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AZARIAH, b. E. Haddam, June, 1780. d. 7-22-1782.
ANNA, b E. Haddam, 7-30-1782. m. 1st. Clark Martin. m. 2d. Daniel Root, (See Mack Gen. p. 109. See Root Fam.).
AZARIAH, b. Mid. 12-7-1784 m. Zilpha Mack. Became a prominent business man in Manlius, N. Y. (See Mack Gen. p. 110).
MATTHEW, b. Mid. 8-25-1787. (See Fam. 1).
JOSEPH, b. Mid. 9-28-1789 m. Sophia Wattles. Moved to Manlius, N. Y. (See Mack Gen. p. 113).
JOHN, b. Mid. 9-29-1792. d. 9-10- 1811.
ASENATH, b. Mid. 10-21-1794 d. 8- 27-1810. SAMUEL, b. Mid. 8-28-1797. (See Fam. 3).
FAM. 1. MATTHEW SMITH, son of Matthew6 and Asenath (Ann- able) Smith, was b. 8-25-1787, d. Mid. 3-20-1855, m. 12-2- 1813, Betsey, dau. John and Sarah (Bigelow) Ward. (See Ward Family). He was corporal, Sergeant, Ensign, Lieu- tenant and Captain in the local militia and was Lieutenant in the War of 1812. He was prominent in town affairs, serv-
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ing as selectman 1824-27; he was Justice of the Peace, assessor, school committee. He was Town Clerk from 1832 to 1843. He represented the town in the General Court 1832-33 and 1844. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1854. He was a member of the Baptist Church. ITis farm was that now owned by Richard Sweeney. The dwelling was erected by Matthew Smith about 1820. (See Mack Gen. p. 112.)
Children b. Mid. :
MATTHEW, b. 9-13-1814. (See Fam. 2).
JOHN, b. 3-18-1816. d. 9-3-1885. m. 5-19-1841, Elvira Root. He taught school in Mid. and neigh- boring towns. He was Town Clerk 1849-53. (See Mack Gen. p. 176 and 607).
ELIZA, b. 4-29-1818. m. Elias T. Spencer. (See Mack Gen. p. 178).
' ASENATII, b. 9-9-1820. m. Elisha Strong. (See Mack Gen. p. 179). AZARIAIT, b. 12-2-1822. d. 10-12-1827.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 6-17-1825. d. 4-18-1826.
MARY ANN, b. 4-9-1828. d. 11-1- 1831.
SALLY, b. 4-19-1830. d. 2-19-1916. m. 11-9-1854 Charles Wright. She was a life-long resident of Mid. and a member of the Bap. Church. (See Mack Gen. p. 179. See Wright Fam.).
MARY ANN, b. 8-13-1832 m. Albert Smith. (See Mack Gen. p. 180). ELMIRA WARD, b. 12-28-1834. d. 9-7- 1850. .
FAM. 2. MATTHEW SMITH, son of Matthew" and Betsey (Ward) Smith was b. Mid. 9- 13-1814; d. 4-8-1902; m. 3-15-1840, Maria Delight, dau. Solomon and Laura (Mack) Root. (See Mack Gen. p. 175). He lived at his father's farm, the David Mack homestead, at the Center, and in later years in Huntington, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Washington, D. C. He was very active in town affairs being selectman, 1850, 1856- 57. He taught school for several seasons, and was on the school committee. He represented the town in the General Court in 1878. He was a leading spirit in the formation of the Highland Agricultural Society and donated the land which is still used as the Fair Grounds. He was a loyal member of the Baptist Church.
Children b. Mid. :
HELEN MARIA, b. 5-20-1843, d. 3-28- 1902. m. 1-26-1871, Hon. Francis Emroy Warren, who became Governor of Wyoming and U. S. Senator. Their daughter, Frances,
was wife of Capt. later Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander of the A. E. F. in France 1917-18, and until recently head of the U. S. Army. (See Mack Gen. p. 263).
