Mary (Montgomery) Smith (1799 - 1872)

Born 12 Jan 1799 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Donald Smith — married 21 Apr 1820 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Descendants

Died 31 May 1872 at age 73 in Harlem, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Mary (Montgomery) Smith migrated from Scotland to the United States.

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Mary (Montgomery) Smith was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement at Argyle, Illinois.

Mary (Montgomery) Smith is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Mary was born in 1799. She was the daughter of Robert Montgomery and Ann Pickan . ^[1]

She married Daniel Smith in 1820. ^[2]

In 1842 she and her husband came to the US. ^[3]

They were one of the early residents of the Scotch Settlement at Argyle in Illinois.

Mary passed away in 1872.

1850 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois ^[4]

• Robert Smith 25 Scotland
• Mary Smith 53 Scotland
• John Smith 23 Scotland
• Daniel Smith 20 Scotland
• Alexander Smith 18 Scotland
• Archibald Smith 16 Scotland
• Jane Smith 14 Scotland
• William Smith 12 Scotland

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYKR-GNL : 10 February 2018), Mary Montgomry, 12 Jan 1799; citing , SOUTHEND, ARGYLL, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-W8K : 10 February 2018), Daniel Smith and Mary Montgomery, 21 Apr 1820; citing Southend,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
3. ↑ "New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84X-4YY : 12 March 2018), Mary Montgomery, 1842; citing NARA microfilm publication M261 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 350,272.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-TB7 : 12 April 2016), Mary Smith in household of Robert Smith, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 16, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Broken off

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53387732 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 August 2018), memorial page for Mary Montgomery Smith (Jan 1799–31 May 1872), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53387732, citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625)