Levi Smith (1812 - 1879)

Born 9 May 1812 in Acworth, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Mar 1879 at age 66 in Plattsurg, Clinton, New York, USA

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Biography

Birth

Lei Smith was born in Acworth, New Hampshire on 9 May 1812. He was the son of David Smith and Eleanor Giddings from a family of 12.

Marriage

Levi married^[1] Amelia Bigelow Morse on 6 September 1841.

They had children:

Charles Thayer Reed ;

Oscar Edward ; and

Julia Amelia

In the 1850 Census^[2] Levi (age 48) was a Baptist Clergyman married to Amelia (age 29) with two children: Charles (age 3) and Oscar (age 1). In the 1870 Census^[3] Levi Smith (58), Chaplain Clinton, in Dannemora, Clinton, New York was living in Dannemora, Clinton, New York.

Levi is recorded in the History of Boston^[4]

Levi is recorded in a book on the Native Ministry of New Hampshire ^[5]

Levi Smith, Baptist, son of David and Eleanor (Giddings) Smith, was born May 9, 1812. Preparatory studies at New Hampton Institution, 1840. Preacher, Danville, Vt., 1841. Was for a time chaplain of the Clinton Co. (N. Y.) prison. Afterwards supplied a church at Plattsburg, N. Y., and died there.

Death

The Rev Levi Smith died on 12 Mar 1879 at Plattsburg, N. Y. and was buried^[6] in Union Cemetery, Morrisonville, Clinton County, New York.

Research Notes

Acworth^[7] was was regranted in New Hampshire on 19 September 1766. It was one of 131 towns established by the Governor Benning Wentworth.

The name Acworth was given to the town^[7] in memory of Sir Jacob Acworth^[8][9] by the Govenor at the time, Benning Wentworth. Wentworth must have known Jacob Acworth, who died in 1749. There are possible points of contact in the Bahamas and back in London. Acworth (pure speculation) may have helped Wentworth sort out his financial affairs^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ Death: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: Memorial of the Family of Morse : Compiled from the original records for the Hon Asa Porter Morse
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #1764539 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Levi Smith death 12 Mar 1879 (born 9 Mar 1812), son of David Smith & Elenor Giddings, in Pittsburg, N Y.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Ira, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: 927; Page: 2b; Line Number: 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #1233713 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Levi Smith (38), Baptist Clergyman, in Ira, Rutland, Vermont, USA. Born in New Hampshire.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Dannemora, Clinton, New York; Roll: M593_918; Page: 294A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #24950867 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Levi Smith (58), Chaplain Clinton, in Dannemora, Clinton, New York. Born in New Hampshire.
4. ↑ Book: Cogswell, Elliott Colby, 1814-1887. [from old catalog], History of New Boston, New Hampshire
   Boston, Press of G. C. Rand & Avery; 1864; page: (613 of 637)
   Internet Archive (accessed 4 May 2024)
5. ↑ Book: Carter, N. F. (Nathan Franklin), 1830-1915, The native ministry of New Hampshire ..
   Concord, N.H., Rumford printing co; 1906; page: 358
   Internet Archive (accessed 4 May 2024)
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #162834052
   Ancestry Record 60525 #132809872 (accessed 3 May 2024)
   Rev Levi Smith burial (died on 12 Mar 1879) in Union Cemetery, Morrisonville, Clinton County, New York, United States of America. Born on 9 May 1812.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Acworth Town:
   Wikipedia contributors, "Acworth, New Hampshire," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acworth,_New_Hampshire&oldid=1219231481 (accessed May 2, 2024)
8. ↑ Sir Jacob Acworth:
   Wikipedia contributors, "Jacob Ackworth," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacob_Ackworth&oldid=1192811730 (accessed May 2, 2024)
9. ↑ Book: Merrill, J. L. (John Leverett), b. 1833, History of Acworth : with the proceedings of the centennial anniversary, genealogical records, and register of farms
   Acworth, [N.H.] : The Town (Springfield, Mass.: Press of S. Bowles & Co.); 1869; page: (10 of 434)
   Internet Archive (accessed 2 May 2024)
10. ↑ Benning Wentworth:
    Wikipedia contributors, "Benning Wentworth," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benning_Wentworth&oldid=1214098486 (accessed May 2, 2024)