Horace
SMITH
(b.
16 February 1781
,
South Hadley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
11 November 1862
,
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Horace SMITH was born 16 February 1781 in South Hadley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Horace SMITH was the child of ? and ?Horace SMITH died 11 November 1862 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Father: Silas Smith
Mother: Asenath Chapin
Married his first wife, Rebekah Moody, on March 5, 1805. His second marriage was to Sarah King on October 23, 1822 in Suffield, CT.
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1781 Birth 16 February 1781
South Hadley, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.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. 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)
Death
Name: Horace Smith
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 11 Nov 1862
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1781
Birth Place: So. Hadley
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Silas Smith
Father's Birthplace: Hadley
Mother's Name: Asenath Chapin
Mother's Birthplace: Chicopee
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 34
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-FMK : 10 December 2014), Horace Smith, 11 Nov 1862; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 34; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
Name: Horace Smith
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 11 Nov 1862
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1781
Birth Place: So. Hadley
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Silas Smith
Father's Birthplace: Hadley
Mother's Name: Asenath Chapin
Mother's Birthplace: Chicopee
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 34
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-FMK : 10 December 2014), Horace Smith, 11 Nov 1862; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 34; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
Horace is buried at: West Cemetery Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 4/18/2017 8:04:24 AM
- Updated: 2/28/2018 9:56:47 AM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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