Dorothy (Smith) Aldrich (1727 - 1788)

Born 18 Jan 1727 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Sylvanus Aldrich — married 8 Mar 1746 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1788 at age 61 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Dorothy Smith was born on January 18, 1727 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay^[1][2]. Her parents were Christopher Smith (1697 - 1781) and Amity (Harris) Smith (1697 - 1769). Her siblings were...

1. Gideon Smith (1722 - 1784)
2. Stephen Smith (1725 - 1802)
3. Jeremiah Smith (1733 - 1810)
4. Richard Smith (1737 - 1810)

At the age of 19, Dorothy married Sylvanus Aldrich (1722 - 1773) on March 8, 1746 in Scituate^[1]. Dorothy married Thomas Peck (1727 - 1810). Dorothy died on March 21, 1788 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States aged 61.(date is undocumented, but widely reported. Find a Grave gives a date of 1788^[3]).

Children

Dorothy Smith and Sylvanus Aldrich had the following children:

1. Stephen Aldrich (1747 - 1813)
2. Dan Aldrich (1748 - )
3. Amity (Aldrich) Smith (1750 - )
4. Mary Aldrich (1753 - 1759)
5. Lydia Aldrich (1755 - )
6. Priscilla (Aldrich) Tingley (1757 - 1790)
7. Martha (Aldrich) Olney (1759 - 1846)
8. Hannah (Aldrich) Bishop (1763 - 1809)
9. Dorothy (Aldrich) Bishop (1765 - ~1809)
10. Gardner Aldrich (1766 - 1853)
11. Ballou Aldrich (1772 - 1838).

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} *"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KT-5XR : 6 December 2014), Silvanus Aldrich and Dorothy Smith, 08 Mar 1746; citing Scituate Twp,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 22,256.
2. ↑ *Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records (V.1-V.12) (subscription) Providence County, Vol 3 page 28. (marriage record)
3. ↑ Find a Grave. Find a Grave: [1]; (accessed 30 Apr 2021). Dorothy Smith Aldrich, Cremated, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA, 1788 (aged 60-61).

• Robertson, Florance Keeney. "The Genealogy of Henry and Ann Kinne, Pioneers of Salem, Massachusetts" Wetzel Publishing Co., Inc. 524 South Spring St., Los Angeles, California. 1947. p. 135 notes that 'Sylvanus [Aldrich] m. Mar 8-1746, Dorothy "Dolly" Smith ...' (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofhenry00robe/page/134/mode/2up)

see also:

• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Transcript - Birth date: 1728; Death date: 1788.[2] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm 508 rolls
• Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850 - Town and Church Records (V.1-V.12) (subscription)] [3] Providence County, Vol 3 page 28. (marriage record)
• Robertson, Florance Keeney. "The Genealogy of Henry and Ann Kinne, Pioneers of Salem, Massachusetts" Wetzel Publishing Co., Inc. 524 South Spring St., Los Angeles, California. 1947. p. 135see at hathitrust
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 25362319