Brief Life History of Mary W.
When Mary W. Smedley was born on 18 December 1837, in Fulton Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joel Smedley, was 35 and her mother, Martha Wildman, was 32. She married Benjamin Cutler Reynolds on 20 February 1875, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. She died on 17 July 1880, at the age of 42.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Mary Smedley in household of Joel Smedley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary W Smedley, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Mary W Smedley, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1825–1900 Male
1837–1880 Female
Parents and Siblings
1802–1872 Male
1805–1863 Female
Siblings (6)
1836–1864 Male
1837–1880 Female
1839–1919 Male
1840–1863 Male
1842–1928 Female
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World Events (5)
1846
Age 9
1863
Age 26
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, and Lancashire): habitational name, mostly from Smithley in Wombwell (Yorkshire) but also from Smedley (Lancashire). The placenames probably mean ‘wood or woodland clearing of the smiths’, from Old English smitha, genitive plural form of smith ‘smith’, + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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