Thomas SMITH
Born: 19 December 1806, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 14 December 1892, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 14 December 1892, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Married: Rebecca RIPLEY 4 February 1834
John
SMITH
Born
2 April 1780
,
Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
19 October 1819
,
At Sea*
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Born: 2 April 1780 in Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John married Dorothy SHIPLEY abt. 1806 in Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy SHIPLEY was born 21 November 1779 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dorothy died 22 March 1864 in Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dorothy was the child of Thomas SHIPLEY and Elizabeth Ann BRANSBY.
John SMITH died 19 October 1819 in At Sea*.
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John SMITH married 
Dorothy SHIPLEY
Marriage date: abt. 1806
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorothy SHIPLEY was the child of Thomas SHIPLEY and Elizabeth Ann BRANSBY
Dorothy SHIPLEYMarriage date: abt. 1806
Marriage place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
Dorothy SHIPLEY was the child of Thomas SHIPLEY and Elizabeth Ann BRANSBY
Children of John SMITH and Dorothy SHIPLEY
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Birth — 17802 April 1780
Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1806 Birth of ChildThomas SMITH was born 19 December 1806, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 26 years old.
Death — 181919 October 1819
At Sea*
He died at the age of 39.
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