Simeon Smith

Brief Life History of Simeon

Simeon Smith was born in 1755. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1779. He died on 4 May 1841, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Simeon Smith
1755–1841
Persons Smith
1790–1872
Milo Smith
1793–1875
Simeon Smith Jr
1797–1872
Lovisa Smith
1805–1863
Matilda Smith
1815–1874

Sources (14)

  • Simeon Smith, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Birth 1760 in The Onondaga Historical Association
  • Death Record in the National Archives (Pension Papers - S-40449) See Revolutionary War Pension Records in Simeon Smith Memories

World Events (8)

1776

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

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1780

Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.

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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