George Asa Smith

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son of Asa Smith &
Sarah Louisa (___) Smith
who were of Dalton, Berkshire Co., Mass.
m. 1) Martha Hallock Stetson, Dec 6, 1865
lived in Plainfield, Mass.; no children
m. 2.) Frances (Aldrich) Crandall
Jan. 19, 1876 in New York
she had a son, Emerson Crandall b. 1870,
from her previous marriage
m. 3) Calfernia Sally Foster, Nov 15, 1896
in New York; she was age 20;
George was age 52
children:
Charles Frederick b. Oct 26, 1899; died unmarried at age 27
Thomas Berton b. Sept 6, 1902
George's sisters Julia A (Smith) Thayer Packard and Elizabeth (Smith) Parker were living in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Mass. about the same time as George; and his sister Harriet Abbie (Smith) Eldridge was in neighboring Ashfield, Franklin Co., Mass.
from Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Berkshire County,Massachusetts By Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Pub. by Lewis Pub. Co., 1906:
"George A. Smith, who with his two children reside in Preston, New York. The names of the children are Charles and Burton."
Civil War veteran.
George enlisted in Company K, Massachusetts 34th Infantry Regiment on 31 Jul 1862. His residence was listed as Hinsdale, Mass. Mustered Out of Company K, 34th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 16 Jun 1865.