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Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith
1742 - 1816 (74 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith was born in 1742 (daughter of William Smith and E. Quincy); died in 1816. Other Events:
- Also Known As: Betsy
- Name: Betsy Smith
2. William Smith was born in 1707; died in 1783. Notes:
a liberal Congregationalist, and other forebears were Congregational ministers, and leaders in a society that held its clergy in high esteem. However, he did not preach about predestination, original sin, or the full divinity of Christ, instead emphasizing the importance of reason and morality.
William married E. Quincy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. E. Quincy Children:
- Abigail Smith was born on 11 Nov 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts; died on 28 Oct 1818 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- Mary Smith was born in 1739; died in 1811.
- 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith was born in 1742; died in 1816.
Generation: 3
6. John Quincy was born on 21 Jul 1690 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (son of Daniel Quincy and A. Shepard); died on 13 Jul 1767 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Other Events:
- Nickname: Colonel
- Resided: Bef 1690, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Resided: Aft 1689, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Education: 1708, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; at Harvard
Notes:
He held the office of speaker of the house of representatives longer than any other person in the provincial period, and was for forty successive years a member of the council.
In 1717, he was elected to represent Braintree at the Massachusetts General Court, was re-elected in 1719, and served in that capacity until 1740. From 1727 to 1740, he served as the Speaker of the House. In 1741, Quincy was voted out of office, but was returned there in 1744, where he served four additional years. He died on July 13, 1767 at the age of 78, only two days after the birth of his namesake grandson.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/JohnQuincyMonument.jpg
Nickname:
Although officially only achieving the rank of major in the British army, he was commonly referred to as "Colonel".
Education:
was graduated at Harvard in 1708John married E. Norton [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. E. Norton Children:
- 3. E. Quincy
Generation: 4
12. Daniel Quincy (son of Edmund Quincy); died after 1890. Other Events:
- Resided: Bef 1690, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Resided: Aft 1690, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Notes:
Resided:
the family moved to Braintree, Massachusetts and established a homestead at Mount Wollaston, or Merry Mount, in what is present-day Quincy.
Died:
Bef 8 Jan 1698
- edmund quincy notes
aft 1890
- when son was 1 yr old, wikipediaDaniel married A. Shepard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. A. Shepard Children:
- 6. John Quincy was born on 21 Jul 1690 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Jul 1767 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
14. J. Norton Children:
- 7. E. Norton
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