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Sylvanus Smith (1759 - 1829)

Sylvanus Smith
Born in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticutmap
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Husband of — married 21 May 1782 [location unknown]
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Died at age 70 in Dover (now Westlake), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Lieutenant Sylvanus Smith served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
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Sylvanus Smith is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-293160
Rank: Lieutenant

Sylvanus Smith was born 24 Feb 1759, son of Jonathan Smith and Anna Chipman, baptized at Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT, on 6 May 1759. [1][2][3]

Sylvanus served in the Connecticut Continental Line during the American Revolution. According to his 1819 pension application, he first served one year (January 1776-January 1777) as a private in Capt. Jedidiah Huntington's unit. He reenlisted in Huntington's unit in June 1777 and was discharged in April 1780. In February 1780 he had been promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant.

Sylvanus married Lydia Clark on 21 May 1782, in Connecticut. Soon after their marriage, the couple moved to Massachusetts. By 1820, they had moved again to Dover Township (now Westlake), Cuyahoga County, Ohio, as had Sylvanus' brothers Abner and Jonathan.

DNA Search

Descendant of Richard Smith-40488 (abt. 1583 - aft. 1669 Connecticut) and Rebecca Buswell-5. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project. (No yDNA group yet.)[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-Z6R : 11 February 2018), Sylvanus Smith, 24 Feb 1759; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  2. ↑ "George Lathrop Cooley and Clara Elizabeth Hall : their ancestors and descendants" by Harl Preslar Aldrich, Jr., 2001 pg 201, image 213 download https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE60694
  3. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/14243/77/260214684
  4. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.




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Janice (B) Patterson
The FindAGrave entry (Memorial #176609345) for Sylvanus Smith contained several errors as of 30 May 2023. Corrections were submitted on that date.
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