Samuel Smith, Deacon

Samuel Smith, Deacon

Male 1638 - 1703  (65 years)


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  • Name Samuel Smith  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Suffix Deacon 
    Birth 27 Jan 1638  Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
    Gender Male 
    FSID KN4D-82T 
    Burial 1703  Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 15
    Death 10 Sep 1703  Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 15, 21, 22
    Person ID I5611  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father Reverend Henry Smith,   b. 1593, Norfolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1648, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Dorothy Cotton,   b. 1603, Norfolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1694, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1620  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Henry was ~ 27 years - Dorothy was ~ 17 years. 
    Family ID F4490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ensign,   b. 1 Aug 1639, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1723, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1659  Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Samuel was 21 years and 11 months - Mary was 20 years and 4 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Lieutenant Ebenezer Smith,   b. 1668, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1728, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-2069
      Samuel lived at Northampton, MA 1666-1680, then moved to Hadley, MA to c are for his widowed mother. Included in the letter referring to his fa ther was the following reference to his stepfather, John Russell: "He w as sometimes a little short of ye Charity which thinketh no Evil, at te l east I was wont to think so when his Hand was too heavy on my Shoulder & I r emembered ye sweetnesse & ye Charity of my firste Father, but on ye who le said he was a Goode Man & did well by my Mother & her children & no d oubt we did often try his wit & temper."
      From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-2069
      Samuel lived at Northampton, MA 1666-1680, then moved to Hadley, MA to c a re for his widowed mother. Included in the letter referring to his fa t her was the following reference to his stepfather, John Russell: "He w a s sometimes a little short of ye Charity which thinketh no Evil, at te l e ast I was wont to think so when his Hand was too heavy on my Shoulder & I r e membered ye sweetnesse & ye Charity of my firste Father, but on ye who l e said he was a Goode Man & did well by my Mother & her children & no d o ubt we did often try his wit & temper."
      From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-2069
      Samuel lived at Northampton, MA 1666-1680, then moved to Hadley, MA to c are for his widowed mother. Included in the letter referring to his fa ther was the following reference to his stepfather, John Russell: "He w as sometimes a little short o f ye Charity which thinketh no Evil, at te l east I was wont to think so when his Hand was too heavy on my Shoulder & I r emembered ye sweetnesse & ye Charity of my firste Father, but on ye who le said he was a Goode Man & did well by my Mothe r & her children & no d oubt we did often try his wit & temper."
      From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-2069
      Samuel lived at Northampton, MA 1666-1680, then moved to Hadley, MA to c a re for his widowed mother. Included in the letter referring to his fa t her was the following reference to his stepfather, John Russell: "He w a s sometimes a little shor t of ye Charity which thinketh no Evil, at te l e ast I was wont to think so when his Hand was too heavy on my Shoulder & I r e membered ye sweetnesse & ye Charity of my firste Father, but on ye who l e said he was a Goode Man & did well by my Mot her & her children & no d o ubt we did often try his wit & temper."

  • Sources 
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      "Find A Grave Index," databaseFamilySearch (https://www.family s e a r c h .org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-LDWN : 9 September 2022), Samuel Smith, ; B u r i a l , H adley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old H a d l e y C e metery; citing record ID 37775

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