Deborah Smith (1741–1816) • FamilySearch

Deborah Smith

4 July 1741–25 August 1816 (Age 75)
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Deborah

When Deborah Smith was born on 4 July 1741, in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, James Smith, was 39 and her mother, Dorcas Richardson, was 35. She married Elijah Howe on 24 June 1759, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 August 1816, in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Elijah Howe

1731–1808

Deborah Smith

1741–1816

Marriage: 24 June 1759

Joel Howe

1760–1854

Elizabeth Howe

1775–1860

Kerley Howe

1762–1853

Frederick Howe

1764–1848

Elijah Howe

1768–1816

Sarah "Sally" Howe

1770–1834

Catherine Howe

1777–1861

James Howe

1781–1821

Lucretia Howe

1784–1872

Spouse and Children

Elijah Howe

Male1731–1808Male

Deborah Smith

Female1741–1816Female

MARRIAGE
24 June 1759
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

children

(9)

Male1760–1854Male

Male1762–1853Male

Male1764–1848Male

Male1768–1816Male

Female1770–1834Female

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Parents and Siblings

James Smith

Male1702–1743Male

Dorcas Richardson

Female1706–1777Female

siblings

(9)

Male1724–Male

Female1728–Female

Male1728–1756Male

Female1730–Female

Female1733–1799Female

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World Events (6)

1776

Age 35

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 35

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 40

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Smith

Deborah

English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).

Possible Related Names

Blacksmith

Gowan

Nesmith

Smithe

Smithson

Smyth

Smythe

Sources (3)

Howe in entry for Catherine Luther, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
Deborah Smith, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Sarah Howe in entry for Joel Howe, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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