Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Coldsmith was born on 26 March 1784, in Hamilton Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John (Johannes) Coldsmith (Kaltschmidt), was 11781 and his mother, Anna Margaret, was 20. He married Elizabeth Croft in 1805, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Letterkenny Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1810. He died on 31 August 1846, in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Saml Coldsmith, "United States Census, 1820"
- Coldsmith, "Find A Grave Index"
- Samuel Coldsmith, "United States Census, 1810"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in gold, from Middle English goldsmith, Old English goldsmith ‘goldsmith’, a compound of gold ‘gold’ + smith ‘smith’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Goldschmidt , and also of its Dutch equivalent Goldsmit.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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