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(II) Thomas, eighth son of John Smith, was prominent in public affairs. He was rep- resentative to the general court, 1698-99; one of the two selectmen, 1697; was town treas- urer of Sandwich at time of his death, Decem- ber 9, 1700. He married Abigail Children : 1. Samuel, born January, 1688, see forward. 2. John, born February 7, 1689. 3. Thomas, December 25, 1691. 4. Isaac, Feb- ruary II, 1693. 5. Abigail, January 17, 1695. 6. Rebecca, November 7, 1697, married Rev. Benjamin Fessenden. 7. Shubael, November 20, 1699.
(III) Samuel, eldest son of Thomas Smith, is mentioned by Rev. Mr. Fessenden as "one of the heads of families" in Sandwich, 1730; little more is known of him. He married, October 6, 1717, Bethia, daughter of Hon. John Chipman. She was of "Mayflower" de- scent. Among the passengers of that historic vessel were John Tilley and wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth, and John Howland. The two last-named married, after reaching Ply- mouth, and their daughter Hope married Elder John Chipman, 1646, and their granddaughter Bethia became wife of Samuel Smith. Chil- dren of Samuel and Bethia (Chipman) Smith : I. Thomas, born September 17, 1718. 2. Sam- uel, February 19, 1720. 3. Abigail, December
16, 1722, married Samuel Thaxter, of Hing- ham. 4. Bethia, December 10, 1724, married Thomas Loring of Hingham. 5. Mary, May 8, 1727, married Calvin Gay, of Hingham. 6. John, September 12, 1729. 7. Rebecca, July 19, 1731, married Elisha Bisby, of Pem- broke. 8. Shubael, June 10, 1733. 9. De- borah, May 6, 1737. 10. Stephen, May 30, 1739, see forward. II. and 12. Lucy and Lydia (twins), November 3, 1741 ; Lucy died aged three weeks; Lydia married Joseph Lor- ing, of Hingham.
(IV) Stephen, son of Samuel Smith, was born in Sandwich, May 30, 1739. In 1772 he removed to Machias, Maine, where a settle- ment had been made nine years earlier. In 1776 he was appointed truck master to the Indians, by the provincial congress, his duties being to provision the Indians and keep them from taking an active part against the colon- ists in the revolution. Next year he is known as Captain Smith of the militia, and was as- sociated with Colonel John Allen, Colonel Eddy and Major Stillman in defense of the settlements in eastern Maine. In numerous skirmishes he proved himself a good com- mander, and one whom the Indians respected and obeyed. He was frequently mentioned in1 reports to the governor and council for his ex- cellent service. In 1777, when the soldiers at Machias were suffering for supplies, he ad- vanced money to pay them off, and also for blankets, of which they were in great need. These sums were afterward repaid him. His reports, now in the Massachusetts archives, are model business documents. In 1781 he was on the committee of safety and corre- spondence. He was one of the first selectmen of Machias, when the town was incorporated, 1784, and in 1790 President Washington ap- pointed him first collector of customs there. He was one of the first sixteen proprietors of the first meeting house, 1774, his subscription being the largest on the list, and a liberal sup- porter of the first minister, Rev. James Lyon. He was made a Mason in St. Andrew's Lodge, Boston, March 26, 1778; a charter member of Warren Lodge, Machias, 1777; its first treas- urer, and to 1787, and at times advanced money to the lodge for its needs. He was a mill owner and lumber manufacturer; and partner for some years with George Stillman. He married, 1762, Deborah, daughter of Jona- than and Patience Ellis, of Plymouth. He died September 29, 1806; she died March 4, 1825. Their grave stones have recently been identified, and their descendants are caring for the graves. Children, first five born in Sand-
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wich, the others in Machias: 1. Stephen, born November 6, 1763, married Hannah Hill ; chil- dren : Deborah, married Ilarrison Thatcher ; Ellis; John Otis; Thomas; Adeline, married Simon Elwell ; Turner Nathan ; George ; Mary, married Fred Bowker, second - Ward; Coffin ; Harrison. 2. Deborah, born February 22, 1766, married Joseph Wallace; children : Louis J .; John T .; William E .; George W .; Elizabeth T., married Stephen J. Bowles; Charles A .; Deborah. 3. William Ellis, born December 8, 1767, married Hannah Lyon; children: Stephen ; Maria, married Wilmot W. Nash; James; Harrison T .; William F .; Joseph Warren; Charles Edward; Henry L .; Caroline. 4. Samuel, born December 28, 1769, married Sally Kelly; children : William ; Sally, married Nathaniel Wilson; Samuel; Betsey, married John H. McAllister; George S .; Deborah, married Benjamin Maloon. 5. Joseph Otis ; see forward. 6. Jane, born No- vember 16, 1774, married Silas Turner ; chil- dren : Sally, married Cyrus W. Foster ; Eliza ; Miranda, married Joshua A. Lowell; Ellery ; Rebecca, married Ovid Burrall ; Deborah, mar- ried Peter S. J. Talbot ; Betsey. 7. Lydia, born January 18, 1777, married Samuel P. Clark ; children : Parker; Judith, married H. T. Smith; Deborah, married William F. Smith ; Hannah; Nelson; Sarah; Lydia; Jane, mar- ried Enoch Dorman, (second) Stephen Long- fellow. 