Brief Life History of Chauncey Paine
When Dr. Chauncey Paine Smith was born on 20 June 1787, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Dr. Chauncy Smith, was 21 and his mother, Hannah Brown, was 20. He married Lucy Easton in 1812, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States. He lived in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1830 and Genesee, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 October 1849, in Le Roy, LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Le Roy, LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States.
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- Chauncey Smith, "United States Census, 1830"
- Chauncy S. Smith, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Chauncey Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1802
Historical Boundaries: 1802: Genesee, New York, United States
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
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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"Genealogical Notes Compiled by Frank H. Smith"
"Chauncey Paine Smith was born at Dorset, Vermont, on Wednesday, June 20, 1787. He received a collegiate education and graduated in medicine. He 'went west' as far as Leroy, New York, where his patern …
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