Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Smith was born on 18 June 1670, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Smith, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Fowler, was 26. He married Ann Bryan in 1702, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 30 June 1736, in his hometown, at the age of 66.
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Sources (4)
- Joseph Smith, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joseph in entry for Anna Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Joseph Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1670–1736 Male
1674– Female
Children (4)
1703–1771 Female
1705–1782 Female
1707–1795 Female
1709–1766 Male
Parents and Siblings
1639–1704 Male
1645–1694 Female
Siblings (4)
1669–1674 Male
1670–1736 Male
1671–1742 Male
1677–1708 Male
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were 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 also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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