8. Elizabeth Otis, born August II, 1779, married Ebenezer Inglee; children : Charles; Anna, married Dennis Garland ; Will- iam; Betsey; Jane; Lewis; John ; Charles. 9. George S., born September 14, 1781, married Sally Farnsworth; children : William B., George S., Thomas D. Four of the ancestors of Captain Stephen Smith on his mother's side came over in the "Mayflower," viz .: John and Elizabeth Tilley, their daughter Elizabeth and John Howland. Soon after their arrival at Plymouth John Howland married Elizabeth Tilley. Hope Howland, daughter of John and Elizabeth, married Elder John Chipman in 1646, and their granddaughter Bethia, daughter of the Hon. John Chipman, married Samuel Smith and was the mother of Stephen Smith.
(V) Joseph Otis, M. D., son of Stephen Smith, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, January 31, 1772. He resided in Addison, Maine, where he was highly regarded for his professional ability and fine personal traits of character. He married, 1804, Betsey Strout Coffin, widow of Barnabas Coffin, daughter of Jeremiah Strout. Children: I. Deborah Ellis, born May 25, 1805, died February II,
1868; married Oliver Nash. 2. Stephen, born February 11, 1807, married Almy Springer. 3. Barnabas Coffin, born January 13, 1809, see forward. 4. George Stillman, born November 27, 1812, died September 12, 1850; married Elizabeth P. Bradley.
(VI) Barnabas Coffin, son of Dr. Joseph Otis Smith, was born January 13, 1809, and died January 3, 1881. He passed the first twenty-five years of his life in his native town -Addison, Maine-after that residing in Weston, Hodgdon and Linneus. His busy life was devoted to farming and lumbering, and his sons were early trained to assist in the varied duties of such a life. Although he never held public office, he was a public-spirited man, and most earnest in his interest in the church and moral reforms, the cause of tem- perance being especially near his heart. He married, January 14, 1834, Maria Louise Small, who died in 1864, while three of her sons were battling for the Union under Gen- eral Grant, in Virginia. She was a refined Christian woman, with a calm nature, yet pos- sessing great decision of character-qualities which descended in large degree to her sons. Children : 1. Zemro A., born August 26, 1837, married Alice Robinson. 2. Joseph O., see forward. 3. George A., born September 9, 1842, killed in the battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia, May 19, 1864. 4. Su- san E., born August 19, 1847, married Frank C. Nickerson. 5. Neal D., born December 21, 1853, married Mary M. Williams. 6. Berda,. born December 9, 1857, died March 23, 1858. 7. Clare L., born September 30, 1860, mar- ried Fred W. Roberts.
(VII) Joseph Otis, son of Barnabas C. Smith, was born in Weston, Maine, April 24, 1839, and died in Skowhegan, August 31, 1905. His boyhood and early manhood were spent in Weston and Hodgdon. He was edu- cated in the common schools of those towns, and at Houlton Academy, now Ricker Classi- cal Institute, and after completing his studies he taught country schools in the neighborhood of his home. He entered the army August 14, 1863, and was on detached duty until May following, when he joined Company C, Elev- enth Maine Volunteers, at Gloucester Point, Virginia. He was promoted corporal Sep- tember I, 1864, first sergeant December I following, and May 2, 1865, was commis- sioned second lieutenant of Company F. He participated in all the battles of the regiment in 1864-65, including Bermuda Hundred, Deep Bottom, Deep Run and Appomattox. He was also with troops on duty in New York during
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the presidential election of 1864. After the cessation of hostilities he was provost mar- shal and assistant superintendent of freedmen for Stafford county, and subsequently assistant adjutant general of the sub-district of Essex, with headquarters at Rappahannock, Virginia. He was never wounded, but was stricken down with fever, and was a patient in the field hos- pital through the greater part of October, 1864. Like most veterans, he bore the consequences of the privations and exposures of his service in after life. The watchers at his bedside dur- ing his last moments, when the mind in the weakened body roved at will, learned how strong were the impressions of his army life, as words fell from his fevered lips showed that he was living over again the incidents of camp and field. He greatly prized his association with his fellow soldiers, and attended their meetings as often as possible. He was an original member of Seth Williams Post, G. A. R., Augusta, and on removing to Skowhegan was transferred to Russell Post, of which he became commander. He was a member of the Union Veteran Union, and was made colo- nel of A. Lincoln Command. He was elected March 7, 1883, to membership in the Maine Commandery, Loyal Legion, and that body published an appreciative memorial at the time of his death.
For five years following his return from the army, Mr. Smith was engaged in mercan- tile pursuits in Hodgdon. On September 25, 1878, he purchased the Somerset Reporter, which under a different name had been con- ducted by his brother, Zemro A. Smith, ten years before. He had as partners, at different times, Edward P. Mayo and Elmer E. Mc- Neelie. January 1, 1904, the last-named as- sumed the financial management, Mr. Smith retaining the editorial control. This arrange- ment allowed him to continue his editorial work even in failing health, and after he was confined to his house. His last contribution to the paper was an article on the late Hon. John Hay, only a few months before his own death. He impressed his personality strongly upon his paper, and made it a strong advo- cate of local interests, and lofty moral and political principles. His public services were of conspicuous usefulness, and he brought to them high ability and sterling integrity. In Hodgdon, prior to 1872, he was town clerk, superintending school committeeman, town treasurer, and postmaster. In 1869-70 he rep- resented Hodgdon in the legislature, and in 1872-73 was assistant clerk of the house, tak- ing up his residence in Augusta the latter
year, and lived there until 1885, except two years (1879-80) spent in Skowhegan. He was chief clerk in the office of the secretary of state, 1874-75; deputy secretary of state, 1876-80; secretary of state, 1881-84; state in- surance commissioner, 1885-93. Regarding this service the Kennebec Journal paid him a lofty tribute, saying: "It has been given to few men to serve our state longer or in more responsible positions, and both as an official and citizen he commanded the confidence of all." His interest in politics constituted an important part of his life. He was secretary of the Republican state committee, 1876-80, when Mr. Blaine was chairman ; and served on the state committe 1890-1902. His last pub- lic position was that of presidential elector-at- large, 1900. As the Maine electors met before those of any other state, and Mr. Smith was first to vote, he considered that he had the honor of casting the first electoral vote for Theodore Roosevelt for vice-president. Early in life he joined the Free Baptist church of Hodgdon, and later became a member of Bethany Baptist Church of Skowhegan, of which he was a deacon at the time of his death. He was affiliated with Somerset Lodge and Chapter, of the Masonic fraternity. For sev- eral years he had been a director in the Sec- ond National Bank. His scholarly ability and tastes were recognized in 1893, when Colby College conferred upon him the honorary de- gree of master of arts, his son, George Otis, receiving the bachelor's degree at the same time.
Mr. Smith married, March 17, 1860, Corde- lia Smith, daughter of Daniel and Keziah (Underhill) Smith, of Hodgdon. Mrs. Smith died in Richmond, Virginia, November 13, 1865. One child, Eda Kezia, born Novem- ber 10, 1861, married, November 2, 1898, Ed- ward Leighton Pegram, of Decatur, Illinois. Mr. Smith married (second) November 21, 1868, Emma Mayo, who survives him; she was daughter of Rev. Leonard and Nancy (Withington) Mayo, of Hodgdon. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: I. George Otis, see forward. 2. Josephine Withington, born June 5, 1873, married August 28, 1900, William B. Pierce, of Beverly, Massachusetts. They have two children : Rachel Barron, born Jan- uary 2, 1904, and Esther Mayo, born April 20, 1908.
(VIII) George Otis, only son of Joseph Otis Smith, was born in Hodgdon, Feb- ruary 22, 1871. He graduated from Colby College in 1893, and immediately joined a United States Geological Survey field party
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working on the Marquette iron range in Mich- igan. During the next three years he took a post-graduate course in geology at Johns Hopkins University, spending one field season on the Marquette range, and another in recon- naissance work in the state of Washington. On his graduation with the degree of Ph.D., in June, 1896, he joined the United States Geo- logical Survey as assistant geologist, having taken the first civil service examination held for that position. In July, 1901, he was pro- moted to geologist and in 1906 was appointed gcologist in charge of petrology, with scien- tific supervision of all the survey work in that department. In the course of his professional career he has worked in Michigan, Washing- ton, Utah, North Carolina, the New England states, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In the course of his Washington work he made a special study of several artesian basins, and the results were published as a water-supply paper. His experience in that state also in- cluded economic work in the coal fields, and the results were published in a survey report on the coal fields of the Pacific coast. In connection with a special reconnaissance along the northwestern boundary and across the Cascade range, in 1901, he made a topo- graphic map upon which to record geologic observations, exact geographic locations being necessary in examining the boundary monu- ments. The results of his investigations in Washington, in addition to his report on coal, were published by the survey as a report on the rocks of Mount Ranier; in the Tecoma, Ellensburg and Mount Stuart folios ; in a paper on the geology and physiology of central Washington ; and in a paper on gold mining in central Washington. In addition Dr. Smith contributed papers to the bulletins of the Geo- logical Society of America, and to various periodicals; an article on the Mount Baker mining district, in the Engineering and Min- ing Journal in 1902. The Clealum iron ores were described in a contribution to the "Trans- actions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers," 190I. In 1900 the Geological Survey issued the Tintic special folio in which Dr. Smith described the geologic structure of a famous Utah camp. An account of the occur- rence and origin of the ore bodies, the joint work of Messrs. Tower and Smith, had ap- peared the year before as a report on the geol- ogy and mining industry of the Tintic district. While pursuing his investigations of the areas of crystalline rocks in New Jersey, Pennsylva- nia and Maryland, including the granites used as building stones, he made a special study
of several minerals of economic value, includ- ing molybenite. He also prepared the 1905 production reports on mica, graphite and as- bestos. In addition to his geologic work, Dr. Smith served as chairman of a committee on accounting and bookkeeping, working under the direction of the committee on departmental methods, otherwise known as the Keep Com- mission. This gave him opportunity to famil- iarize himself with the details of departmental administration, and he also acted for several months as chairman of the committee on busi- ness methods in the Geological Survey. In April, 1907, he was appointed by President Roosevelt director of the survey, to succeed Charles D. Walcott, taking the oath of office on May Ist. He is a fellow of the Geological Society of America, and of the American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers.
Dr. Smith married, November 18, 1896, Grace M., daughter of Stephen and Helen (Miller) Coburn, of Skowhegan. Children : Charles Coburn, born October 4, 1897; Joseph Coburn, September 14, 1900; Helen Coburn, December 4, 1904; Elizabeth Coburn, Decem- ber 3, 1907.
(For early generations see preceding sketch.) (V) Stephen (2), son of Stephen SMITH (I) and Deborah (Ellis) Smith, born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, November 6, 1763, died in Machias, Maine, about 1830. He married Hannah Hill. Chil- dren : Deborah, Ellis, Thomas, Adeline, Tur- ner, Nathan, George, Mary, Coffin, Harrison and John Otis.
(VI) John Otis, son of Stephen (2) and Hannah (Hill) Smith, was born in Machias, Maine, in 1790, died there in 1845. He mar- ried Love Scott, whose ancestors came from Scarboro, Maine, to Machias about 1763. Chil- dren: Hannah, Deborah, Theodore, Sarah, John, Nathan T., Evelyn, Delia, Harlan and William Otis.
(VII) William Otis, son of John Otis and Love (Scott) Smith, born in Machias, Maine, March 25, 1816, died there March 10, 1902. He was a lumber merchant, and belonged to the state militia of Maine. He married Susan C. Hoyt, fifth child of Daniel and Eleanor (Harvey) Hoyt, and granddaughter of Daniel Hoyt. Children : I. William Otis, deceased. 2. Emeline Love, married Jonathan A. Long- fellow; children: Frederick Otis, William Morris, Elizabeth Mayhew and Ada Amelia Longfellow. 3. Elizabeth Penniman, married
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Edgar M. Gilpatrick. child: Roy Hawkes. 4. John Herbert, deceased. 5. Henry Herbert, see forward.
(VIII) Henry Herbert, son of William Otis and Susan C. (Hoyt) Smith, was born at Machias, Maine, January 9, 1855. He re- ceived his early education in the common schools of Machias and at Washington Acad- emy at East Machias. He then entered Bow- doin College, graduating as Bachelor of Arts in 1877, out of course, and in the same year graduated as Doctor of Medicine from Jeffer- son Medical College, of Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania. He at once began practice in Mach- ias, remaining for a period of nineteen years, after which he removed to Whitneyville, Con- necticut, where he remained for four and a half years, and thence removed to New Haven, same state, where he has remained in general practice to the present time ( 1908). He has contributed articles from time to time to vari- ous medical journals of the county on medical topics, which were widely circulated and read with interest. In addition to his professional duties he is serving in the capacity of director of the People's Bank and Trust Company of New Haven. While a resident of Maine Dr. Smith was a member of the Maine Academy of Medicine, the Maine Medical Association and the American Academy of Medicine, and from 1885 to 1893 was secretary of the board of United States examining surgeons for pen- sions. He is now a member of the Connec- ticut State Medical Society, New Haven County Medical Society, New Haven Citizens Medical Society, Graduate Club of New Hav- en, Union League of New Haven, and of the Connecticut Society, Sons of American Revolution. He is a member of the various Masonic bodies, including Harwood Lodge, No. 91, Machias, Maine, which he joined in 1885, and of which he is past master; Wash- ington Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of which he is past high priest ; St. Croix Council, Royal and Select Masters; St. Elmo Commandery, Knights Templar : Delta Lodge of Perfection and Deering Council, Princes of Jerusalem, of which he is past grand master. After remov- ing to New Haven he affiliated with the vari- ous lodges there and received his thirty-second degree. He is also a member of Pyramid Temple of the Mystic Shrine, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He is a Republican in politics. Dr. Smith married, December 24, 1877, at Machias, Maine, Mary Elizabeth Longfellow, daughter of Edwin and Agnes B. (Brown) Longfellow, of Machias. Mrs. Smith died April 15, 1884, leaving two children: Agnes
Longfellow and Philip Seabury Smith, the latter an electrical engineer. In 1897 he mar- ried Julia Brown Longfellow, a sister of his first wife.
SMITH One of the numerous lines of this name, whose origin has been lost in the mists and uncertainties of the past, when records were illy kept, be- gins, as far as is now ascertainable, in Orring- ton, Maine. Like others of the name, the present family has been useful in clearing up the wilderness and in developing civilization in New England, and has been worthily rep- resented in professional life throughout the country.
(I) The present line begins with Captain Heman Smith, who was a master mariner, active in the commerce of his day.
(II) David, son of Captain Heman Smith, is supposed to have been born in Or- rington, Maine, where he died. The maiden name of his wife was also Smith, but no rec- ord appears of the date of their marriage or her baptismal name.
(III) Heman (2), son of David Smith, was born in Orrington, Maine, and in early man- hood was a farmer. About 1830 he bought a farm of one hundred acres in that town, and later on engaged in dairying, and the breeding of pure-blooded Jersey cattle and fine horses. He was a member of the Congrega- tional church, in which both his wife and himself were active workers. In politics he was a Whig, and became a Republican on the organization of that party. He married, in 1833, Lydia Buffum Wheeler, daughter of Captain Simeon Wheeler, of Harpswell. Their children were four sons and a daughter.
(IV) Heman Page, son of Heman (2) and Lydia (Buffum) (Wheeler) Smith, was born in Orrington, Maine, December 31, 1842. He began his education in the common schools, passed through the high school, and while preparing for college the civil war began. Dis- continuing his studies to enter the service of his country, he enlisted, July 24, 1862, as a private in Company B, First Regiment Maine Heavy Artillery, and was appointed corporal. At the age of twenty he was promoted to sergeant, later to orderly sergeant, and at the age of twenty-one was commissioned lieuten- ant. His regiment was engaged for eighteen months in manning the fortifications defend- ing the national capital. It was then equipped as infantry, and went to the front, being as- signed to the Second Corps, Army of the Po- tomac, and participated in the most eventful
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campaigns and desperate battles of the war, including the battles of Fredericksburg Pike, North Anna, Totopotomy, the two assaults on Petersburg, the battle of Jerusalem Road, the siege of Petersburg, followed by the battle of Deep Bottom, the capture of the Weldon Rail- road, the engagements at Boydton Road, Hatcher's Run, Sailor's Creek, Cold Harbor, Vaughn Road and Farmville, and the brilliant operations at Appomattox Court House, which marked the downfall of the Confederacy and the final victory of the Union cause. In the assault 011 Petersburg, on June 18, 1864, Lieu- tenant Smith's regiment suffered the ex- traordinary loss of six hundred and four men. The Rebellion Records show this to have been the greatest loss sustained by any regiment in a single engagement during the war, while the percentage of killed was exceeded in only one instance. In this assault Smith (then or- derly sergeant) received a serious wound in the thigh, from a piece of shell, which con- fined him for more than two months in Lin- coln Hospital, Washington City. At the end of this time, and while still in a critical con- dition, he was conveyed on a stretcher to the cars, and taken to Augusta, Maine, and he was there mustered out of the service of the United States, on August 21st, 1865, with the rank of second lieutenant, being even then on crutches, fourteen months after receiving his wound, and more than four months after the cessation of hostilities.
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