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Benjamin Franklin Smith

Male 1853 - 1944  (91 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Smith  [1]
    Birth 18 Jul 1853  French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 22 Jun 1860  French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 4 Apr 1870  French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 13 Dec 1944  Lakewood, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I21024  Bisbee
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2010

    Father Franklin Smith,   b. Abt 1832, , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1895 (Age 63 years)
    Mother Ezoa Ann Jones,   b. Oct 1835, , , , Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903 (Age 67 years)
    Marriage 1852 
    Family ID F8044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Jane Reynolds,   b. 27 May 1856, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1943, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [4]
    Marriage 17 Dec 1874  French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
    +1. Bertha May Smith,   b. 4 Apr 1876, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1945 (Age 69 years)
    +2. Elmer Eric Smith,   b. 7 Mar 1878, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Ernest William Smith,   b. 28 Aug 1880, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1962, Woodland, Yolo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +4. Katherine Mary Smith,   b. 15 Sep 1884, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1974 (Age 89 years)
    +5. Frances Ezoa Smith,   b. 12 Dec 1886, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1959 (Age 72 years)
    +6. Eva Amber Smith,   b. 20 Sep 1889, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1960 (Age 71 years)
    +7. Ava Lydia Smith,   b. 27 Sep 1891, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1977 (Age 85 years)
    +8. Grace Alene Smith,   b. 19 Sep 1893, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1980, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     9. Leah Arlene Smith,   b. 13 Jun 1898, French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1905 (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F3718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2010

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1853 - French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 22 Jun 1860 - French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 4 Apr 1870 - French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Dec 1874 - French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Dec 1944 - Lakewood, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • There is a legend, handed down through generations of the Smith family that the original family name was Deveraux (various spellings). The reason for the change and the various family legends is discussed in the book: "Nathaniel Smith of Vermont and Some Descendants, 1775-1985," by Dr. Gary V. Smith, Higginson Book Company, Salem, Mass. If you are a member of this family line, this book is well worth owning.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3112] Gary V. Smith, Montgomery, Alabama, Nathaniel Smith of Vermont and Some Descendants circa 1775-1985, (Higgenson Book Company, Salem, MA 01970), 48, 0-7404-5191-x.

    2. [S2463] Smith, Franklin (I21022): 1860 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M653, roll 721 enumerated page 24, master page 304, line 12, dwelling 191; image accessed 1/7/2009.), 1860.NY.Chautauqua.French Creek.24.

    3. [S2465] Smith, Franklin (I21022): 1870 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2003): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M593, roll 912, enumerated page 8, master page 378(B), line 21, dwelling 67, family 66; image accessed 1/7/2009.), 1870.NY.Chautauqua.French Creek.8.

    4. [S3112] Gary V. Smith, Montgomery, Alabama, Nathaniel Smith of Vermont and Some Descendants circa 1775-1985, (Higgenson Book Company, Salem, MA 01970), 55, 0-7404-5191-x.