MRS. HELEN MARIA (SMITH) WARREN
MRS. HELEN FRANCES ( WARREN ) PERSIHING AND HER CHILDREN, ANN, HELEN, MARGARET AND WARREN
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ELIZA ANN, b. Mid. 5-20-1846. m. 11-21-1871, Henry Ellsworth Stan- ton, a prominent business man of Huntington. (See Mack Gen. p. 273).
MATTHEW, b. 9-15-1848. d. 1-1-1871, Unm.
EMMA, b. 4-17-1851. d. 12-27-1856. CHARLES SUMNER, name changed to Charles Matthew, b. 5-27-1856. Was a prominent business man in Cheyenne, Wyo. (See Mack Gen. p. 274).
FAM. 3. SAMUEL SMITH, son of Matthew6 and Asenath (Ann- able) Smith, was b. Mid. 8-28-1797, d. Mid. 9-27-1877, m. Mid. 7-10-1822, Lucina, dau. John and Lucina (Root) Met- calf. (See Metcalf Fam., also Mack Gen. p. 114). When the plans for a college education had to be abandoned, because the death of his brother John necessitated his remaining at home to care for his parents and carry on the farm he devoted himself to the work in hand and became a useful citizen of the town. He taught school several years in Mid. and neighboring towns with marked success and was the leading member of the school committee for a long period. He was selectman 1828-31, 1835, 1838-40, 1844. He represented the town in General Court in 1839. He was a staunch member of the Baptist Church. Though fate denied him a college course he was a strong supporter of Higher Education, contributing to the foundation of Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary, and giving his children the best education within his reach.
Children b. Mid. :
LUCY, b. 7-9-1823; d. 8-31-1903. m.
11-28-1867, Ambrose Newton. (See Mack Gen. p. 117). After graduating from Mt. Hol. Fem. Sem. in 1843, she taught school for many years in Mid. Pittsfield, Honsdale, Pa. and Brandon, Vt. At Mid. she once kept a private school for young ladies. She was an excellent teacher, Town Librarian for many years and a faithful member of the Baptist Church.
SARAH, b. 10-1-1824. d. Fulton, N. Y. 4-11-1906; m. 6-18-1856 De- Witt Clinton Gardner. Lived in Fulton, N. Y. One dau. Alice May, b. 12-12-1861. Lives in Cambridge. (See Mack Gen. p. 180).
SAMUEL, b. 8-5-1826. (See Fam. 4). ANNA, b. 7-24-1828. d. 3-24-1874 ; m. 1-1-1850, Solomon Francis Root. Studied at Mt. Hol. Fem. Sem. and taught school. (See Root Fam. & Mack Gen. p. 181).
JOHN METCALF, b. 9-7-1830. (Sec Fam. 6).
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AZARIAH, b. 1-12-1833. (See Fam. 7). JOSEPH, b. 3-25-1835; d. 2-20-1879 ; m. 12-13-1876, Annie M. French. He studied at New York Central College and was an acceptable teacher in public schools for sev- eral terms. Was a merchant in Boston. (See Mack Gen. p. 117- 8).
JAMES, b. 3-25-1835. d. 8-1-1838. JUDSON, b. 6-28-1837. (See Fam. 8). EDWARD PAYSON, b. 1-20-1840. (See Fam. 9).
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FAM. 4. SAMUEL SMITH, son of Samuel? and Lucina (Metcalf) Smith, was b. Mid. 8-5-1826; d. South Amherst, 2-14-1901, m. 9-25-1851, Mary Maria Bliss, dau. Hosea Bliss, b. 1-17- 1827, d. So. Amherst, 12-5-1905. After a scientific course at Williston Seminary, he taught school a few terms. He purchased the farm on the meadows of Factory Brook, first cleared by Emmons. He was selectman in 1863. He moved to So. Amherst in 1867 where he was a farmer and a promi- nent member of the Baptist Church.
Children :
GRACE TALLULAH, b. 9-17-1852. d. 2-2-1855.
