Asa Smith
(1804-1878)

 

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1. Sarah Louisa Straw

Asa Smith

  • Born: 1804, Niagara, New York
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Louisa Straw
  • Died: 27 Sep 1878, Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts at age 74
  • Buried: Main Street Cemetery in Dalton, Massachusetts
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POB per son's death records POB per daughter Harriet's death records " Chelsea, MA

1850 Dalton, Berkshire County, MA Asa Smith age 44 MA [c1806] Sarah L. Smith age 34 VT [c1816] John D. age 15 NY [c1835] Sarah A. 10 MA [c1840] Wm D. 9 MA [c1841] George A. 7 MA Elizabeth C. age 5 MA Charles S. 3 MA Maria W. 2 MA

1860 Dalton, MA Asa Smith b. MA; Sarah L. born VT; all children born MA; Willard S. 20; Sarah a. 19; Wm D. 17; George A. 16; Elizabeth C. 14; Charles S. 12; May M. 8; Harriet A. 6 and David F. 4

1870 Dalton, MA Asa Smith b. MA; Sarah L. born VT with ch: Charles; Mary; Harriet and David all b. MA

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son of ________
m. Sarah Louise ________
13 children: Philander E John Davison m. Lucy K Adams Julia A m. Edwin Thayer & Sylvester Packard Willard S m. Mary J. Ferris Sarah A m. Aaron Bardin William D m. Ellen Buck George A m. 3 times Charles Scott m. Katherine Bennett Elizabeth m. Lester Parker Harriet m. Edward Eldridge Maria W died aged 10 Mary M m. Wm Stockwell David "Frank" m. Elizabeth Burnett
Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts By Rollin Hillyer Cooke Published by Lewis Pub. Co., 1906 Original from Harvard University Digitized Aug 31, 2006 on line GOOGLE Books Beginning on Page 249:
JOHN DAVISON SMITH. John D. Smith, of Dalton, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, a veteran of the civil war, was born at Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York, March 18, 1835. His father, Asa Smith, was the owner of the island and with his family, which consisted of father, mother, one sister Rachel, who married Mr. Wright, and a half-brother, Waldo Fuller, of Becket, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, were the sole occupants.[NO EVIDENCE that this statement is true, documentation is pretty extensive that the island was owned by others.] Mr. and Mrs. Wright took up their residence in the west in the middle of the nineteenth century. Asa Smith was born in 1810, died in 1886 [sic 1878], aged seventy-six years, and his wife, Sarah Louisa Smith, died September 6, 1891. Their children were Filander E. Smith, who was born at Goat Island, New York, and subsequently removed to the state of Vermont, where he lived for many years; his death occurred in Middlefield, Massachusetts. John Davison Smith, mentioned hereinafter. Julia A. Smith, who was born in New York. Her first husband was Edwin Thayer, of Plainfield, Massachusetts,' and they were the parents of one son, Irving Thayer, of that place. Her second husband, Sylvester Packard, of Plainfield, Massachusetts, no issue. About this time Asa Smith removed his family to Dalton, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, and the first child born to them there was Willard S. Smith, who married Mary J. Ferris, of Middlefield, where they now live. Their children were: Jennie, Eva, Fred, Frank, Nat, deceased, and Clarence, deceased. Sarah A. Smith, born October 27, 1845, became the wife of Aaron T. Bardin of Windsor. Mr. Bardin was one of the noted characters of Dalton. In his native town he conducted a successful farm business, and was the incumbent of several township offices, He had a keen memory, a ready wit and he gained much notoriety on account of the readiness with which he wrote verses. Their children are: George W., of Middlefield, Massachusetts; Granville D., and Almira M. who is a graduate of the State Normal school at Westford, Massachusetts, and is now one of the most successful teachers in the vicinity. William D. Smith, who married Ellen Buck, of Northampton, where they reside. They are the parents of the following children: Nellie, Mary, Fred, Hattie, Henry. Fred is deceased. George A. Smith, who with his two children reside in Preston, New York. The names of the children are Charles and Burton. Charles S. Smith, who married Catherine Bennett, of Becket, both of whom are now deceased. Their children are: Nettie, Leroy, Charles, Julia and Blanche. Elizabeth Smith, who became the wife of Lester Parker, of Plainfield, Massachusetts, and their family consists of two children - Eugene and Harriet. Harriet A. Smith, who became the wife of Edward P. Eldredge, of Ashfield, and the issue of this union was one daughter, Ruth. Maria W. Smith, who died at the age of ten years. Mary M. Smith, who became the wife of Silas Stockwell, of Dalton, no issue. Frank Smith, who married Elizabeth Burnett, and they are at present living in Cummington, Massachusetts. No children. John D. Smith, the second of the thirteen children born to Asa and Sarah L. Smith, was six years of age when his parents removed to Dalton. Berkshire county. He attended school for a short period of time during his first five years residence in Dalton, but was soon utilized by his father in the wood business which he conducted in connection with the operation of a farm in the locality known as Goosebill, the family having given that name to the place. At the age of fourteen years he was apprenticed to the carpenter and machinist trades, serving for four years. He then learned the trade of millwright, and the greater part of his business career was devoted to that occupation. He was employed by the Byron Weston Company in Dalton, Massachusetts, for eighteen consecutive years. He has served the county as a deputy sheriff for five terms, and as constable in the township for ten years. His religious views are in accord with those adopted by the Methodist Episcopal church, and his political affiliations are with the Republican party. In 1862 he enlisted in Company K, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, from Dalton, and was promoted to the rank of first corporal in the company. He participated in seventeen battles and skirmishes, the most severe having been the battle of Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. In 1860 Mr. Smith was married to Lucy K. Adams, of Landesfield, Massachusetts, who is now deceased. Mr. Smith now makes his home with his sister, Mrs. Sarah Bardin, of Dalton, Massachusetts. [END of bio from Cooke's book.]
Family links: Spouse:
Sarah Louisa Smith (1815 - 1891)
Children:
Philander E Smith (1829 - 1883)*
John Davison Smith (1835 - 1906)*
Julia A Smith Packard (1836 - 1895)*
William D. Smith (1842 - 1908)*
George Asa Smith (1844 - 1917)*
Elizabeth Smith Parker (1845 - 1934)*
Sarah Amelia Smith Bardin (1845 - 1908)*
Mary M Smith Stockwell (1852 - 1878)*
Harriet Abbie Smith Eldridge (1854 - 1911)*
David Frank Smith (1855 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship Inscription: 2 stones for Asa. Large upright with John D. Smith on the west side of stone and Asa on the east side reads: ASA SMITH 1804-1878 SARAH A HIS WIFE 1815-1891 2nd stone to the left/north of above stone, very difficult to read: ASA SMITH DIED SEPT 27 1878 AE 74 YRS 8 MOS 27 DS


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Asa married Sarah Louisa Straw, daughter of William David Straw (Stroh) and Sophronia Williams. (Sarah Louisa Straw was born on 27 Oct 1815 in Whitestown, Oneida County, New York, died on 26 Sep 1891 in Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts and was buried in Main Street Cemetery in Dalton, Massachusetts.)




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