SMITH, Maj. Harrison Gray Otis^{[1, 2, 3]}

1820 - 1891  (71 years)

• Name	SMITH, Harrison Gray Otis
  Title	Maj.
  Birth	20 Jun 1820	Jonesboro, ME   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 25573126 70889906
  _COLOR	11
  Death	20 Jul 1891	Washington County, ME   [4]
  Burial	Columbia, ME   [4]
  	Address: Columbia Cemetery
  Person ID	I18267	Puffers
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	SMITH, Ebenezer,   b. 6 Jun 1786, Middleborough, MA d. 24 Apr 1878, Columbia, ME (Age 91 years)
  Mother	FARNSWORTH, Deborah,   b. 1793, Jonesboro, ME d. 19 Feb 1870, Columbia, ME (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1812	Jonesport, ME
  Family ID	F10559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Mary Allen,   b. 11 Mar 1822, Boston, MA d. 18 Oct 1898, Columbia, ME (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1843	Columbia, ME   [4, 5, 6]
  Children	1. SMITH, Edith Forrester,   b. 10 Aug 1844, Columbia, ME d. 29 Nov 1919, ME (Age 75 years)   2. SMITH, Miriam Catherine,   b. 11 Mar 1846, Columbia, ME d. 21 May 1918, Columbia, ME (Age 72 years)   3. SMITH, Winthrop Jefferson,   b. 22 Mar 1849   d. 17 Jul 1926, Portland, ME (Age 77 years)   4. SMITH, Eva Bell A.,   b. 25 Dec 1855, Columbia Falls, ME d. 12 Sep 1908, ME (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F10707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  "They lived in half way to Columbia Falls in the 1st house after the R. R. track down in the woods towards the river." Hazel Smith Bradeen "Served in the war of the rebellion and was promoted from captain to major for meritorious service." Co. H., 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment. Wounded 18 Jun 1864 during a charge in the 2nd Battle of Petersburg in the head and arm. He was a Pensioner of the state of Maine Certificate Number 88,674 for " chr. diarr." (chronic diarreha?) $5.00 per month. The 1860 Federal Census lists his occupation as a Master mason.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Levi Leighton, Esq., Centennial Historical Sketch of the Town of Columbia as gathered from the Town, 24. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 179. [S11] Hazel Smith Bradeen, Aunt Hazel's letter's/notes to Grampa French (C.K. W. French). [S638] Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine, page 515. [S15] Columbia, ME Births, Marriages and Intentions. [S638] Early Pleasant River Families of Washington County, Maine, page 476.