HOSEA BLISS, b. Feb. 4, 1856. (See Fam. 5).
PERCY LEE, b. 9-24-1861. (See Mack Gen. p. 284).
ERNEST BLISS, b. 12-8-1863 d. So. Amherst 1-30-1919. (See Mack Gen. p. 181).
FAM. 5. HOSEA BLISS SMITH, son of Samuels and Mary (Bliss) Smith, was b. Mid. 2-4-1856; m. 2-4-1879, Una Josephine Carr, b. 12-4-1859. Lyndon, Vt. He lived in No. Amherst d. 6-14-1915. (See Mack Gen. p. 283.)
Children b. No. Amherst :
EDWIN RAY, 1. 3-20-1880; m. 6-12- 1901, Leila Kentfield. He is a farmer in So. Amherst. Children :
Mary, b. 3-22-1902. Alice, b. 1905.
PERCY CLAYTON, b. 2-7-1885. m. 12- 25-1908, Bertha Chamberlain of Worcester. He was graduated at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
For some years he was an ex- aminer at the Patent Office in Washington. He is now employed by the Western Electric Co. in New York City. Lives in E. Orange, N. J. Children :
Marjorie Ernestine, b. Washing- ton, 5-20-1911; d. 9-2-1911; Winthrope Chamberlain, b. Washington, 7-29-1913.
AT THE SMITH FAMILY REUNION-1900
LEFT TO RIGHT: MRS. JULIA MACK (CHURCH) SMITH, MRS. AUGUSTA (BUSHNELL) SMITHI, JUDSON SMITHI, MRS. HARRIET LOUISE (ELDREDGE ) SMITH, METCALF JOHN SMITHI.
BOTTOM ROW: MRS. SARAII (SMITH) GARDNER, MRS. LUCY (SMITH) NEWTON, SAMUEL SMITH, JR., MRS. MARY MARIA (BLISS) SMITH, MRS. SOPHIA (VAN DUZER) SMITH, AZARIAH SMITHI, MRS. THANKFUL (METCALF) DURANT.
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FAM. 6. JOHN METCALF SMITH, son of Samuel and Lucina (Metcalf) Smith, was b. Mid. 9-7-1830; d. Mid. 9-14-1906; in. 12-30-1857, Harriet Louise Eldredge, who was b. Cin- cinnatus, N. Y., 5-31-1835; d. Ontario, Cal., 4-10-1922. After preparatory courses at Springfield and Easthampton, he entered New York Central College, graduating in 1855. After several years of teaching he was forced to give up this work because he was needed at home to care for his aged father and the farm. Following his father's example he devoted the remainder of his days to the service of his fellow townsmen and his own family. He was selectman 1870-72, 1874-79, 1882-84, 1894, 1896-98. He was Town Treasurer from 1895 to 1904 and town clerk 1899-1905. He represented the town in the General Court in 1884. He was a pillar in the Baptist Church. How he served the com- munity as postmaster, teacher, counselor, official and friend has been told at length in previous chapters. (See Mack Gen. p. 182).
Children b. Mid. :
SOPHIE ADELPIIIA, b. 1-20-1861. m. Arthur W. Burt. (See Mack Gen. p. 286).
THEODORE WINTHROP, b. 11-9-1862; d. 10-24-1865.
DAUGHTER, b. 1-21-1867; d. 1-21- 1867.
GERALD BIRNEY, b. 5-3-1868; m. 7- 10-1894. Inez Michener, of What Cheer, Iowa. He is Professor of Christian Theology, at University of Chicago and Editor of the Journal of Religion. Lives in Chicago. (See Mack Gen. p. 183). Children :
Phyllis Gray, b. 6-21-1902. d. 11-19-1919. Cecil Michener, b. 7-12-1906.
LOUIS CARTER, b. 3-3-1870. m. 8-20- 1895. Luise G. Sinclair of Wor- coster. He graduated at Wor- cester Polytechnic Institute, 1892.
