Brief Life History of Wilmarth Smith
When Wilmarth Smith Ketcham was born in 1856, in Farmington, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Germond Ketcham, was 50 and his mother, Chloe Peck Smith, was 40. He married Lottie Adell Van Den Bergh on 20 November 1879. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States for about 5 years and Pittsford, Pittsford, Monroe, New York, United States in 1925. He died on 28 November 1925, in East Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Boughton Hill, Victor, Ontario, New York, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Wilmarth Ketcham in entry for Chloe Elizabeth Burrows, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Wilmann S Ketcham, "United States Census, 1900"
- Walworth S. Ketcham in entry for Chester A. Joslyn, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
Spouse and Children
1856–1925 Male
1861– Female
Children (6)
1880–1934 Female
1882–1959 Female
1887– Female
1892–1895 Male
1895–1918 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1806–1883 Male
1816–1889 Female
Siblings (8)
1839–1887 Female
1840–1887 Female
1842–1908 Male
1845–1930 Male
1846–1913 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 7
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 7
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a habitational name from Kitcham in Devon, but more likely a shortened form of Kitchenham, a habitational name from a place so named in East Sussex.
History: Edward Ketcham (died 1655) immigrated from Cambridge, England, toMassachusetts Bay Colony c. 1629–30, and subsequently moved toStratford, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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