John Smee

Brief Life History of John

When John Smee was born on 4 March 1835, in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Smee, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Souder, was 25. He married Elizabeth Shatto on 2 January 1862, in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Rye Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Carroll Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 February 1900, in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Youngs Church, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Smee
1835–1900
Elizabeth Shatto
1837–1918
Marriage: 2 January 1862
Jacob H Smee
1862–1934
John Wilson Smee
1866–1904
George Britton McClelland Smee
1868–1934

Sources (8)

  • John Smee, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Smee, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Swee in entry for George B. Swee and Catherine C. Cornman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (Suffolk, Essex): variant of Smead .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John Smee

from: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin//fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133003285 Unknown 1900 newspaper It was with sincere sorrow that the many friends of John Smee learned of his death, which occurred on t …

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