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Deacon Samuel Smith Jr.

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Deacon Samuel Smith Jr.

Birth
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Jan 1742 (aged 67)
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.185579, Longitude: -71.3124809
Plot
141
Memorial ID
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Medfield births: SMITH, Samuell, s. Samuell and Elizabeth, May 26, 1674.

Dedham marriages: Samvell Smith and Elizebeth Adams, both of Medfield, was married August the 14th, 1695.

Medfield deaths: SMITH, Samuel, Dea., h. Elisabeth, Jan. 12, 1741-2.

From contributor Trisha:
He survived an attack of Indians at a year and half old - "Elizabeth took her youngest child, then a year and a half, in her arms, and ran toward the fort. When a little way from the house, the savages overtook her, and killed her by a blow on the head. The child (Samuel, Jr.) was thrown on the ground, stunned, and left for dead, but recovered consciouusness, and, when found, had crept to the dead body of its mother." (History of Town of Medfield, page 481.)

From - William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 481. # #18. Samuel married in 1695 Elizabeth Adams (42), who was the only surviving heir to her father's estate on the east side of Mill Brook, now owned by heirs of Bradford Curtis. He was afterward chosen deacon of the church, and filled many stations of trust in the town, serving twenty-one years on the board of selectman, nine years as town clerk, and some time as town treasurer. He was also a representative to the General Court. He died in 1742, his widow in 1753."
Medfield births: SMITH, Samuell, s. Samuell and Elizabeth, May 26, 1674.

Dedham marriages: Samvell Smith and Elizebeth Adams, both of Medfield, was married August the 14th, 1695.

Medfield deaths: SMITH, Samuel, Dea., h. Elisabeth, Jan. 12, 1741-2.

From contributor Trisha:
He survived an attack of Indians at a year and half old - "Elizabeth took her youngest child, then a year and a half, in her arms, and ran toward the fort. When a little way from the house, the savages overtook her, and killed her by a blow on the head. The child (Samuel, Jr.) was thrown on the ground, stunned, and left for dead, but recovered consciouusness, and, when found, had crept to the dead body of its mother." (History of Town of Medfield, page 481.)

From - William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 481. # #18. Samuel married in 1695 Elizabeth Adams (42), who was the only surviving heir to her father's estate on the east side of Mill Brook, now owned by heirs of Bradford Curtis. He was afterward chosen deacon of the church, and filled many stations of trust in the town, serving twenty-one years on the board of selectman, nine years as town clerk, and some time as town treasurer. He was also a representative to the General Court. He died in 1742, his widow in 1753."

Inscription

HERE LYES BURIED
THE BODY OF
Mr. SAMUEL SMITH
AGED 67 YEARS
DIED JANry ye 12th
[1742]



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  • Created by: Bill Boyington
  • Added: Oct 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59758639/samuel-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Deacon Samuel Smith Jr. (26 May 1674–12 Jan 1742), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59758639, citing Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).