Catharina MAY

Born

21 April 1772 , Coxsackie, Greene, Crown Colony of New York

Died

3 February 1817 , Pelham, Welland, Upper Canada

Catharina married Nicholas SMITH 26 August 1788 in Niagara Falls, Quebec (Ontario), Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicholas SMITH was born 5 November 1755 in Gallatin, Columbia, Crown Colony of New York. Nicholas died 18 March 1843 in Louth, Lincoln, Canada West.

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Catharina MAY married

Nicholas SMITH
Marriage date: 26 August 1788
Marriage place: Niagara Falls, Quebec (Ontario), Canada

Children of Nicholas SMITH and Catharina MAY

James Nicholas SMITH

Born: 1 April 1792, Louth, Lincoln, Upper Canada
Died: 30 November 1861, Louth, Lincoln, Canada West

Married: Permelia FLETCHER 1825

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Birth — 1772
21 April 1772
Coxsackie, Greene, Crown Colony of New York

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Catharina MAY and Nicholas SMITH 26 August 1788, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

She was 16 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
James Nicholas SMITH was born 1 April 1792, Louth, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Catharina was 19 years old.

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

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

Death — 1817
3 February 1817
Pelham, Welland, Upper Canada
She died at the age of 44.

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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