benjamin Smith  1658-1738


Notes about William Smith

William Smith

Sources: Author: Dubuque, Shirley; Kenefick, M. P.; Peck, D.; Starr, M. K.; Hedman, John; Murray, Donald C.; et al.; Title: "William Smith," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: v Apr MMXXIII)

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"... William Smith Last Changed: March 12, 2015 D. Peck Sex Male Last Changed: May 2, 2014 Donald C. Murray

Birth March 1616/1617 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England Reason: corrected year to old style calendar used in that time period - now it would be 1617 Last Changed: March 13, 2023 Shirley Dubuque

Christening 23 March 1616/1617 Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, ... Reason: corrected year of baptism The Register of Stratford-on-Avon by Richard Savage, pg 91

Death 20 JUL 1680 Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, ... Last Changed: April 24, 2022 John Hedman

Residence December 1644 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, ...Town records have him living in Wethersfield, CT Last Changed: March 28, 2023 M. P. Kenefick
Residence 8 November 1652 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, ... Town records have him living in Middletown, CT
Residence from 15 March 1656 to 1657 Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Town records have him living in Farmington, CT March 15, 1656-7 he was admitted to membership in the Congregational Church of Farmington and his son Joseph was baptized the same day.
Occupation Planter Last Changed: November 15, 2016 M. K. Starr

Spouses & Children

William Smith Male 1616 - 1680
Elizabeth Downe Female 1627 - 1678
Marriage 16 August 1644 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, ...

Children (8)

[1] Jonathan Smith Male 1647 - 1721
[2] Jobannah SMITH Male 1649 - 1676
[3] Susannah Smith Female 1651 - 1751
[4] Mehitable Smith Female 1653 - Deceased
[5] Joseph Smith Male 1655 - 1718
[6] Benjamin Smith Male 1658 - 1738
[7] William SMITH Male 1661 - 1676
[8] Samuel Smith Male 1664 - 1724

Parents & Siblings

Sgt. Christopher Smith Male 1591 - 1676
Mary Alice Gibbes Female 1604 - 1681
Marriage 1 May 1616 Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Children (10)

[1] William Smith Male 1616 - 1680
[2] Christopher Smith Male 1619 - 1692
[3] Susannah Smith Female 1620 - 1692
[4] Mary Smith Female 1623 - 1680
[5] Samuel Smith Male 1624 - 1628
[6] Simon Smith Male 1627 - 1687
[7] Mary Smith Female 1628 - 1668
[8] Joseph Smith of Hartford Male 1628 - 1690
[9] Benjamin Smith Male 1631 - 1713
[10] Edward Smith Male 1632 - 1693
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William Smith married Elizabeth (______) in Hartford in 1644, consistent with the William Smith of Stratford-upon-Avon baptized March 27, 1617. Article, "William Shakespeare and the Christopher Smith Family,' by Kathleen Cooper Smith & Christopher Child (American Ancestors, Winter, 2016, pages 50-53). See excerpts from this article in story (Memories) attached to this record.
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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Smith

William Smith
< 1617-1680

1644

Elizabeth Downe
< 1627-1678

Benjamin Smith
1658-1738

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Sources

  1. K.O.(Willms)Johnson 31May1991 26Ap1993 FGS, Julian calendar
  2. See notes, Various & sundry, Julian calendar

Historical events

Christening day March 23, 1617

Day of marriage August 16, 1644

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1644: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 18 » The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia.
    • June 5 » The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
    • June 29 » Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge.
    • October 13 » A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
    • November 8 » The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China.
    • November 23 » John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.

Day of death July 20, 1680

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1680: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 2 » Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram and his bodyguards execute the rebel leader Trunajaya. a month after the rebel leader was captured by the Dutch East India Company.
    • August 10 » The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico.
    • August 21 » Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe from the Spanish during the Pueblo Revolt.


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