Husband Samuel Smith 1 2
Born: 16 Jun 1774 - Ireland 1 2
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Died: 4 Sep 1859 - ? Erie Co, PA 1 2
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Marriage: - Ireland
Wife Jane Dickey 1 3
Born: 12 Jun 1777 - Ireland 1 3
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Died: 17 Nov 1862 1 3
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1 M John Smith 1
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2 F Elizabeth Smith 2 4
Born: 29 Mar 1799 - Wayne Twp, Erie Co, PA 2 5
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Died: 30 Sep 1879 2 5
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Spouse: John Kincaide (1791-1874) 5
Marr: 28 Feb 1816 2 5
3 M William Smith 1
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4 F Esther Smith 1
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5 F Jane Smith 1
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6 F Mary Smith 1
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7 F Lavina Smith 3
AKA: Levine Smith 1
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8 M Samuel Smith 1
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9 F Nancy Smith 1
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10 F Sallie Smith 1
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11 F Sophia Smith 1
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12 M James D. Smith 1
Born: 29 Sep 1817 - Wayne Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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Spouse: Emeline Smith (1819- ) 1
Marr: 24 Dec 1839 1
General Notes: Husband - Samuel Smith
He and his wife emigrated to America in 1796, and resided for a short time near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in the spring of 1797 they came to what is now Wayne Township, Erie County, carrying all their worldly goods on horseback. They bought 400 acres and lived there until 1818, when they settled on another farm, where their youngest son would later reside. They experienced many hardships during their early residence in the county. Soon after erecting shelters for themselves and domestic animals, they thought to add to their comfort by making maple sugar and molasses, and after arranging to "tap" a "sugar bush," Mr. Smith carried kettles from Franklin, a long distance, on the back of an ox. Salt could not be obtained nearer than Waterford, and he often carried the necessary article on his shoulders. Wolves were numerous when they first located in the almost unbroken forest, and they were compelled to pen their sheep and small animals during the nights.
He was appointed captain in the War of 1812, but the making up of companies fell short, and William Smith, a relative, assumed command. He was Postmaster at Beaver Dam for many years, and was a Democrat until the organization of the Republican party, when he allied himself with it. He was a Presbyterian in Ireland and died in the full faith of that persuasion.
He resided in Ireland until after his marriage, then he and his wife came to America, landing at Philadelphia in 1796. After a residence there until the spring of 1797, they migrated to western Pennsylvania, making the journey on horseback. They settled in Erie County, where he purchased four hundred acres at Beaver Dam. These he cleared and cultivated, enduring all the hardships and privations inseparable from the life of a pioneer of that day and locality. He prospered, however, and became a man of prominence. He was a captain in the War of 1812, and for many years was postmaster at Beaver Dam. [GPHWP, 896]
Eleven of their children grew to mature years.
General Notes: Wife - Jane Dickey
Deer were none the less plentiful, and constituted a portion of their food. On a certain occasion, Mrs. Smith was digging some potatoes, and a little deer that had accompanied the cows from the forests, and thought to feast upon the potato vines, jumped over the fence, unconscious of Mrs. Smith's presence behind a large stump, but was soon after ready for the bake oven, the woman having sprung from her secluded place, intending to scare it; the deer happened to land, however, with its neck encased by her strong arms, after which there was only a short tussle before she had its throat cut with a knife brought by her daughter,