Caroline Amelia (Smith) de Windt (1795 - 1852)

Born 27 Jan 1795 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Jul 1852 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States of America

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Biography

Caroline Amelia Smith was born 27 Jan 1795 in New York, daughter of William Smith and Nabby Adams. She was the granddaughter of John Adams, the second President of the United States of America. ^[1]

She married John Peter de Windt.

On 28 Jul 1852 she died in the Henry Clay steamship disaster on the Hudson River, near Yonkers, New York. (note: currently Riverdale, The Bronx, New York City). ^{[2] [3]}

Research Notes

• Find A Grave lists children.
• daughter Elizabeth's death record

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Sources

1. ↑ http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2011/10/abigail-adams-smith.html
2. ↑ "Henry Clay (steamboat)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Clay_(steamboat)&oldid=794215003 (accessed September 13, 2017).
3. ↑ Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94896705
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW32-VG5 : 10 December 2014), Caroline A Smith in entry for Elizabeth D Dewindt Branch, 01 Apr 1898; citing Westborough, Massachusetts, v 483 p 810, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,527.

Acknowledgments

Entered by Stanley Wood, Tuesday, November 19, 2013.

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