He is a patent lawyer with the firm of Hurd, Smith and Ten- nant of Boston. Lives in Newton Center. (See Mack Gen. p. 183). Child :
Dorothy Dudley, b. 3-29-1903. KATE WINIFRED, b. 9-25-1871. Grad- nated at Mt. Holyoke College. Teaches in High School at La Grange, Ill. (See Mack Gen. p. 183).
EDWARD CECIL, b. 12-15-1873. d. 4- 2-1889.
SAMUEL ELDREDGE, b. 10-25-1877. m. 12-25-1911, Helen Maria Smith of Amherst. He graduated at Mass. Agricultural College. He is farmer in Westboro. Child :
Robert Samuel, b. Marlboro, 4. 16-1913.
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FAM. 7. AZARIAH SMITH, son of Samuel7 and Lucina (Metcalf) Smith, was b. Mid. 1-12-1833; d. Boston, 1-14-1902 ; m. 9-25- 1861, Sophia Elizabeth Van Duzer, of Silver Creek, N. Y., who was b. 2-19-1839 ; d. 10-31-1923. He graduated at New York Central College in 1855. After some years of teaching and serving in the U. S. Military telegraph at Nashville, Tenn., 1863-65, he became connected with publishing house of Ticknor and Fields, remaining with it through all its changes until his death. He was always much interested in his native town and wrote the Centennial Poem in 1883, and a poem read at the Old Home Week, in 1901. (See Mack Gen. p. 184.)
Children :
RUPERT VAN DUZER, b. 2-10-1868. d. 5-31-1869.
THEODORE CLARKE, b. 5-18-1870. Graduated at Harvard University. He is at present Professor of History at Williams College, Wil- liamstown, Mass.
FLORENCE ELIZABETH VAN DUZER, b. 6-6-1873. She taught in private schools in Boston. Lives in Wil- liamstown.
FAM. 8. JUDSON SMITH, son of Samuel? and Lucina (Metcalf) Smith, was b. Mid. 6-28-1837; d. Roxbury, 6-29-1906; m. 8-1-1865, Jerusha Augusta Bushnell, who was b. 2-16-1843; d. 2-14-1906. He studied at New York Central College, Oberlin and Amherst, graduating from Amherst College, in 1859. He was a teacher and college professor until 1884, when he moved to Boston and became Foreign Secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. (See Mack Gen. p. 185-7.)
Children :
GERTRUDE BUSHNELL, b. 3-10-1870. Graduated at Wellesley College. Taught Greek at Painesville, Ohio. Is a teacher at Milton Academy, Milton, Mass.
MAURICE BILLINGS, b. 11-28-1872. m. 8-7-1920, Beth Sylvia Hayward. Graduated at Amherst College. Is principal of High School, Salem, Mass.
MARY CAROLINE, b. 3-2-1880. Gradu- ated at Wellesley College. Is teaching in High School in Mont- clair, N. J.
MARGARET AUGUSTA, b. 3-2-1884. Studied at Simmons College. Has been Executive Secretary Collegiate Bureau of Occupation. Lives in San Diego, Cal.
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FAM. 9. EDWARD PAYSON SMITH, son of Samuel7 and Lucina (Metcalf) Smith, was b. Mid. January 20, 1840, d. Wor- cester, 5-2-1892, m. 11-26-1868, Julia Mack, dau. James T. and Emily L. (Bates) Church, of Mid. who was b. 11-11- 1845, d. Springfield, 5-11-1924. He graduated at Amherst College in 1865. After several years of teaching and study here and abroad, he became professor of English, Modern Language and Political Science, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., where he taught for twenty years. He was active in the Union Cong. Ch. He delivered the historical address at the Middlefield Centennial in 1883. (See Mack Gen. p. 189.)
Children b. Worcester :
EMILY LUCY, b. 2-10-1874. Gradu- ated at Mt. Holyoke College 1898. Lives in Springfield.
