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John Smiley (abt. 1680 - abt. 1765)

John Smiley
Born about in Donegal, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Brother of [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 1700 (to 1740) in Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 85 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania,map
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Biography

John was born about 1680. John Smiley ... He passed away about 1765.[1]

Name

Name: John /Smiley/
Given Name: John
Surname: Smiley[2][3]

Birth

Date: ABT 1680
Place: Dongal Ireland Source: #S0796

Death

Date: ABT 1765
Place: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania[4]

Immigration

Immigration:
Date: ABT 1710


Londonderry County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Death: 1765 Dauphin County Pennsylvania, USA

John Smiley married Barbara Finerty in Ireland about 1700, and they had the following children who also emigrated to America:

Thomas (1702-1767) William (1704-1766) John (1706-1780) Andrew (1711- ) James (1713-1785)


Family links: Parents: Thomas Smiley (1660 - 1689)

Spouse: Barbara Finerty Smiley (1680 - 1740)*

Children: John Smiley (1706 - 1780)*

Sibling: John Smiley (1680 - 1765) Francis Smiley (1689 - 1763)*

  • Calculated relationship


Burial: Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hershey Dauphin County Pennsylvania, USA

  • Fact: Burial Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery Hershey Dauphin County Pennsylvania, USA

John Smiley b. 1680, d. 1765 Father Thomas MacPherson Smiley III b. 1660, d. 1689 Mother Ann Stewart b. 1663, d. 1731 John Smiley was born in 1680 at Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Marriage: John Smiley married Barbara Finerty, daughter of Colman Finerty and Barbara Coyne, in 1700 at Ireland Death: John Smiley died in 1765 at Dauphin Co, PA, British Colonial America Family Barbara Finerty b. 1680, d. 1740 Children Thomas Smiley b. 1702, d. 1767 William Smiley b. 1704, d. 1766 John Smiley II b. 1706, d. 1780 Andrew Smiley b. 1711 James Smiley b. 1713, d. 1785 John arrived in 1741 in New England[5]

Sources

  1. A source for this information is needed.
  2. Source: #S0796
  3. Source: #S0419
  4. Source: [[#S0796]
  5. Passenger List: Place: New England; Year: 1741; Page Number: 182
    Ancestry Record 7486 #1577485 (accessed 25 April 2023)
    Name: John Smiley; Arrival Year: 1741; Arrival Place: New England; Primary Immigrant: Smiley, John; Source Publication Code: 658; Annotation: Alphabetical list of British immigrants to New England, 1700-1775. Includes index. Originally in The Essex Institute Historical Collections, vols. 63-67 (April 1927-July 1931).; Source Bibliography: BOLTON, ETHEL STANWOOD. Immigrants to New England, 1700-1775. Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1931. 235p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1966.;
    Household Members (Name):
    John Smiley.




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Smiley-1922 and Smiley-543 appear to represent the same person because: same spouse and 3 sons
posted by Tim Prince
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posted by Kim Williams
Smiley-808 and Smiley-543 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate father and spouse; mother also a duplicate
posted by Jason Cottrell

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