Mortimer W. Smith
1825–
The Life of Mortimer W.
Mortimer W. Smith was born in 1825. He married Esther Evans on 15 January 1852, in Lake Michigan, Oceana, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Mortimer W. Smith
1825–
Esther Evans
1833–1926
Marriage: 15 January 1852
U Adelaide Smith
1859–1941
Sarah E Smith
1873–
Spouse and Children
1825–Male
1833–1926Female
MARRIAGE
15 January 1852
Lake Michigan, Oceana, Michigan, United States
15 January 1852
Lake Michigan, Oceana, Michigan, United States
children
(2)
1859–1941Female
1873–Female
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1837
Age 12
Michigan is the 26th state.
1863
Age 38
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
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 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Mortimer W Smith, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mortimer W Smith, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Mortimer Smith in entry for U Adelaide Smith, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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