EDWARD CHURCH, b. 12-10-1877. m. 8-15-1908, Edna Grace, dau. John and Lucy (Van Doren) Fowler, of Fremont, Ohio. b. 12-31-1880. He graduated at Amherst College, 1901 and Mass. Institute of Tech- mology, 1905. He is a chemist in the Research and Development Laboratory of the Union Carbide and Carbon Co. Lives in Fremont, Ohio.
Child :
Edward Fowler, b. Toronto, Ont. Canada, 4-25-1913. PHILIP MACK, b. 1-1-1883. Gradu- ated at Amherst College 1905. Was for several years with the Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. Now with the Ellis Title and Conveyancing Co., Springfield.
ROBERT METCALF, b. 3-29-1886. m. 6-28-1912, Agnes Grace Clancy, dau. of Rev. Wm. P. & Alice (Williams) Clancy of Redlands, Cal. He graduated from Amherst College in 1908 and has received a Ph.D. degree from Columbia University. He is head of the English Dept. at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Smith College, 1908, has an M. A. from Columbia Univ. and is also a teacher.
FAM. 10. CALVIN SMITH, son of Matthews and Sarah (Church)
Smith, was b. E. Haddam, Conn., 11-28-1760 ; d. Mid. 11-18- 1832; m. 1-15-1784, Anna Annable, sister of Asenath who married his brother Matthew. He came to Mid. about 1783 with his brother and lived with him until he purchased his
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own farm of James Kelley, in 1788. This farm which Kelley himself had cleared and cultivated, was the one owned by Geo. W. Cottrell. The house is said to have been built by Mr. Smith. His farm consisted of lots, 212, 142, 136, 143 and 154 in this Worthington section. He served on the school committee in 1792, 1797 and 1804. He was a loyal member of the Baptist Church. (See Mack Gen. p. 101.)
Children :
CALVIN, b. E. Haddam 7-9-1784. d. Mid. 9-10-1810.
BETSY, b. E. Haddam 1-27-1786. d. Cato, N. Y. 7-16-1826. m. 3-3-1806 William Ingham. (See Ingham Fam.)
ASA, b. E. Haddam 3-23-1788. (See Fam. 11).
ANNA, b. Mid. 4-10-1790; d. 6-23- 1869; m. 9-8-1808 Daniel Ingham. Moved to Cato, N. Y.
ORRIN, b. Mid. 12-31-1791. (See Fam. 12).
OLIVER, b. Mid. 10-28-1793. (See Fam. 13).
AMBROSE, b. Mid. 6-17-1796. (See Fam. 14).
OBADIAH, b. Mid. 5-20-1798. (See Fam. 15).
SALLY, b. 2-15-1800, d. 2-5-1836, m. 9-20-1820, Parsons P. Meacham. Lived in Meridian, N. Y. (See Meacham Fam.)
SYLVESTER., b. 3-25-1802. d. 8-14- 1810.
EBENEZER, b. Mid. 8-10-1804. (See Fam. 16). TEMPERANCE, b. 6-19-1807, d. 8-17- 1810.
FAM. 11. ASA SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. 3-23-1788 at E. Haddam; d. 5-6-1869; m. 1st 5-15-1810 Sally, dau. of Daniel and Electa (Wardwell) Root, of Mid. who d. 9-3-1836. He m. 2nd Julia, dau. of John and Lucina (Root) Metcalf, who d. 10-17-1853. He was the first Smith to live in Smith Hollow, building the large house now occupied by his grandson, Walter Smith. For a few years Asa Smith kept tavern for the travelers using the Boston and Albany stage coach which used the "River Road" for a thoroughfare during the construction of the railroad.
Children :
ASENATIT, b. 9-17-1811, d. 10-8-1892, m. 9-17-1838, Parsons P. Meacham, of Meridian, N. Y. (See Meacham Fam.)
CALVIN, b. 12-9-1814. d. 12-10-1882. m. Ist. Harriet M. Crosier, and 2nd. Aurelia Loveland. Children : Jerome, Edwin D., Lofton J., and Frank W.
