Allen SMITH

Born

11 March 1758 , New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

30 July 1847 , Plattsburgh, New York, USA

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Isaac SMITH Katherine COOK

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Born: 11 March 1758 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Isaac SMITH

Mother: Katherine COOK

Paternal grandparents: Daniel SMITH , Abigail ALLING

Maternal grandparents: Israel COOK , Elizabeth CLARK

Allen had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Allen married Leah WEBB 17 January 1789 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Leah WEBB was born 28 November 1769 in New York, USA. Leah died 16 July 1846 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. Leah was the child of Derrick WEBB and Rebecca VAN ARNUM.

Allen SMITH died 30 July 1847 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA.
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Allen SMITH married

Leah WEBB
Marriage date: 17 January 1789
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Leah WEBB was the child of Derrick WEBB and Rebecca VAN ARNUM

Children of Allen SMITH and Leah WEBB

Isaac M SMITH

Born: 4 July 1795, Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died: 11 November 1857, , New York, USA

Harvey SMITH

Born: 4 July 1796, Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Died: 4 June 1886, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Eleanor SANBORN 27 September 1820 Place: Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Simeon SMITH

Born: abt. 1800, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Rebecca SMITH

Born: abt. 1800, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Richard SMITH

Born: abt. 1806,
Died: 30 July 1849, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Married: Sally UNKNOWN

Augustine SMITH

Born: abt. 1807, , New York, USA
Died: 13 May 1837,

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1758 Birth
1758 SMITH Alen ye Son of Isaac Smith was born March 11 1758
Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850.(Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007), (Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850, Connecticut Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Hartford, CT, 1917.)

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

U.S. Revolutionary War
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank: CORPORAL
Birth: 3-11-1758 NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT
Death: 7-30-1847 CLINTON CO NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO PVT
Spouse: LEAH WEBB
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1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Allen SMITH and Leah WEBB 17 January 1789,

He was 30 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

Goshen, Connecticut
Lived in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut around 1790.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Isaac M SMITH was born 4 July 1795, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Allen was 37 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Harvey SMITH was born 4 July 1796, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Allen was 38 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Marriage of Child
Harvey SMITH married 27 September 1820, Plattsburgh, New York, USA to Eleanor SANBORN

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Leah WEBB died 16 July 1846, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

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Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York

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Death — 1847
30 July 1847
Plattsburgh, New York, USA
He died at the age of 89.

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Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York

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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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