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Joseph Smith

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Joye

Joye Report 11 Jul 2014 17:01

Seeking to document parents of Joseph Smith b.1810 in Ireland. Parents believed to be James Smith and Catherine Williamson.

Moira

Moira Report 11 Jul 2014 18:43

do you have any more info. Where in Ireland, did he stay in his birthplace or move to England, did he marry.

Joye

Joye Report 11 Jul 2014 19:43

I believe he was b.In Co Tyrone. He m. Ellenor Harten and emigrated from Ireland to Quebec where she died. 5 years later he m. Aurilla Tenney. They lived in Oxford, Ontario until 1860. After a brief stay in Brant Co, they immigrated to MI in 1865.

alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Jul 2014 21:53

A tree on ancestry has this as his father.

Joseph Smith?
Birth in Ireland
Death October 5, 1863 in Ireland



Joseph Smith
Birth March 28, 1810 in Cork, Ireland
Death May 17, 1898 in Tawas City, Michigan, USA




Elleanor Harten
Birth 1815 in Scottland
Death June 24, 1840 in Quebec, Canada




Aurilla Tenney
Birth November 16, 1828 in Vermont, USA
Death June 1, 1897 in Tawas City, Michigan, USA



Marriage to Aurilla Tenney
1846 Age: 36
Oxford, Ontario, Canada

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alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Jul 2014 22:13

Quite a few trees with them on. Photos as well. No one has his parents though except the one with Joseph?


Birth
1810 28 Mar
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Possibly Cork, Cork, Ireland

Marriage to Elleanor Harten
1836 Oct Age: 26
Newtownards, Down, Northern Ireland

Children

James A. Smith
Birth 13 Nov 1836 in Ireland
Death 29 July 1912 in Michigan



Eleanor Smith
Birth 24 Jun 1840 in Québec, Quebec, Canada
Death 11 Jul 1840 in Quebec, Canada


Marriage to Aurilla (Jennie) Tenney
1845 17 Mar Age: 34
St Lawrence County, New York, USA


Children


Solomon S Smith
1849 – 1907

Mary Jane Smith
1850 – 1922

Charles Tenney Smith
1853 – 1922

Eleanor Smith
1856 – 1944

Reuben Smith
1858 – 1930

Elizabeth Mary (Libby) Smith
1861 – 1918

Andrew Smith
1862 – 1934

Thadeous Smith
1864 – 1949

Joye

Joye Report 14 Jul 2014 18:02

How can I access these trees?

Joye

Joye Report 15 Jul 2014 20:01

Are there instructions for accessing trees and posting inquiries?