HARRIET, b. 4-6-1817 ; d. 1-6-1844.
DR. CYNTHIA SMITH
ORRIN SMITH
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ALMIRA, b. 9-4-1819; d. 3-4-1889; m. 2-28-1850, Benjamin Pratt, who went to Los Angeles, Cal. 6 chil- dren.
CAROLINE, b. 2-11-1822; d. 6-1-1894 ; m. June, 1845, Edwin E. Dudley, of Meridian, N. Y. 5 children. HARMONY, b. 6-4-1824; m. 1863, Sardis Dudley, of Meridian, N. Y. GEORGE, b. 7-24-1834. (Sce Fam. 17).
FAM. 12. ORRIN SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. in Mid. 12-31-1791; d. 5-2-1874, in Cumming- ton, Mass. He m. 9-5-1815 Sally Wheeler, adopted dau. of Oliver and Sarah Blush. After the failure of the company store at the Center which was carried on in the house now owned by Mr. Cody, Orrin Smith kept it for a few years, living in the Geer house now owned by Mrs. May Youtz. He later purchased a farm in Smith Hollow, where "Col" James Anderson, of Springfield, has a summer residence. Children :.
CHARLES, b. 8-31-1816. (See Fam. 18). CYNTHIA, b. 1-12-1831; d. 6-22-1887 in Rochester, N. Y., after a suc- cessful career in the medical pro- fession.
MARIA, b. 6-29-1822; d. 5-9-1849. LAWRENCE, b. 7-25-1824. (See Fam. 19).
FAM. 13. OLIVER SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. in Mid. 10-28-1793; d. there 12-25-1881. He m. 9-10-1816 Fanny, dau. of Daniel and Electa (Wardwell) Root, who d. 1-12-1849. He was a member of the Mid. Bap- tist Church from its beginning in 1817 and was chosen dea- con in 1835. He was very faithful in attendance though living several miles from the meetinghouse, his farm being at the foot of Smith Hollow Hill. He was prominent in town affairs, being selectman 1835-37, and representative to the General Court in 1840.
Children :
MILTON, b. 10-27-1817. (Sce Fam. 20).
MIRANDA, b. 1-13-1820; m. 12-29- 1842, Albert Olmstead, of New York City. 4 children. LOUISA, b. 2-20-1822; m. 12-16-1858, Elisha Strong and lived in North- ampton.
JULIA, b. 1-30-1824; d. 5-2-1903 in Springfield; m. 2-28-1850, Sylves- ter Bartlett. Their dau. Fannie Edith m. Albert C. Hayes, of Springfield.
FAMILY OF DEA. OLIVER SMITH
TOP ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: ELECTA SMITH, FRANKLIN SMITH, MRS. JULIA (SMITH) BARTLETT, CLARKSON SMITH, ZILPHA SMITH, MILTON SMITH.
BOTTOM ROW : MRS. LOUISA (SMITH) STRONG, DEA. OLIVER SMITH, MRS. MIRANDA (SMITH) OLMSTEAD, MRS. JANE (SMITH) SMITHI.
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FRANKLIN, b. 4-13-1826; m. 1854, Ann, dau. of Nelson Spencer, of Mid. Became a merchant and in- surance agent in Enfield, Conn. where he d. 1-21-1899. 4 children. WAYLAND, b. 7-19-1831; d. 8-25-1852. ELECTA, b. 1-8-1834; d. 2-3-1889. She was a gifted teacher in Mid. and other places.
JANE, b. 1-29-1836; d. 10-28-1888 in Los Angeles; Cal .; m. 11-2-1856, John Martin Smith, son of Oliver and Abi Smith. Two children. CLARKSON, b. 7-10-1838. (See Fam. 21)
ZILPHA, b. 1-27-1841; d. 1-30-1872 at Winona, Minn. where she was a teacher.
FAM. 14. AMBROSE SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. Mid. 6-17-1796 ; d. 8-20-1859. He m. 5-13-1819 Nancy, dau. of Daniel and Clarissa Alderman, of Mid. He followed his father on the farm now owned by Frank Cottrell. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Se- lectman 1831-33.
