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
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
1744–1817 Male
1737– Female
Children (11)
1767–1843 Female
1768–1858 Male
1768– Male
1771–1804 Female
1771– Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1711–1778 Male
1711– Female
Siblings (10)
1734– Female
1736–1819 Female
1737– Female
1740–1826 Female
1742–1814 Male
+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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