Lois Preston

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 2 sons and 4 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
Polly Smith
1771–1804
Olive Smith
1772–
Lois Smith
1774–
Nathaniel Smith
1778–1824

Sources (17)

  • Lois Preston, "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"

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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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