Sylvester
SMITH
Born
24 January 1788
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Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died
17 July 1865
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Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
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Born: 24 January 1788 in Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA
Father:
Amos SMITH
Mother:
Christiana PHELPS
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Sylvester married Laura Aurelia COWLES 11 January 1813 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laura Aurelia COWLES was born October 1790 in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Laura Aurelia died 10 July 1878 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.
Sylvester SMITH died 17 July 1865 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.
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Sylvester SMITH married 
Laura Aurelia COWLES
Marriage date: 11 January 1813
Marriage place: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Laura Aurelia COWLESMarriage date: 11 January 1813
Marriage place: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Birth — 178824 January 1788
Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1813 Marriage / PartnerSylvester SMITH and Laura Aurelia COWLES 11 January 1813, East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
He was 24 years old.
1818 Birth of ChildMilton SMITH was born 16 March 1818, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
Sylvester was 30 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 Death of ChildMilton SMITH died 18 March 1863, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Sylvester was 75 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Death
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Death Date: 17 Jul 1865
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1788
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 36
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Death Date: 17 Jul 1865
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1788
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 36
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Baptist Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Last updated: 2/22/2025 12:10:33 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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