David Solon Chase Hall Smith (1795 - 1859)

Born 27 Jun 1795 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Charlotte (Hall) Smith — married 3 Sep 1820 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Anne Morris (White) Smith — married 2 Dec 1855 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1859 at age 63 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

David Solon Hall Chase Smith. For nearly thirty years Dr. Solon Smith, as he was called, was the leading physician and surgeon of Sutton, Mass. He graduated from Yale Medical College,class of 1816. He was the eldest son of Dr. Nathan Smith, founder of Yale and Dartmouth medical schools. His thorough training and the prestige of his father's fame brought him also a large consultation practice at a distance from his home. "He was distinguished as a naturalist, being intimately acquainted with animal nature, birds and reptiles, and, having made a special study of botany, could classify and give the medical properties of nearly all the plants of this country." His historian, from whom we quote, said of him, "Like his father he was a great man but never became rich." His home life was clouded by sorrow, for he outlived all five of his children, and his experiences, although at times full of romance, were also full of pathos. In 1848 he removed to Providence, where, eleven years later, he died, aged sixty-four years.

Dr. David Solon Chase Hall Smith was born on 27 June 1795, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Dr. Nathan Smith, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Hall Chase, was 20. He married Lucy Charlotte Hall on 3 September 1820, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 6 April 1859, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Sutton Center Cemetery, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6958197/david-sch-smith: accessed 20 July 2022), memorial page for Dr David S.C.H. Smith (27 Jan 1795–6 Apr 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6958197, citing Sutton Center Cemetery, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jacque Drake (contributor 47389618).

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VG-5Q1: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith, 27 Jun 1795; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXC-5YB: 28 July 2021), David S. C. H. Smith, 1820.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGN-GJX: 15 January 2020), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for Sarah Chase Smith, 1822.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VG-57C: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for Nathan Smith, 24 Aug 1825; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VG-57V: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for Maria S. M. Smith, 19 Jan 1828; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VG-57L: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for Elisabeth Prescott Smith, 2 Dec 1830; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VG-5WG: 10 November 2020), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for George Shattuck Smith, 19 Dec 1835; citing Birth, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFX-68S: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for George Shattuck Smith, 25 Mar 1838; citing Death, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFX-6ZK: 20 May 2022), David S. C. H. Smith in entry for Sarah Chase Smith Hall, 15 Jan 1849; citing Death, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009440.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJD-LQF: 23 December 2020), David L C H Smith, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDH-CK1: 28 July 2021), David S.C.H., Dr. Smith, 1851.

• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KJ-P6B: 22 January 2020), David S.c.h. Smith, 1855.