Martha W. Straw

   Cause of her death was paralysis.

  General Notes:

IGI files
She is a d/o William Straw and Martha Sargent. Their son Thomas was living in Campton, NH in 1830 - 1850.
Wm and Martha married 1793 and had a daughter in 1807. The 1810 census of Sandwich, NH states the HH had 2 females born between 1800 and 1810. She is named in sister Lydia's LW&T as a sister [Martha W. Smith]

Could she have had an earlier marriage with Charles Gilman with a son Hiram b. 1834 who died 1908 in Clinton, MA; she married Lorenzo in 1838 and Hiram does not appear to be living with his mother. In 1850 Hiram and Martha are in 2 different households.

1850 Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Lorenzo D. SMITH 1806
Martha W. 1807
Robert C. 1841
Olive a. 1843
Walter R. 1845
Laura J. 1847
Henry H. 1850

1860 Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Lorence D SMITH 1806
Martha W. 1807
Olive A. 1842
Walter R. 1845
Laura J. 1847
Henry H 1850
Cora B. 1859 (may be wife of their son Robert ; he was serving in the Civil War)

1870 Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Lorenzo D SMITH 1805
Martha W. 1807
Walter R. 1845

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NameMartha W Smith
Event Date (Original)19 Mar 1879
Event Date19 Mar 1879
Event PlaceWeare
GenderFemale
Race (Original)White
RaceWhite
Age73 and 11 mos
Birth Year (Estimated)1806
BirthplaceSandwich, , ,
Marital StatusSingle
Father's NameWilliam Straw
Mother's NameMartha Straw
Clerk's Jurisdiction PlaceWeare, , New Hampshire

Find A Grave Memorial# 76919675
w/o Lorenzo D. Smith

Martha married Lorenzo Dow Smith, son of Simeon Damon Smith and Mary Harriman, on 10 Oct 1838 in Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (Lorenzo Dow Smith was born in 1806 in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, died on 27 Mar 1875 in Tilton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA and was buried in Blair Cemetery in Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire.)

  Marriage Notes:

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Martha next married Charles Gilman before 1834. (Charles Gilman was born before 1816.)