Joseph Smith

1758 - 1836  (77 years)

• Name	Joseph Smith  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Nov 1758	Hampshire County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jan 1836  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I21901	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Smith,   b. Abt 1715, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jul 1767 (Age ~ 52 years)
  Mother	Mary Morton,   b. Abt 1727   d. Abt 1807 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1749  [1]
  Family ID	F7539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois White,   b. 14 Oct 1769   d. Abt 1829 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1789  [1, 2]
  	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)
  Children	1. Austin Smith,   b. 8 Oct 1790, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 8 Mar 1861 (Age 70 years)   2. Joseph Smith,   b. Abt 1792, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1861 (Age ~ 69 years)   3. Elihu White Smith,   b. Abt 1794, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1829 (Age ~ 35 years)   4. Sophia Smith,   b. 27 Aug 1796, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 12 Jun 1870 (Age 73 years)   5. Harriet Smith,   b. Abt 1800, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1859 (Age ~ 59 years)   6. Miranda Smith,   b. Abt 1803, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1831 (Age ~ 28 years)   7. Louisa Smith,   b. Abt 1805, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1828 (Age ~ 23 years)
  Family ID	F7669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Nov 1758 - Hampshire County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.