Person:Mary Smith (1511)

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Mary Smith
b.Abt 1774 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
d.30 Nov 1859 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Abner Smith (add)
  • M.  Marcy Goddard (add)
m. Aft 25 Oct 1776
  1. Mary SmithAbt 1774 - 1859
  2. Bunyan SmithAbt 1778 - 1817
  3. Prudence SmithAbt 1780 - 1851
  4. Moses SmithAbt 1782 - 1842
  5. Abner SmithAbt 1785 -
  6. Jerusha SmithAbt 1787 - 1860
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jesse GaleAbt 1772 - 1817
  • W.  Mary SmithAbt 1774 - 1859
m. 18 Feb 1795
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Feb 1823
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Facts and Events
Name Mary Smith
Gender Female
Birth[1][5] Abt 1774 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 18 Feb 1795 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesto Jesse Gale
Marriage 27 Feb 1823 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesto Cushing Lincoln
Death[1][2] 30 Nov 1859 Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
    [1].

    Deaths registered in the Town of Warwick for the year 1859.
    No.: 18
    Date of Death: Nov 30/[18]59
    Name: Mary Lincoln
    Age: 85 [birth about 1774]
    Place of Death: Warwick
    Cause: Old age
    Condition: Married
    Occupation: [blank]
    Place of Birth: Warwick
    Parents: Dau of Abner Smith

  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA, in Find A Grave
    Mary Smith Lincoln.

    MARY,
    Wife of
    CUSHING LINCOLN
    Died
    Nov. 30, 1859,
    AE. 85.

  3.   Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432)
    line 1.

    Age 65

  4.   Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. 1855 Massachusetts State Census
    right side, line 36.

    Age 81

  5. ↑ Source:Allred, Marilyn. Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Genealogical Records 1739-1900, Births, Marriages,, p. 252, shows a birth of "b. 1783". Both the death record and the gravestone indicate an age at death of 85 which works out to 1774, making it appear that Allred's birth is either a miscalculation or a guess. The latter case would presumably be based on the fact that the recorded age at death would place the birth before the parents married in 1776. Normally burial in Warwick is shown in Allred's book with the age at death in parentheses (e.g., see the entry for Mary's husbands) and this is not done for Mary, as if Allred suppressed this confusion for simplification, but her assertion should have been explained to the reader, since it appears to hide an issue without helping the reader understand the basis for her assertion. First, ignoring the age at death, there would be several other years that could be chosen besides 1783 (1778 for example), so her choice appears arbitrary, and probably wrong [based on the age of her husbands (1772 and 1774) and date of first marriage (1794 - age 11?), and 1800 census showing wife of Jesse Gale having age 26-44 (with no children providing estimate of marriage date)]. Secondly, if the age is correct, it implies Abner had an earlier wife, or Mary's father is a different Abner Smith. Since Allred provides no precise birthdates for Mary or any of her siblings, it does not appears she relied on a family Bible or similar source that we don't have access to.
    See further pertinent discussion on the parents page, regarding attempts to identify the mother and father.
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