Family: Joseph Smith / Lois White (F7669)

• Father | Male Joseph Smith

  
  

  Born	7 Nov 1758	Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	2 Jan 1836
  Buried
  Married	19 Feb 1789  [1, 2]
  Father	Samuel Smith | F7539 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Morton | F7539 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Lois White

  
  

  Born	14 Oct 1769
  Died	Abt 1829
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Austin Smith

  
  

  Born	8 Oct 1790	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	8 Mar 1861
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Joseph Smith

  
  

  Born	Abt 1792	Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	Abt 1861
  Buried
  Spouse	Hannah Wells | F7671
  Married	Abt 1823

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Elihu White Smith

  
  

  Born	Abt 1794	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	Abt 1829
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Sophia Smith

  
  

  Born	27 Aug 1796	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	12 Jun 1870
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Harriet Smith

  
  

  Born	Abt 1800	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	Abt 1859
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Miranda Smith

  
  

  Born	Abt 1803	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	Abt 1831
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Female Louisa Smith

  
  

  Born	Abt 1805	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Died	Abt 1828
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Of the seven Smith offspring, three died young and only Joseph, Jr. married, producing no heirs. Sophia, her sister Harriet and brother Austin shared the family homestead, which still stands at 22 Main Street in Hatfield. Sophia's father, Joseph, was both prosperous and frugal. After his death, son Austin shrewdly invested his inheritance in the New York stock market and often traveled there to watch the Smith assets grow. Back in Hatfield, Austin was reputed to be a miser devoid of community spirit. He argued at town meetings against the extravagance of public education and was said to pay board to his sisters to manage the household -- and then charge them a shilling for a ride in the family carriage. At least Austin seemed to come by his penurious ways honestly. His uncle, Oliver Smith, was also renowned in Hatfield for his parsimony. For instance, the elder Smith is said to have employed the village tailoress to turn his coats wrong side out and remake them. Then, when he died, he left a half-million dollars to charity. The Smith Charities is still in operation today, housed in a handsome brownstone building at 51 Main Street in Northampton. Smith Vocational and Agricultural School, serving students throughout Hampshire County, is also the result of Olivers' benevolence THE SMITH FAMILY GENEALOGY (http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/sophia/family/gen1.htm)

  
  

• Sources

  [S366] Smith Family Genealogy ; http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/sophia/family/gen1.htm. [S313] Graves, Dave (dave@graveshq.us) "Graves Family" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swamprat52 ; Ver. 2007-05-28 17:07:08.