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Austin Smith

Male 1790 - 1861  (70 years)


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  • Name Austin Smith 
    Birth 8 Oct 1790  Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Mar 1861 
    Notes 
    Person ID I21907  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Joseph Smith,   b. 7 Nov 1758, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1836 (Age 77 years) 
    Mother 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)
    Family ID F7669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S366] Smith Family Genealogy ; http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/sophia/family/gen1.htm.

    2. [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.