Brief Life History of Edward
Edward Smith was born on 21 February 1800, in Saratoga, New York, United States as the son of John Smith and Mary Peel. He married Jane Boyce on 24 January 1822, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mendon, Monroe, New York, United States in 1840 and Palmyra, Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 July 1860, in Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in North Farmington Friends Cemetery, Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States.
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- Edward Smith, "United States Census, 1840"
- Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward Smith, "United States Census, 1830"
Spouse and Children
1800–1860 Male
1798–1893 Female
Children (4)
1824–1913 Male
1826–1905 Male
1828–1910 Female
1829–1905 Male
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World Events (7)
1803
Age 3
1807
Age 7
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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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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