flag male ancestor  John H  SMITH

  (b. 1 February 1795 New Jersey, USA   d. 8 July 1872 Ledyard, New York, USA )  

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John H SMITH was born 1 February 1795 in New Jersey, USA

John H SMITH was the child of ?   and   ?

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John H  married  Hannah HOUGHTALING abt. 1828 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah HOUGHTALING  was born 1 July 1799 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.  Hannah died 3 November 1844 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). 

John H SMITH died 8 July 1872 in Ledyard, New York, USA .





son of James Smith and Phebe Warner


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birth1795 Birth
1 February 1795
New Jersey, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1830 Birth of Child
Isaiah SMITH was born March 1830, , New York, USA

John H was 35 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah HOUGHTALING died 3 November 1844, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1872 Death
8 July 1872
Ledyard, New York, USA

He died at the age of 77.
Added: 1/23/2025 9:07:28 PM - Updated: 1/23/2025 9:08:58 PM
Did You Know?New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state

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