Children :
NANCY, b. 10-31-1820; d. 3-1-1854. MARY CLEANTHA, b. 8-21-1822; d. 8-22-1896; m. 5-4-1843, Wm. K. Otis, M.D., and lived in Wil- limantic, Conn. Three children. CLARISSA ANNA, b. 2-5-1824; m. 9- 16-1852, Charles C. Thompson, who lived some years on the Cal- vin Smith farm and then moved to East Longmeadow. Three chil- dren.
BETSEY, b. 12-4-1827 ; m. 11-25-1847, Alvah B. Pierce and lived in Springfield. One child MeKendrie B. b. 1850; d. 1871. AMBROSE OAKLEY, b. 8-4-1829. Lived in Springfield.
HENRY, b. 1-5-1832; d. 7-18-1873. Was collector of customs at Apa- lachicola, Fla.
FAM. 15. OBADIAH SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. Mid. 5-20-1798; d. there 8-14-1853. He m. 9-9-1824 Seviah Tower who d. 1-9-1877. He lived on Ridge- pole Road some distance north of his father's farm. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Children :
LORINDA, b. 7-6-1825; d. 4-6-1885 MATILDA, b. 6-25-1831; d. 9-21-1857 ; in Springfield. (See Fam. 22). m. 3-29-1853, Joel B. Mellen. Two CLARINDA, b. 4-8-1828; d. 11-11- children. 1862; m. 2-4-1851 Clark A. AMANDA, b. 5-28-1833; m. 7-4-1878,
Corey. Four children. John Fay.
FAM. 16. EBENEZER SMITH, son of Calvin and Anna (Annable) Smith, was b. Mid. 8-10-1804; d. there 3-30-1869. He m. 1st Sibyl, dau. of Dan and Sally (Wright) Pease, who d. 7-20-
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1855 ; he m. 2nd Mrs. Sarah Hawes, widow of Jacob Hawes, 1-1-1856. He lived at the top of Smith Hollow Hill on the farm now owned by the Teffts family. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Selectman in 1839-40 and 1854.
Children :
ALBERT, 9-30-1832; d. 2-8-1897 at Elgin, Ill. ; m. 4-7-1857, Mary Am, dau. of Matthew Smith, Esq. Their son, Albert M. lives in San Diego, Cal.
HOWARD, b. 11-4-1838. (See Fam. 23). WILLIAM, MARTHIA and ROSINA d. in youth.
(By second marriage)
EDWIN SMITHI, b. 10-23-1856 ; m. 5- 30-1882, Alice Amanda, dau. of Milton Smith, of Mid. and located in Mittineague, Mass. He m. 2nd. Arlina L. Shepard. Four children. EDSON, a twin of Edwin. d. 1864. LYMAN EBENEZER, b. 8-31-1858 ; m. 1st Fannie Root, dau. of Milton Smith; he m. 2nd Georgianna, dau. of Asher Pease of Mid. Lived in Mittineague.
HENRY WILSON, b. 5-28-1867; m. 10-26-1893, Electa C. Persons.
FAM. 17. GEORGE SMITH, son of Asa and Sally Smith, was b. 7-24-1834 ; d. 6-14-1909. He m. 1st 11-12-1862 Anna Belle Walker who d. 9-1-1866; m. 2nd 10-23-1867 Julia Bartlett who d. 11-10-1896. He followed his father on his farm on the River Road in Smith Hollow. He was a member of the Bap- tist Church.
Children :
ARTHUR LELAND, b. 9-1-1863. Was adopted by his aunt, Harmony Dudley, and educated as a phy- sician. Residence, Bayonne, N. J. He owns the Charles Smith home- stead in Smith Hollow as a sum- mer home. He m. in 1892, Florence Marshall and has two children.
EDITH MAUD, b. 12-9-1873; m. 1-15- 1896, Howard N. Mason and went to New Bedford.
