S8: John Smith(1786-UNKN)

John Smith(1786-UNKN)(S8)

Birth: abt 1786 in New York


Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown


Married: Married Sarah Howdle(1783-1836)


Children:


Death: Unknown

John is one of the dead ends in the family.  He was born around 1786 in New York but I have not found any record of his parents.  He married Sarah Howdle before 1813.  Their first child, Sarah Ann was born on February 2nd, 1812 in Copake, NY.  Their second child Maria was born in 1813.  Their third child Edward B. was born on October 2nd, 1815 in Middletown, CT.  At some point after this, the family moved to Lee, MA. 

New York State

Copake, NY

Middletown, CT

The 1830 U.S. Census shows John living in Lee, MA with the following people:


Sarah died in 1836 in Lee, MA but the family stayed in town.  In 1940 the census gives the following information:

Lee, MA

The 1855 Massachusetts census shows John(69) living in Great Barrington, MA with a Jane Shaw(46), Josephine Shaw(11) and Electra Shaw(9).  My theory is that Jane is one of the unknown daughters and Josephine and Electra are grandchildren.  John is listed as working as a gopher. I don't know if this is a role in paper making or something else.

John died at some point after this, but I have not been able to track down his gravesite.

Great Barrington, MA

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