Leah WEBB

Born

28 November 1769 , Crown Colony of New York

Died

16 July 1846 , Plattsburgh, New York, USA

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Derrick WEBB Rebecca VAN ARNUM

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Born: 28 November 1769 in Crown Colony of New York

Father: Derrick WEBB

Mother: Rebecca VAN ARNUM

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Leah married Allen SMITH 17 January 1789 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Allen SMITH was born 11 March 1758 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville). Allen died 30 July 1847 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA. Allen was the child of Isaac SMITH and Katherine COOK.

Leah WEBB died 16 July 1846 in Plattsburgh, New York, USA.
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Allen SMITH
Marriage date: 17 January 1789
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Allen SMITH was the child of Isaac SMITH and Katherine COOK

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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Birth — 1769
28 November 1769
Crown Colony of New York

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

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

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
Leah WEBB and Allen SMITH 17 January 1789,

She was 19 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

Leah was 25 years old.

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

Leah was 26 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

Obituary
Thursday, July 16, 1846
Leah (Webb) Smith, wife of Allen Smith, Revolutionary soldier and pioneer, died at her home the the Beekmantown road. The Webbs came to this country about 1700 and settled in the Mohawk Valley. After peace was declared they went to Long Island. The Smith and Webb families came to Plattsburgh together, Allen Smith locating opposite the McCreedys the lands of both being heavily wooded with fine maple trees. Little dreaming that a ledge of limestone lay under their land, the McCreedys drew the stone for their home from a distance. Only a bridle path then led through the woods to the grist-mill on the Saranac. The original house of the McCreedys and the barn of Allen Smith are still standing. The Smiths had six children; Rebecca, Isaac (who accupied the homestead), Harvey (died in Beaver Dam, Wisc.), Richard Simeon, and Augustine.

www.thewarof1812.com/ CVHistory/ 1800s/ 1846.htm

Grave

Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York

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Death — 1846
16 July 1846
Plattsburgh, New York, USA
She died at the age of 76.

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Riverside Cemetery, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York

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Record added: 11/10/2008 5:57:23 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2024 5:08:55 PM

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Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
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