William Smith (1748 - 1827)

Born 14 Oct 1748 in Glocester, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1827 at age 79 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Biography

East Thompson Cemetery - burial.

Source below: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 Vol. 3, Glocester--Births and Deaths p. 61. This source lists siblings of William as follows: Elizabeth b. Sept 1, 1751, Sarah b. Sept 1, 1751, d, Hybe 3m 1753, Solomon b. Aug 6, 1754, Anne b. May 16, 1756, Naomi b. June 18, 1758, Sebbel b. Feb 13, 1760, Jonathan b, Dec 15m 1761, Rachel b. Jul 30, 1763, Anne b. Jun 30, 1766, Dexter b. Jul 11, 1766

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Physical Description

Descendant of group NE40 John Smith, the miller (c1595 ENG-1648 RI) m Alice Knight? on SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[2]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} FindAGrave.com memorial #53788393 in East Thompson Cem, Thompson, Windham, Connecticut
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, group Rb1 NE40.

Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899

Vol. 03; Providence County: Births, Marriages, Deaths Glocester--Births and Deaths, page 61 Details as follows:

• 1-100 Smith, William, of Ezekiel and Mary, Oct. 14, 1748

Web Address: [1]

Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper

Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol. 49

Web Address: [2] Detail as follows:

• Smith, Captain William, died Dec. 7, 1827, age79 yrs. 1 mo. 13 das. (Flag, but no marker)
• Smith, Anna, wife of William, died Feb. 8, 1812, age 50 yrs.
• Smith, Abigail, wife of William, died April 24, 1825, age 60 yrs.

Find A Grave

Web Address: Details:

• Birth Oct. 24, 1748
• Death Dec. 7, 1827 Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
• wife: Sylvina Sheldon; roots web
• Inscription on Wm grave: Sacred - To the memory of Cap William Smith who died Dec. 7th, 1827. Aged 79 Years, 1 Month & 13 days.
• GAR star and flag beside grave
• additional unreadable words at bottom of stone
• web address:

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Ancestral lives of Thomas Judd Cory, Clarence Richard Cory, John Harry Cory

Page 10, George Aldrich of Dorchester, Mass

• Reference: The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, J. O. Austin. J. Munsells Sons, Albany, NY 1887, 449 pp. pp. 380-3. Also: Old Northwest Quarterly. Vol. 12, pp 55-60
• Detail: Genealogy line follows George, Joseph, Samuel, Peter, Sylvanus, Amity. Amity b. at Providence April 12, 1750, m. about 1775 William, son of Ezekiel and Mary Smith (b at Glocester, R.I. Oct 14, 1748) They had ___ sons and ___ daughters, one being Phebe.
• Web Address: [4]

Photographed Primary Sources

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. Cooper-1 21:20, 22 July 2015 (EDT)