John Patrick Smithwick

1906 - 1988  (82 years)

• Name	John Patrick Smithwick
  Born	21 Jul 1906	Waterville, CT, US
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	90 Ridge Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [1]
  Residence	1920	288 Dwight Street, Waterbury, CT, US
  	Thomas Bradshaw, age 23 is living with the family
  Residence	24 Dec 1921	288 Dwight Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [2]
  	Robert, Katie, and son John returned from Ireland after helping/participating in the war for independence. Ship: America Departure from: Queenstown
  Census	1930	706 Waterville Street, Waterbury, CT, US   [3]
  Census	1940	Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US   [4]
  Died	26 Jul 1988	Ocala, FL, US
  Buried	29 Jul 1988	New St. Bridget's Cemetery, Cheshire, CT, US
  Person ID	I6	Smithwick Family Tree | Smithwicks in the US
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert C. Smithwick,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 10 Apr 1950, Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Galvin,   c. 17 Apr 1873, Ballinahown Parish, Co. Westmeath and Offaly, IE ,   d. 18 Jan 1959, Cheshire, CT, US  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	24 Jul 1901	St. Joseph's Church, Bristol, CT, US   [1]
  	Married at 9am by Rev. T. J. Keena, pastor. Reception at the Michael and Katie's sister Mary Ellen (Galvin) Grennan's home on Ingraham Place. Robert was employed by E. Ingraham Company and living at 5 Valley Street in Bristol.
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Elizabeth Fenn,   b. 15 Mar 1906, Waterbury, CT, US ,   d. 4 Apr 1985, Ocala, FL, US  (Age 79 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1930	Cheshire, CT, US
  	The wedding was performed at St. Bridget's Church in Cheshire, CT by Rev. Patrick McCarthy. Anne Zelmet of Southington, CT was the maid of honor and John Smithwick of New Britain, CT, cousin of the groom, was the best man.
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Robert John Smithwick,   b. 24 Aug 1940, Waterbury, CT, US ,   d. 29 Dec 2016, Sharon Hospital, Sharon, CT, US  (Age 76 years) + 3. Nancy Ann Smithwick,   b. 5 Dec 1948, Waterbury, CT, US ,   d. 11 Aug 2012, Santa Creek, ID, US  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Patrick Smithwick
  		Anne, John, Nancy and Bob Smithwick
  		John, Anne and Nancy Smithwick
  		Nick and Nancy (Smithwick) Iannone Wedding (l-r) Ben, Francis, Marion, Honora, Nancy, Nick, Anne, John
  		John Patrick Smithwick From his passport application, 8-Sep-1921
  		John and Anne Smithwick - house on Peck Lane Photo taken roughly in 2005
  		John and Anne Smithwick - garage on Peck Lane house Photo taken roughly in 2005
  		John Smithwick
  		John Smithwick
  		John Smithwick (AI enhanced photo)

  
  

  Documents

  John Patrick Smithwick - obituary

  
  

  Headstones

  Smithwick - headstone - New St. Bridget's, Cheshire, CT, US Robert C. Smithwick 1876 - 1950 His Wife Catherine Galvin 1879 - 1959 John P. Smithwick 1906 - 1988 His Wife Anne Elizabeth Fenn 1906 - 1985

  
  

• Notes

  Note that the house on Peck Lane which was 170 is currently numbered 421. Here's a direct link to it on Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.5189838,-72.9163713,20z

  
  

• Sources

  [S120] United States Census, 1910, (Family History Library), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK25-FQQ. [S300] New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, (Ancestry.com), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7488/images/NYT715_3065-0520. [S4] United States Census, 1930, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM5K-18N. [S28] United States Census, 1940, (National Archives and Records Administration), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K71G-7LD.