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Lois Smith

14 February 1747–1804 (Age 56)
Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

The Life of Lois

When Lois Smith was born on 14 February 1747, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Jonathan Smith, was 30 and her mother, Mary Gager Forbes, was 26. She married Elijah Tracy on 1 March 1770. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1804, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Elijah Tracy

1741–1821

Lois Smith

1747–1804

Marriage: 1 March 1770

Mary Tracy

1770–

Sanford Tracy

1773–1829

Nancy Tracy

1775–1837

Starks Tracey

1778–1846

Synthia Tracy

1781–

Betsey Tracy

1783–

Hudson Tracy

1785–

Smith Tracy

1788–1873

Spouse and Children

Elijah Tracy

Male1741–1821Male

Lois Smith

Female1747–1804Female

MARRIAGE
1 March 1770
Preston,New London,Conneticut

children

(8)

Mary Tracy

Female1770–Female

Sanford Tracy

Male1773–1829Male

Nancy Tracy

Female1775–1837Female

Starks Tracey

Male1778–1846Male

Synthia Tracy

Female1781–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Jonathan Smith

Male1716–Male

Mary Gager Forbes

Female1721–1765Female

siblings

(8)

Phoebe Smith

Female1745–Female

Jonathan Smith

Male1746–1840Male

Lois Smith

Female1747–1804Female

Asabel Smith

Female1750–Female

Josiah Smith

Male1754–Male

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World Events (6)

1776

Age 29

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 29

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Age 34

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Smith

Lois

English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps 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 the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).

Possible Related Names

Blacksmith

Gowan

Nesmith

Smithe

Smithson

Smyth

Smythe

Story Highlight

A lost grave

Lois Smith Tracy moved with her husband to Richmond, MA after their marriage in Preston CT. When her husband Elijah received his bounty land warrant as a veteran of the Revolutionary War, the family …

Sources (3)

Lois Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Lois Smith, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Lois Smith, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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