Person:Laura Smith (60)

Name	Laura S. Smith
Gender	Female
Birth`^?`	1808	Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Immigration^[1]	1815	Cambria, Niagara, New York, United States
Marriage	1825	Lockport, Niagara, New York, United Statesto Charles Haviland, Jr.
Occupation^[1]		conductor on the underground railroad
Occupation^[1]		Michigan, united states founder and teacher, Raisin Institute, an integrated school
Occupation^[1]		Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United Statesteacher
Death`^?`	1898

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Cooper, Richard. Cincinnati's Underground Railroad. Arcadia Publishing: Charleston, South Carolina. 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4671-1156-0.
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Laura Smith Haviland
Birth: Dec. 20, 1808
Kitley
Ontario, Canada
Death: Apr. 20, 1898
Grand Rapids
Kent County
Michigan, USA

Social Reformer. A noted abolitionist, underground railroad figure, and Civil War nurse, she was born in Kitley, Leeds Coount Ontario, Canada. She was the founder of the State Public School for Dependent Children At Coldwater, and co-founder of The Raisin Institute of Learning, one of the first schools in the United States to allow Blacks. After the Civil War, she served as an officer in the Freedman’s Aid Society. (bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)

Family links:
Parents:
Daniel Smith (1780 - 1845)
Sene Smith (1787 - 1845)

Spouse:
Charles Haviland (1800 - 1845)*

Children:
Joseph B. Haviland (1836 - 1881)*
Lavina A. Haviland (1844 - 1845)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Raisin Valley Cemetery
Adrian
Lenawee County
Michigan, USA

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Record added: Jan 30, 2003
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