WALTER ASA, b. 12-1-1875. (See Fam. 24).
KIRBY W., b. 7-11-1880. Went to California in 1907; m. 12-16-1908, Lucy Millicent Buckwalter; child : Elma Millicent, b. 7-9-1914.
FAM. 18. CHARLES SMITH, son of Orrin and Sally Smith, was b. 8-31-1816; d. 9-23-1893; m. 3-27-1843, Louisa, dau. of Milton and Laura Combs, of Mid. His farm was located at the foot of Smith Hollow Hill. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
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Children :
LAURA CELIA, b. 10-9-1844 ; m. 8-23- 1861, F. Melvin Knapp and moved to Monte Vista, Colo. Five chil- dren.
SARAH SMITH, b. 12-22-1849; m. 9- 22-1869, Lent B. Ames, of Becket, who d. 1873. She received a B.A. degree from Claverack Col- lege (N. Y.) and taught there seven years. She d. at Monte Vista, Colo. No children.
FAM. 19. LAWRENCE SMITH, son of Orrin and Sally Smith, was b. 7-25-1824; d. 10-21-1897 in Huntington. He m. 11-25- 1852, Louisa, dau. of Nathan and Asenath Wright of Mid. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He removed from Smith Hollow to Cummington where he had charge of the farm of the poet, William Cullen Bryant. Later he moved to Huntington where he was a deacon in the Baptist Church. Children :
HATTIE LOUISE, b. 5-8-1859 ; m. 5-17- 1888, Fred P. Stanton, a merchant of Huntington. Two children :
Helen and Louise Rosamond.
FAM. 20. MILTON SMITH, son of Oliver and Fanny Smith, was h. Mid. 10-27-1817; d. 11-14-1902 in Mittineague. He m. 5-2-1843 Mary Smith, dau. of Justus and Mary (Emmons) Browning. She d. 11-11-1881. He was a farmer at the Emmons homestead where John Bryan later lived. He was a member of the Baptist Church and sang in the choir for forty years. In 1881 he removed to Mittineague.
Children :
JUSTUS BROWNING, b. 12-24-1844; m. 1st. 6-27-1873, Ella Loveland ; m. 2nd. 6-19-1895, Mrs. Harriet (Morse) Smith. He was a mer- chant in Mittineague.
CLARENCE EMMONS, b. 11-21-1846; m. Sept. 1883, Addie E. Fuller. He is a druggist in Mittineague. Two children: Carl B. and Earle : MARY EMMONS, b. 3-26-1859; d. 6- F.
JULIA LOUISA, b. 12-22-1848; d. 1-4- 1871.
DWIGHT, b. 2-5-1851; d. 9-7-1872.
WAYLAND FRANCIS, b. 7-26-1853; m. 2-18-1875, Lillie C. Ingham, of Mid. Has a farm and milk route at. Mittineague. Three children : Dwight I., Effie L., and Ray M. ALICE AMANDA, b. 1-30-1857; m. 5-30-1882, Edwin Smith. (See Ebenezer Smith Fam.)
21-1887; m. Arthur P. Combs, of Mid. He resides in Springfield.
FANNIE ROOT, b. 3-26-1859; d: 3-10- 1893; m. Lyman E. Smith. (See Ebenezer Smith Fam.)
EBENEZER SMITHI
MRS. SARAH A. (HAZELTON-HAWES-SMITH) ROOT HOWARD SMITH
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FAM. 21. CLARKSON SMITH, son of Oliver and Fanny Smith, was b. Mid. 7-10-1838 ; d. in Worcester 10-15-1917. He m. 10-16- 1861 Roxanna, dau. of Levi and Julia R. Gowdy, of Enfield, Conn. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. F. 46th Regt. M.V.M. and returned as Sergt. the following year. Carried on his fa- ther's farm until 1888 when he moved to Worcester and be- came general mechanic at the Polytechnic Institute. He was selectman in Mid. in 1881 and 1882.
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