Mark SmithAge: 73 years1836–1909
- Name
- Mark Smith
- Given names
- Mark
- Surname
- Smith
 Birth | February 17, 1836 30 30 |
 Additional Information | Mary Jane Smith living with her Aunt and Uncle |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Census | 1841 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death of a mother | Mary … before 1851 (Age 14 years) Note: Not shown in the 1851 Census |
| Census | 1851 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Peggy Sims — View this family about 1857 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Jane Smith June 8, 1859 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a wife | Peggy Sims 1859 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | 1861 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 25 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 30 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 30 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage | Mary Isabella Webb — View this family about 1869 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 32 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Webb Smith September 23, 1870 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Annie Smith January 16, 1873 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Richard Kitts — Mary Jane Smith — View this family September 9, 1876 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Minnie Louisa Kitts May 7, 1877 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eleanor Webb Smith June 3, 1877 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William James Kitts July 4, 1878 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts May 21, 1879 (Age 43 years) Note: Birth date/place documented in Death Certificate |
| Birth of a son #5 | Frederick Webb Smith June 19, 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Webb Smith June 19, 1880 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | 1881 (Age 44 years) Shared note: Canada - Census Transcript - Mark Smith - Household |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Robert John Kitts March 25, 1883 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Walter Thomas Kitts June 1891 (Age 55 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 62 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | 1901 (Age 64 years) Shared note: Canada - Census Transcript - Mark Smith - Household |
 Death | April 22, 1909 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hamilton Cemetery |
| Identification number | LVH2-JFQ Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Smith Birth: about 1806 30 36 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: |
| mother |
Mary … Birth: about 1806 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: before 1851 |
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Marriage: about 1827 — England, United Kingdom |
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9 years himself |
Mark Smith Birth: February 17, 1836 30 30 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 22, 1909 |
| Family with Peggy Sims |
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Mark Smith Birth: February 17, 1836 30 30 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 22, 1909 |
| wife |
Peggy Sims Birth: about 1837 — England, United Kingdom Death: 1859 — Wallingford, Berkshire, England |
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Marriage: about 1857 — England, United Kingdom |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Jane Smith Birth: June 8, 1859 23 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: June 20, 1914 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Mary Isabella Webb |
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Mark Smith Birth: February 17, 1836 30 30 — Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Death: April 22, 1909 |
| wife |
Mary Isabella Webb Birth: 1838 — Berkshire, England Death: September 29, 1913 — Canada |
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Marriage: about 1869 — England, United Kingdom |
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21 months son |
John Webb Smith Birth: September 23, 1870 34 32 — Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England Death: May 24, 1928 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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2 years daughter |
Annie Smith Birth: January 16, 1873 36 35 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: December 28, 1931 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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4 years daughter |
Eleanor Webb Smith Birth: June 3, 1877 41 39 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: May 30, 1947 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
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3 years son |
Frederick Webb Smith Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: July 21, 1940 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
| son |
William Webb Smith Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Death: August 25, 1938 — Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada |
| Census | England and Wales - Census Transcript - William Smith - Household
Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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| Census | England and Wales - Census Transcript - Lydia Gammon - Household
Warborough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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| Census | England and Wales - Census Transcript - Jane Shepherd - Household
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
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| Census | Canada - Census Transcript - Mark Smith - Household
Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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| Census | Canada - Census Transcript - Mark Smith - Household
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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| Additional Information | FamilySearch Life Sketch: "From the 1861 Census we can see that after her mother died in 1859 Mary Jane is sent as a baby/toddler to live with her aunt Esther Belcher (nee Smith) and uncle Joseph Belcher in Little Wittenham, near Dorchester (On Thames), Oxfordshire.
May Jane would have known Wittenham Clumps, with trees set high up on a hill. It is now in a nature reserve which can be visited free of charge. Walking distance away are car parking, cafes and hotels in nearby Dorchester (Oxfordshire) which has it's own Abbey. Dorchester Abbey is usually open and there is museum (not often open, so please check timings).
Her Aunt and Uncle say that Mary Jane was born within St. Mary's Parish in Reading. St. Mary's is actually St. Mary the Virgin an impressive chequered building with an active congregation. It is of Anglican, Protestant faith and is the Minster church for Reading. Meaning that it was originally buit in Anglo Saxon times (in this case the 7th Century) when originally a community of clergy lived there.
Her uncle, Joseph Belcher may have died in 1873 as the English GRO Index has a death registered for that date in Wallingford, which is the registration district for Little Wittenham Berkshire/Oxfordshire in England. Did a long term illness of her uncle Joseph Belcher cause her immigration to the United States in 1870?"
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