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Georgiana <I>Dougherty</I> Smith

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Georgiana Dougherty Smith

Birth
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
Death
18 Sep 1918 (aged 48)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Ozone Park, Queens County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Georgiana passed away at the Brooklyn State Hospital from pneumonia. Her residence was in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.
Her parents were William Doughtery and Anna (nee Fleet) Doughtery. She had one sibling, Ida Mae, by her father's second wife, Julia (nee Winkert) Dougherty.
After her mother, Anna Elizabeth, died, the Fleet family was in litigation about the property that Georgiana would receive. The court battle left her with a small portion of an inheritance from the Fleet farm.
Georgiana's husband was Charles Henry Smith (1862-1914). He was buried at a private cemetery in Woodhaven, New York. (Note that Charles is buried right next to Georgiana at the Southside Burial Ground. ) - see chart
Georgiana & Charles had ten living children - 1. Viola, 2. Lillian, V., 3. Charles Jr., 4. Anna, 5. John Duryea, 6. James 7. Emily, J. 8. Frank August, 9. Louis, 10. Alice

Surviving Georgianna; her sister Ida May Hogan, her children Mrs.Emily J (nee Smith) Brass, Frank August Smith, Mrs. Lilian (nee Smith) Vansise, John Duryea Smith ---work in progress.

to be continued

note: the place of burial is stated as Ryder's Cemetery in Jamaica South, Long Island, New York... see the posted death certificate. The cemetery had a name change to Southside Burial Ground-Aqueduct. see grave #64B

note: Georgianna's son, John Duryea Smith, was named after the lawyer, John Duryea (Special Guardian), assigned to litigate for her when she was a minor. She was to receive a portion of the inheritance her mother Anne Fleet was to receive. Anne's siblings were involved in the litigation as well for final property and monies from the Fleet farm. The farm had been in the family for generations and was prime Jamaica, Queens property.
Georgiana passed away at the Brooklyn State Hospital from pneumonia. Her residence was in Jamaica, Long Island, New York.
Her parents were William Doughtery and Anna (nee Fleet) Doughtery. She had one sibling, Ida Mae, by her father's second wife, Julia (nee Winkert) Dougherty.
After her mother, Anna Elizabeth, died, the Fleet family was in litigation about the property that Georgiana would receive. The court battle left her with a small portion of an inheritance from the Fleet farm.
Georgiana's husband was Charles Henry Smith (1862-1914). He was buried at a private cemetery in Woodhaven, New York. (Note that Charles is buried right next to Georgiana at the Southside Burial Ground. ) - see chart
Georgiana & Charles had ten living children - 1. Viola, 2. Lillian, V., 3. Charles Jr., 4. Anna, 5. John Duryea, 6. James 7. Emily, J. 8. Frank August, 9. Louis, 10. Alice

Surviving Georgianna; her sister Ida May Hogan, her children Mrs.Emily J (nee Smith) Brass, Frank August Smith, Mrs. Lilian (nee Smith) Vansise, John Duryea Smith ---work in progress.

to be continued

note: the place of burial is stated as Ryder's Cemetery in Jamaica South, Long Island, New York... see the posted death certificate. The cemetery had a name change to Southside Burial Ground-Aqueduct. see grave #64B

note: Georgianna's son, John Duryea Smith, was named after the lawyer, John Duryea (Special Guardian), assigned to litigate for her when she was a minor. She was to receive a portion of the inheritance her mother Anne Fleet was to receive. Anne's siblings were involved in the litigation as well for final property and monies from the Fleet farm. The farm had been in the family for generations and was prime Jamaica, Queens property.


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  • Created by: Susan Reed
  • Added: May 3, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209733815/georgiana-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Georgiana Dougherty Smith (14 Jun 1870–18 Sep 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209733815, citing Southside Burial Ground, Ozone Park, Queens County, New York, USA; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by Susan Reed (contributor 49052220).