Lois Preston

Female16 February 1737–

Brief Life History of Lois

When Lois Preston was born on 16 February 1737, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Preston Sr, was 25 and her mother, Lois Simons, was 25. She married James Smith on 30 April 1766, in Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters.

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Family Time Line

James Smith
1744–1817
Lois Preston
1737–
Marriage: 30 April 1766
Alithea Smith
1767–1843
Stephen G Smith
1768–1858
Stephen Smith
1768–
Polly Smith
1771–1804
Polly Smith
1771–
Olive Smith
1772–
Olive Smith
1772–
Lois Smith
1774–
Lois Smith
1774–
Nathaniel Smith
1778–1824
Nathaniel Smith
1778–1824

Sources (15)

  • Lois in entry for Polly Smith, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Lois in entry for Olive Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Lois Preston in entry for James Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 April 1766Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  • Children (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    Name Meaning

    English:

    habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

    occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.

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

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