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Hannah (Murch) Smith (1819 - 1882)

Hannah Smith formerly Murch
Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 1842 in Honiton Registration District, Devon, Englandmap
Died at age 63 in Kankakee County, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Murch Name Study.
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Hannah (Murch) Smith migrated from England to USA.
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Hannah was born 30 April and baptised 16 May 1819. [1] She is the daughter of Samuel Murch and Mary Bending. [2]

In the 1841 census Anna (age 20) was in Sandhill Street, St Mary Ottery, Devon, England. A silk weaver, she was boarding with William and Elizabeth Bastyan. [3]

Hannah's marriage to Christopher Smith was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1842 in the Honiton district.[4]

1851 Census of England: Bromley St Leonard, Middlesex, England[5]
Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Christopher Smith Head M 33 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Anna Smith Wife F 31 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Walter Smith Son M 6 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Fredrick Smith Son M 5 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Alfred Smith Son M 3 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
John Marks Visitor M 40 Strombe, Somerset, England

1860 United States Federal Census: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois[6]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Christopher Smith M 42 Master Henson England
Anna Smith F 38 Wife England
Walter Smith M 16 England
Fredrick Smith M 14 England
Alfred Smith M 12 England
Henry Smith M 9 Oceanborned
Emma Smith F 1 Pennsylvania
Isabella Smith F 2 Illinois

1870 United States Federal Census: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois[7]
Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Christopher Smith M 52 Brick Mason England
Anna Smith F 50 Keeping House England
Emma Smith F 16 Pennsylvania
Belle Smith F 12 Illinois

1880 United States Federal Census: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States[8]
Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Christofer Smith M 63 Married Head England
Anna Smith F 61 Married Other England
Bella Smith F 21 Single Other Illinois, United States

"Mrs. Christopher Smith died at the family residence July 4, at 8 o'clock a.m. She was in good health till Wednesday, June 29, when she was walking in the garden with her husband, she suddenly called out to him to take hold of her. He caught her just in time to prevent her from falling. When she was brought into the house it was ascertained she had had a stroke of paralysis rendering her entirely helpless. The funeral took place at the Presbyterian church Thursday, at 3 p.m. and from there to Mound Grove Cemetery."[9]

Anna died on 4 July 1882 and was buried in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States.[10]

Sources

  1. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW83-Y8Q : 11 February 2018, Hannah Murch, 30 Apr 1819); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 590,693.
  2. "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ1P-ZH5 : 11 December 2014), Hannah Murch, 16 May 1819, Baptism; citing p. 26, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
  3. 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 237; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Mary Ottery; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 15; GSU roll: 241318
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #1256616 (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Anna Musch (20) in St Mary Ottery in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Devon, England.
  4. Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Murch, Hannah.
    GRO Reference: 1842 Apr-May-Jun in Honiton Volume 10 Page 219.
  5. 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1555; Folio: 462; Page: 12; GSU roll: 174787; ED, institution, or vessel: 2n; Household schedule number: 46
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #583581 (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Anna Smith (31), wife, in household of Christopher Smith (33) in Bromley St Leonard in Poplar registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
  6. 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: M653_192; Page: 26; Family History Library Film: 803192
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7667 #36838276 (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Anna Smith (38), Wife, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois. Born in England.
  7. 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: M593_238; Page: 98A
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7163 #41580116 (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Anna Smith (50), Keeping House, in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois. Born in England.
  8. 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00030; Digital film/folder number: 005157438; FHL microfilm: 1254219; Image number: 467; Sheet number: 231; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: C
    FamilySearch Record: MXV3-631 (accessed 21 September 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBM-D9F
    Anna Smith (61), married other, in household of Christofer Smith (63) in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Born in England.
  9. Death: Momence Progress and the History of an Old Border Town-Momence, IL.'s newspaper collection. A copy of the full obituary is available on Facebook at Momence Genealogy Corner.
  10. Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
    citing record ID 46675735, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
    FamilySearch Record: QVKK-FJSQ (accessed 21 September 2023)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #46675735
    Anna Murch Smith burial (died on 4 Jul 1882) in Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States of America.

See Also:

Acknowledgments

  • International Genealogical Index
  • Entered by Ros Haywood, Dec 19, 2011






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Christening/baptism: 16 May 1819 Ottery St Mary
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