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Polly <I>Porter</I> Smith

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Polly Porter Smith

Birth
Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
27 Jan 1888 (aged 93)
Lafayette, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of English immigrants, Mrs. Smith was an Oregon pioneer of 1842 who crossed the plains with her husband and seven children.
Mrs. Smith was apparently a strong and capable person. When her husband died she was left with the responsibility of running a large farm and with several children still living at home, the youngest being twelve years old.It is said she spent many hours in the chimney corner smoking a little pipe. She lived to the age of 93.

The daughter of English immigrants, Mrs. Smith was an Oregon pioneer of 1842 who crossed the plains with her husband and seven children.
Mrs. Smith was apparently a strong and capable person. When her husband died she was left with the responsibility of running a large farm and with several children still living at home, the youngest being twelve years old.It is said she spent many hours in the chimney corner smoking a little pipe. She lived to the age of 93.



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