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1796 - 1868 (72 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Elihu Dwight Smith was born on 14 Feb 1796 in Connecticut; died on 16 Oct 1868 in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. Notes:
"A merchant in Matamoros, Mexico (1840-1844), engaged in cotton ginning at Reynosa Viejo (1844-1850), and a merchant again at Edinburgh, Hidalgo County, Texas (1850-1854) and at Brownsville (1854-1868), where he died." (Dwight, pp 183-184).
Elihu married Mary Strong on 30 Jun 1835 in Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Demas Strong and Mary Swift) was born on 22 Jun 1804 in Connecticut; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Hurd Smith was born on 28 Jun 1836 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 11 Jan 1864.
- 3. Adeline Norton Smith was born on 10 Oct 1838 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; and died.
- 4. Mary Louise Smith was born on 28 Mar 1843 in Matamoros, Mexico; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | William Hurd Smith (1.Elihu1) was born on 28 Jun 1836 in Middle Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; died on 11 Jan 1864. |
4. | Mary Louise Smith (1.Elihu1) was born on 28 Mar 1843 in Matamoros, Mexico; and died. Notes:
(Research):Census Information:
1870 Federal Census
Texas, Cameron, Brownsville
410-410
SMITH, Mary 66 F W Keeping House Conn
MICHAELKOWSKY, Louise 27 F W At house Mexico
MICHAELKOWSKY, Clara 2 F W At house Texas
JONES, Lane 28 F B Domestic Servant Dou. Canada
Mary married T.B. Von Michalowski on 26 Jun 1866. T.B. was born before 1843; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
7. | John Ford (3.Adeline2, 1.Elihu1) was born on 3 Apr 1866 in Texas; and died. Notes:
Probably died young. (Robert S. Strong, SFAA Historian).
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