Coleman Dorcas Smith, Doctor

1811 - 1898  (86 years)

• Name	Coleman Dorcas Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Doctor
  Birth	16 Jul 1811	Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	L632-BRK
  Death	5 Jul 1898	Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Burial	Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States   [1, 2, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I392	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Amos B. Smith,   b. 26 Oct 1775, Dutchess, New York, United States d. 27 Dec 1825, Townsend Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Purdy,   b. 15 Feb 1777, Westchester, New York, United States d. 17 Oct 1858, Indiana, United States (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1795	Chenango, New York, United States
  Age at Marriage	Amos was ~ 19 years and 2 months - Sarah was ~ 17 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Grace Bigelow,   b. 27 Jan 1822, Canso, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1860, Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1842	Gasconade, Missouri, United States
  Age at Marriage	Coleman was 31 years and 3 months - Emma was 20 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. Esmerelda Eramantha Smith,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Sonoma, California, United States d. 9 Mar 1895, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ellen M. Smith,   b. 2 Feb 1855, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States d. 17 Dec 1859 (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ira Smith,   b. 15 Feb 1859, Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States d. 1884 (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Mary Malvina Smith,   b. 18 Nov 1850, Sacramento, California, United States d. 8 Oct 1887, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah A. Smith,   b. 16 Aug 1844, Missouri, United States d. 1849, Sacramento, California, United States (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Nelson A. Smith,   b. 7 Mar 1854, Oregon, United States d. 14 Jul 1867 (Age 13 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Seraphine Smith,   b. 10 Feb 1849, Sonoma, California, United States d. 10 Feb 1849, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 8. Marcelina Smith,   b. 5 Jan 1845, Oregon, United States d. 7 Feb 1926, San Francisco, California, United States (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. Catherine Amelia Smith Legro,   b. 16 Apr 1847, Oregon, United States d. 15 Apr 1939, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 10. Elizabeth Thurston Smith,   b. 16 Jul 1852, Oregon, United States d. 26 Sep 1947, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States (Age 95 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Came by covered wagon to Salt Lake City, then in 1848 on the Oregon Trail to Willamette Valley, Oregon where he setup a store. He then bought a schooner which was ship wrecked. He made his way to San Francisco, then went to Sacramento, where he setup another store. His daughter, Mary Malvina Smith, was born in Sacramento. He then moved to Sonoma, where he bought 40 acres, (Lot #516). Came by covered wagon to Salt Lake City, then in 1848 on the Oregon Trail to Willamette Valley, Oregon where he setup a store. He then bought a schooner which was ship wrecked. He made his way to San Francisco, then went to Sacramento, where h e setup another store. His daughter, Mary Malvina Smith, was born in Sacramento. He then moved to Sonoma, where he bought 40 acres, (Lot #516).

  
  

• Sources

  [S583] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;;;). [S588] Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;). [S42] England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:68K1-N4YZ : Sat Apr 13 19:04:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Daniel Denton and Richardi, 10 July 1632. [S42] England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"FamilySearch (https://www./ark:/61903/1:1:68K1-JMZQ : Fri Mar 08 16:32:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Denton and Richard, 21 June 1638. [S548] Public Member Trees, (Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Coleman Dorcas Smith https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=6152582548&indiv=try [S22] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Emma Grace Smith