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Amelia Smith

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• • Great-grandmother of John Hinckley, Jr. — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 9 
  • Father:
  • John W. Smith 
  • Mother:
  • Amelia Shipley   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Feb 1855 
  • Birth Location:
  • Plainfield, Union, New Jersey 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 26 May 1924 
  • Death Location:
  • Chicago, Cook, Illinois 
  • Burial Date:
  • 28 May 1924 
  • Burial Location:
  • Long Island, New York 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Francis Edward Hinckley
  • Marriage Date:
  • 10 Mar 1880 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Chicago, Cook, Illinois 
  • Child:

  Percival "Percy" Porter Hinckley (Ahnentafel No:4 )

  • Notes: 
  • The source at findagrave.com has Amelia being buried with her husband Francis Edward Hinckley in Oak Brook, Illinois. However, Amelia's Chicago death certificate says she was buried in New York. Further research is needed on her burial location.

• Sources for Amelia Smith

  • ¹ Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920, Marriage record for Francis Edward Hinckley and Amelia Smith.
  • ² Federal Census, NY, Richmond County, 1900, New York City, Richmond Borough, ED #590, Image 22 of 41.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/19/2013).
  • ⁴ Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Death record for Amelia Smith Hinckley.
  • ⁵ Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984), Winter 1954, Page 372.
  • ⁶ North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, Death certificate for son Percival Porter Hinckley.
  • ⁷ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #26200, Membership application for Percy Porter Hinckley.