Letitia Ann (Bridges) Smith (1819 - 1863)

Born 6 Sep 1819 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of John Thomas Smith — married 25 Dec 1839 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick

Died 25 Sep 1863 at age 44 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick

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Biography

Letitia Ann Bridges was born on 6 Sep 1819 in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, daughter of John Hollon Bridges (1777 - 1841) and Jane (Barker) Bridges (~1793 - 1867).

Her siblings were:

1. Charles M. Bridges (1818 - 1867)
2. Henry Putnam Bridges (1821 - 1881)
3. Sarah Esty (Bridges) Sutherland (1823 - 1886)
4. Elizabeth (Bridges) Burpee (1825 - 1885)
5. Hannah Jewett (Bridges) Harrison (1827 - 1890)
6. Augusta Jane Bridges (1830 - 1855)
7. Mary Eliza (Bridges) Thompson (1833 - 1857)
8. John Hollon Bridges (1839 - 1914)

Letitia (20) married John Thomas Smith (~33) (born in York, New Brunswick in 1806; died in Fredericton, York in 1865), son of Jonathan B. Smith and Hannah H. Bridges, on 25 Dec 1839 in Sheffield.

Letitia died on 25 Sep 1863 in Fredericton aged 44. She is buried in Old Burial Ground, Fredericton.

Sources

• Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pg. 235.
• Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
• Find A Grave: Memorial #61803029, Old Burial Ground, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada