Phineas Smith

Notes:

Biography from FindAGrave:

Phineas was a son of Bezaleel and Lovinia (Munson) Smith of Whately, Massachusetts.

He married Electa Marsh on 15 Aug. 1814 in Whately. They were the parents of: Edwin G., Lovina M., Amelia, Elizabeth, Amanda E., Mary Jane, Julia L., Henry C., John Jay and Abigail M. Smith. Edwin, Elizabeth and Abigail all have memorials on FindAGrave.

Phineas served as a Sergeant in Capt. Southworth Jenkins' company, Col. Thomas Langley's regiment, Massachusetts militia in the War of 1812. His company was sent from Franklin County to Boston to defend against the attack of the British fleet that was then threatening the Massachusetts coast. He was honorably discharged on 15 October at Boston.

The family moved to Monroe county, New York, about 1816, and settled on a farm in the town of Ogden. Phineas and Electa, as well as some of their children, moved to Fairfax county, Virginia, sometime between 1850 and 1860, but evidently returned to New York within a few years as Phineas died in Bergen, Genesee county, in 1864.

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Census Listings:

1850 Census
New York, Monroe County, Ogden Town
Enumerated 23 Sept 1850
23-23
Phinias Smith 62 M Farmer 3150 Mass
Electa Smith 56 F Mass
Amanda E Smith 25 F NY
Julia L Smith 21 F NY
John J Smith 16 M NY
24-24
Edwin Smith 35 M Mass
Jane C Smith 34 F NY
Phinias Smith 11 M NY

1860 Census
not located

Phineas married Electa Marsh on 15 Aug 1814 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Electa was born on 29 Aug 1794 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died about 1883 in Van Buren County, Michigan; was buried in Covert Cemetery, Covert, Van Buren County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edwin G. Smith was born on 24 May 1815 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Mar 1904 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
2. Amanda Smith was born about 1825 in New York; and died.
3. Julia L. Smith was born on 21 Apr 1827 in Ogden County, New York; died on 4 Mar 1911 in Massachusetts.
4. John Jay Smith was born about 1834 in Ogden County, New York; and died.

Notes:

His name, Bezaleel, is biblical. Bezaleel means "Is the Shadow of God," and he was the son of Uri, of the tribe of Judah, and one of the architects of the tabernacle. His charge was chiefly in all works of metal, wood and stone.

Said to have been married first to Lydia ALLIS.

Bezaleel married Lovinia Munson on 13 Aug 1787 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Lovinia (daughter of Moses Munson and Abigail Munson) was born in Mar 1769 in Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1837 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts; was buried in East Whately Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Whately or Hatfield, taxed 1789 in Deerfield.

Philip Smith, (1730-1806), served as a private in Capt. Salmon White's company, 1777. He was born and died in Whately, Mass. Also No. 16053.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcstayfamily/smith.htm

Philip married Elizabeth Graves on 18 Apr 1758. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Graves, Jr. and Grace Hitchcock) was born on 1 Jul 1734 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 11 Mar 1813 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Gary Silverstein's chart on World Connect, he was also married to Lucy NORTON (22 Jan 1767) and Mary TRUESDALE (1797).

Moses married Abigail Munson. Abigail (daughter of Deacon Abel Munson and Sarah Peck) was born on 2 Sep 1744; died on 11 Sep 1796 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mr. Smith was known as "Goodman Smith" and seldom spoken of by any other name. He came to the Straits with other families about 1731 or '32 and built on the west side of the Deerfield Road. The house stood very near where the house of his great-grandson, Israel S. Smith, now is. The old house was very large and used for many years as a hotel with a store near by which was used for general merchandising. History of Whately, Massachusetts.

Mrs. Jennie Smith Prouty.DAR ID Number: 17916 Born in Meriden, Connecticut.Wife of Willis J. Prouty. Descendant of Elisha Smith and of Philip Smith, of Massachusetts. Daughter of Henry G. Smith and Ann Marilla Whitney, his wife. Granddaughter of Alanson Smith and Abigail Wright, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Asa Smith and Judith Graves, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Philip Smith and Elizabeth Graves, his wife. Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Elisha Smith and Sarah Fields, his wife. Elisha Smith, (1705-84), turned out with the minute men from Whately at the Lexington Alarm. [p.335] Philip Smith, (1730-1806), served as a private in Capt. Salmon White's company, 1777. He was born and died in Whately, Mass. Also No. 16053.

Notes for SARAH SMITH: For her parentage and her date of birth we are indebted to Daniel W. Wells of Hatfield.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mcstayfamily/kellogg.htm

Per his FindAGrave memorial page:


His tombstone shows he died 30 Oct 1789. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 records Elisha Smith's death as 7 Nov 1784 at age 80. This tombstone stands next to his wife Sarah's tombstone.

Elisha was the son of Jonathan Smith and his wife Abigail Kellogg. He married Sarah Smith, daughter of Rev. Joseph Smith and his wife Canada Waite in 1727.

Elisha married Sarah Smith before 1728. Sarah (daughter of Joseph Smith and Canada Waite) was born on 14 Oct 1707 in Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 17 Aug 1795 in Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Grace Hitchcock on 9 Apr 1728. Grace (daughter of David Hitchcock and Elizabeth Mighill) was born on 25 Jul 1711 in Enfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 30 Dec 1778. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reuben married Mary Crittenden on 29 Dec 1741 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Mary was born on 27 Sep 1722; died on 15 Jan 1801 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to be a daughter of Abraham Crittenden.

Abel married Sarah Peck. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Peck and Sarah Hopkins) was born about 1701 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut; died on 22 Sep 1775 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]