Mary Smith

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Smith was born in 1842, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Mc Lean Smith, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Smith, was 20. She lived in New Sewickley Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 25 January 1907, in Beaver Falls, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Mary? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

James Mc Lean Smith
1816–
Catherine Smith
1823–
Thomas C. Smith
1840–1918
Francis L Smith
1851–
Mary Smith
1842–1907
Margaret Smith
1847–1920
William D Smith
1850–
Emmit A. Smith
1855–1915
James McLean Smith
1857–1920
Catharine C. Smith
1859–1937
Charles Smith
1859–1887
Lawrence Bernard Smith
1862–1928

Sources (3)

  • Mary Smith in household of James Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Smith - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary Smith
  • Mrs Mary Carrt in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.