Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville)
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Where is Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA? Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Located in northern Rhode Island, the Town was founded in 1730 and is home to approximately 21,000 people, covering 26.7 square miles. The Town is experiencing continued growth. Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest mutual fund company has located one of two New England regional centers in Smithfield. We are also the home to a division of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Navigant Credit Union, Uvex Corporation, FGX International (AAi Foster Grant), and many other large and small companies. A regional shopping mall, The Crossing at Smithfield, is located at the junction of Putnam Pike (Rt. 44) and Interstate 295. Additionally, Smithfield is home to Bryant University, a top business school.
Georgiaville is a village in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The village was named after the Georgia Cotton Manufacturing Company mill located in the area. The Georgiaville Pond Beach is located in the village and is a popular recreation spot. In the 1920s the Ku Klux Klan was active in the area, and Klan rallies were held in Georgiaville.
Esmond is a historic mill village in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Old County Road School, East Smithfield Public Library, and the historic Allenville Mill are located in the village.
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1802 - Fatal AccidentAs Mr. William Burlingham, of Smithfield, State of Rhodeisland, was attempting to pass from one hay ...Read MORE...
1819 - Smithfield
Smithfield is a large and flourishing post township, situated nine miles northwest of Providence;...Read MORE...
Smithfield is a large and flourishing post township, situated nine miles northwest of Providence;...Read MORE...
1828 - Mother's LoveWho but a mother can conceive the depth of a mother's love? We learn from the Providence Journal,...Read MORE...
1853 - Steam-Boiler Explosion - Two Lives Lost, Several Wounded.Special Correspondence of the N. Y. Daily Times.
PROVIDENCE, Tuesday, Oct. 25.- The steam-boiler ...Read MORE...
1854 - Destruction of a Cotton Bleachery by Fire - Serious Freaks of an Elephant. PROVIDENCE, Monday, June 5, The Bleachery at Scott's Pond, Smithfield, belonging to W. P. SAYLES,...Read MORE...
1867 - Aruged to DeathWhile a young clerk in the Dexter line company, at Smithfield, Rhode Island, named George Steward,...Read MORE...
1869 - Married 78 YearsAt Smithfield, R.I., Jonathan Buxton, aged 102 years, is living with his wife Saloma, aged 101....Read MORE...
1869 - In the towns of Cumberland, Smithfield, Blackstone, and Bellingham, R. I.,
there are seventeen cotton and eight woolen mills, which employ 5,550 hands, run 4,480 looms, and...Read MORE...
there are seventeen cotton and eight woolen mills, which employ 5,550 hands, run 4,480 looms, and...Read MORE...
1906
Smithfield, a post-township (town) of Providence co., R.I., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford ...Read MORE...
Smithfield, a post-township (town) of Providence co., R.I., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford ...Read MORE...
"Discover Rhode Island" Episode 2: Smithfield, RI
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Dorcas ARNOLD
(18 May 1732, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 25 September 1825, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck))
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George Harry BAKER
(21 December 1939, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 30 September 2000, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA (Hillsgrove) (Pontiac))
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Sullivan BALLOU
(28 March 1829, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 28 July 1861, Manassas, Manassas City, Virginia, USA)
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Abel BRADWAY
(21 April 1771, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 12 March 1845, Monson, Massachusetts, USA)
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Edouard CORBEILLE
(Sept. 1, 1895, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - July 7, 1963, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA)
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Lloyd GRANT
(22 April 1856, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 28 May 1911, Lady Lake, Florida, USA)
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Granville S. W. OLNEY
(17 September 1793, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 9 November 1871, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn))
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Beatrice Melanise PLANTE
(21 December 1911, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - January 1986?, Rockville, Maryland, USA)
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Earle George PLANTE
(3 February 1909, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - June 1968, )
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Lillian May PLANTE
(27 April 1903, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 30 August 1966, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
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Raymond Lester PLANTE
(13 December 1920, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 3 May 1993, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville))
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Huldah READ
(16 February 1760, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 1 October 1834, Jamestown, New York, USA)
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Donald Elwood SCHENCK
(23 January 1923, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 13 July 2002 , Coventry, Rhode Island, USA)
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Earl Francis SCHENCK
(5 December 1925, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 4 August 2012, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
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Fidelia Adelaide "Delia" SMITH
(7 December 1861, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 26 April 1914, East Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
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Constantine Francis Volney STREETER
(13 February 1836, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 15 November 1889, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA)
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Gideon S. THAYER
(1830, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 2 August 1867, Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA (Albion) (Manville) (Fairlawn))
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Ebenezer TRASK
(12 January 1754, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 2 February 1813, Jamestown, New York, USA)
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Peleg TRASK
(21 October 1786, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) - 2 May 1842, Busti, Chautauqua, New York, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
We currently have information about 131 ancestors who died in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville).
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Jonathan SPRAGUE (28 May 1648 - 10 September 1741) &
Mehitable HOLBROOK (29 June 1649 - 29 October 1710)
married 20 July 1670 |
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William IRVIN ( - ) &
Susannah SALISBURY (7 April 1713 - )
married 2 November 1748 |
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James CARGILL (27 February 1729 - 21 November 1804) &
Dorcas ARNOLD (18 May 1732 - 25 September 1825)
married 7 September 1752 |
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Ebenezer TRASK (12 January 1754 - 2 February 1813) &
Huldah READ (16 February 1760 - 1 October 1834)
married 1 April 1783 |
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George Joseph PLANTE (1 January 1879 - 30 July 1961) &
Jennie Susan BAKER (8 February 1880 - 13 March 1962)
married 21 February 1903 |
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Adolphe Edward SCHENCK (24 February 1902 - 20 February 1971) &
Lillian May PLANTE (27 April 1903 - 30 August 1966)
married 21 August 1922 |
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Cemeteries in Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville)
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