When Polly Downs was born on 17 April 1817, in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Elisha Downs, was 34 and her mother, Betsy Barney, was 33. She married Willis Smith on 3 October 1836, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 20 July 1899, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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English and Irish: variant of Downes .
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Possible Related NamesHistory Of Polly Downs Smith Born April 17, 1817 At Bennington, Bennington Country, Vermont. Pioneer of about 1850 Hillcrest Camp, Salt Lake City, Utah Written by Granddaughter Isabella Smith Patten W …
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