Brief Life History of David Eugene
When David Eugene Smith was born on 21 January 1860, in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Abram P Smith, was 28 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Bronson, was 22. He married Fanny Taylor on 19 January 1887, in Cortland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1933 and lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1910 and New York City, New York, United States in 1920. He died on 29 July 1944, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Eugene Smith in entry for Alice M Smith, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- David E Smith, "United States Census, 1910"
- David E Smith, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1860–1944 Male
1865–1928 Female
Children (1)
1889–1889 Female
Parents and Siblings
1831–1897 Male
1837–1872 Female
Siblings (4)
1855–1898 Male
1860–1944 Male
1862–1863 Female
1869–1957 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1864 · Champs-Élysées Avenue
Age 4
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 22
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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