Katherine
SMITH
Born
16 May 1766
,
New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
18 December 1788
,
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Katherine SMITH married 
Joseph HITCHCOCK
Marriage date: 17 December 1778
Marriage place: New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Joseph HITCHCOCKMarriage date: 17 December 1778
Marriage place: New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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1766 Birth
Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906
Name: Katherine Smith
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 16 May 1766
birthPlace: NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT
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father's Name: Isaac Smith
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Katherine
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indexing project (batch) number: 7450367
system origin: Connecticut-ODM
source Film Number: unknown
reference number:
source: familysearch.org
Name: Katherine Smith
Gender: Female
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening Place:
Birth Date: 16 May 1766
birthPlace: NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT
Death Date:
name note:
Race:
father's Name: Isaac Smith
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Katherine
mother's birthPlace:
mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: 7450367
system origin: Connecticut-ODM
source Film Number: unknown
reference number:
source: familysearch.org
1778 Marriage / PartnerKatherine SMITH and Joseph HITCHCOCK 17 December 1778, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
She was 12 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 178818 December 1788
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 22.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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