Individual Details

Joseph Smith

(1670 - January 13, 1749)

Joseph Smith was born in Rhode Island, the 3rd generation of his family, his grandfather John and his wife Sarah Whipples grandfather being original settlers with Roger Williams etc. Joseph married Lydia Gardiner they had six sons and three daughters. Joseph was a weaver and in 1700 was given a land grant -in the right of his deceased father-.

Events

Birth1670Providence, British America
MarriageApril 4, 1689Providence, British America - Lydia Gardiner
CivilDecember, 1700Providence, British America
DeathJanuary 13, 1749Providence, British America
OccupationWeaver

Families

SpouseLydia Gardiner (1669 - 1723)
ChildIsrael Smith (1689 - 1726)
ChildSarah Smith (1694 - 1762)
FatherJohn Smith (1641 - 1681)
MotherSarah Whipple (1641 - 1687)
SiblingJohn Smith (1661 - 1737)
SiblingSarah Smith (1663 - 1725)
SiblingAlice Smith (1665 - 1736)
SiblingBenjamin Smith (1672 - 1751)
SiblingWilliam Smith (1682 - 1753)

Notes

Marriage

Vpon the 4th day of Aprill in ye yeare 1689 Joseph Smith (the weaver) and Liddea Gardiner, (after lawfull publication) were both joyned together in Marriage by Richard Arnold Assistant, both partyes belonging to Providence.

Civil

Records show that Joseph Smith, weaver, another son of the miller, was granted three acres of land near Wanskuck, in the right of his deceased father.

Endnotes

1. (1891–1912). || Volume 2 page 171 Providence marriages.

2. (1891–1912). || Volume 2 page 77 Providence Marriages .

3. (1892–1915). || Volume 5 page 279 Joseph Smith and Lidea Gardiner married 4 April 1689.

4. (2008). || Volume 2 page 1400.

5. Edward Field, Editor (1902). || Volume 3 page 337 Industrial Development.

6. (1891–1912). || Volume 2 page 274 Providence deaths.

7. (1937). || Page 28.

8. Edward Field, Editor (1902). || Volume 3 page 337 Industrial Development.

9. Daniel Goodwin, Editor (1919). || Page 8 The Second Generation.

10. (1891–1912). || Volume 2 page 171 Providence marriages.