John SMITH
Born: 2 April 1780, Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 19 October 1819, At Sea*
Died: 19 October 1819, At Sea*
Married: Dorothy SHIPLEY 1806 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada
John Joseph
SMITH
Born
2 February 1723
,
Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died
23 April 1806
,
Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Born: 2 February 1723 in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
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John Joseph married Isabella HOLMES abt. 1762 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isabella HOLMES was born 16 June 1741 in Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland. Isabella died 8 December 1829 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
John Joseph SMITH died 23 April 1806 in Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Birth — 17232 February 1723
Templemore, County Tipperary, Ireland
1780 Birth of ChildJohn SMITH was born 2 April 1780, Stanley, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Joseph was 57 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 180623 April 1806
Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 83.
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