Family: Joseph Smith / Lois White (F7669)

• Male Joseph Smith

  
  

  Birth	7 Nov 1758	Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	2 Jan 1836
  Burial
  Marriage	19 Feb 1789  [1, 2]
  Father	Samuel Smith | F7539 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Morton | F7539 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Lois White

  
  

  Birth	14 Oct 1769
  Death	Abt 1829
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  Male Austin Smith

  
  

  Birth	8 Oct 1790	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	8 Mar 1861
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  Male Joseph Smith

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1792	Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	Abt 1861
  Burial
  Spouse	Hannah Wells | F7671
  Marriage	Abt 1823

  
  

  Male Elihu White Smith

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1794	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	Abt 1829
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  Female Sophia Smith

  
  

  Birth	27 Aug 1796	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	12 Jun 1870
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  Female Harriet Smith

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1800	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	Abt 1859
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  Female Miranda Smith

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1803	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	Abt 1831
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  Female Louisa Smith

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1805	Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
  Death	Abt 1828
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• 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.