When Registered: June 15 1844
Name: Calvin W. Smith
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: Jan'y 29 1843 [sic, note from line below: Oct 10 1843]
Place of Birth; Otis S. & Betsey E. Sawyer [sic, note from line below: Nathan & Cornelia Smith]
Occupation of Father: Farmer
Residence of Parents: Sterling
[Note: there are three lines where the surname of the parents and the surname of the child do not agree, so the data fields appear to have been jumbled during transcription. The town record does not appear to be online and these records are not included in the published VRs. We know Calvin belongs to Nathan and Cornelia since he is seen in the 1850 census, lines 27-31. Also his death record, which since it assumes a birth date of 10 Oct 1843, it is assumed that is his as well...]