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| '''Robert S. Smith''' was the son of ["Rev. Samuel Smith"]. [Robert's middle name is probably Samuel, after his father.] In the early 1870s, Robert S. bought land from ["Mrs. Gabriel Lathrop Manning"] for his farm. When he later sold land to Dr. ["E. L. Trudeau"] for the ["Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium"], the deed referenced "Preacher Smith's pasture." A clause in the deed required that the gate be kept closed to keep his livestock in. | '''Robert Samuel Smith''' was the son of ["Rev. Samuel Smith"]. In the early 1870s, Robert S. bought land from ["Mrs. Gabriel Lathrop Manning"] for his farm. When he later sold land to Dr. ["E. L. Trudeau"] for the ["Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium"], the deed referenced "Preacher Smith's pasture." A clause in the deed required that the gate be kept closed to keep his livestock in. |
Born: c. 1833, son of Eliza Richards, the daughter of John Richards of Johnsburg, and Rev. Samuel Smith
Died: November 23, c. 1911
Married: Eleanor Ward from Johnsburg
Children: Twins Robert and Edward, John F., Mary, James and Sanford
Robert Samuel Smith was the son of Rev. Samuel Smith. In the early 1870s, Robert S. bought land from Mrs. Gabriel Lathrop Manning for his farm. When he later sold land to Dr. E. L. Trudeau for the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, the deed referenced "Preacher Smith's pasture." A clause in the deed required that the gate be kept closed to keep his livestock in.
On page 746 in the St. Armand section of biographies of History of Essex County appears the following:
"Smith, R. S., p. o. Saranac Lake, was born in Warren county in 1832, and came to Harrietstown in 1839 and into St. Armand in 1850; is a farmer; has held the offices of supervisor, assessor and commissioner of highways. Was married in 1859 to Ellen Nord [sic: Eleanor Ward], a native of Warren county, and they have six children."
[No mention is made of any religious affiliation or activity. R. S. Smith is the son of Samuel Smith. "Ellen Nord" must have been a misunderstanding of the name "Eleanor Ward" by the writer of the History.]
Robert S. and Eleanor Ward-Smith are buried at Pine Ridge cemetery. Their children are buried there also.
Comments:
2012-04-29 12:49:27 Eleanor Ward. JR —69.206.130.31
2012-04-29 17:15:02 JR: I have made the changes that I believe you indicated. Please email me if they are not correct. Thanks! —MaryHotaling
