d/o Simeon Smith (1770-1838) Married Dec. 31, 1793, Mary Polly Marble (1774-1853).
After Simeon's death, Mary remarried on April 6, 1845 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA to Nathaniel Friend.

Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Margaret Smith was born July 27, 1811 at Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Sister of Simeon Smith, jr, Isaac Smith, Francis "Picayune" Smith, Amos Smith, Mary Alden Smith Wonson, Olive Davis Smith Blodgett, Emeline Davis Smith Hitchings, and William Isaac Smith.

Margaret Jewett Smith was educated at the Methodist Episcopal Academy in Wilbraham, MA. to be a missionary teacher which she felt she had a calling to do. She applied for a teaching position and was approached with an offer to accompany Rev. David Leslie, his wife, Mary and two children to the Jason Lee Methodist Mission in The Oregon Country.
On January 23, 1837, all boarded the Brig Peru with Capt. Kilham at Boston. It would take nine months sailing around Cape Horn arriving September 7th at Fort Vancouver where Chief Factor John McLoughlin would welcome them before they continued their travels by canoe-like boats down the Columbia River and south on the Willamette River and on to the Jason Lee Methodist Mission in the French Prairie region near Champoeg, Oregon Country. This group became known as the "second reinforcement".
Margaret had much to learn about life in the Oregon Country/The Oregon Territory. She endured many trials and errors in judgement. But in her heart she was a Christian and she loved reaching out to the native women and girls, known as 'Metis' or mixed bred.
Being a single white woman was not looked upon well in this time and place. She was encouraged by the Mission leaders to marry. She was drawn to Dr. William J. Bailey, whose intellect and studies of plants fascinated her. She accepted his proposal and they were married on March 4, 1839 by the Rev. David Leslie. By 1850 they established their homestead at Champoeg, Marion County, The Oregon Territory. They were married 15 years before divorcing (because of his drinking and abuse) on April 12, 1854 in Champoeg, Marion County. They did not have children.

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Margaret Jewett Bailey is known to be the first poet to be published west of the Rocky Mountains when her poem "Love" appeared in the first issue of the 'Oregon Spectator' on 5 Feb. 1846.
In Aug/Sept 1854 following her divorce from Dr. William J. Bailey she sent her writings to Portland where the publisher Carter and Austin published " The Grains or Passages in the Life of Ruth Rover, with Occasional Pictures of Oregon, Natural and Moral", by Margaret Jewett Bailey. Making her writings one of the earliest literary works published in The Oregon Country.
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OREGON HISTORY from the Oregon Blue Book
Oregon Country 1543 - 1847.
Marion County was established July 5, 1843.
The Oregon Territory 1848 - 1858.
Oregon statehood - Feb. 14, 1859.
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Margaret J. Smith Bailey remarried two more times.
Sept. 4, 1855 to widower, Francis "Frank" Waddle, Polk County. They divorced Sept. 6, 1858 , Marion County, Oregon.
June 6, 1870 Census at Salem, Marion Co., Or. - M. J. Waddle, b. Mass. (age 45 - s/b 59) Housekeeping, two female boarders, real estate $2000.

After moving to the Washington Territory, she married a Mr. Crane.
Death notice May 18, 1882 in the Daily Intelligencer of Seattle.
Mrs. Margaret J. Crane of Seattle, died of pneumonia, age 70. Funeral services on that day at the Brown Church, Rev. J.F. Damon officiating. All are invited.
She is most likely buried near the Brown Church.