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SMITH, Ebenezer

SMITH, Ebenezer[1]

Male 1786 - 1878  (91 years)

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  • Name SMITH, Ebenezer 
    Nickname Eben 
    Birth 6 Jun 1786  Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
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    Death 24 Apr 1878  Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6277  Puffers
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2019 

    Father SMITH, Capt. Job,   b. 4 Feb 1754, Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1821, Steuben, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Mother BOOTH, Diadama,   b. 1 Mar 1755, Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1829, Steuben, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1776  Middleborough, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FARNSWORTH, Deborah,   b. 1793, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1870, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 1812  Jonesport, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. SMITH, Sylvina H.,   b. 6 Apr 1813, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1888, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     2. SMITH, Diadema Booth,   b. 15 Mar 1814, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1889, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. SMITH, Priscilla H.,   b. 1 Nov 1815, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 7 Jun 1880, Steuben, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 65 years)
     4. SMITH, Russell,   b. 20 Jan 1817, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1889, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. SMITH, William Sewall,   b. 5 Feb 1819, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1897, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. SMITH, Maj. Harrison Gray Otis,   b. 20 Jun 1820, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1891, Washington County, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. SMITH, Keziah,   b. 30 May 1822, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1889 (Age 67 years)
     8. SMITH, Richard,   b. 20 Dec 1823, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1827 (Age 3 years)
     9. SMITH, Eri Hathaway,   b. 24 May 1815, Jonesboro, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1903, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     10. SMITH, Harriett J.,   b. 19 Dec 1827, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jul 1897, Columbia Falls, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     11. SMITH, Isaac P.,   b. 14 Jun 1828, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1907, Columbia, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F10559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

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  • Notes 
    • Came from Middleboro, MA. to Steuben, ME when 10 yrs old. From then he w ent on a whaling voyage, which lasted two years. He built the first ti de mill in Jonesboro, ME, when he married Deborah Farnsworth and came t o Columbia in 1827 to enter into the lumber business in the neighborhoo d of Saco (not the town).

      His son Harrison G. served in the war of rebellion and was promoted fro m captain to major for meritorious service. He married Mary Puffer, da ughter of John Puffer. A Donald Smith has the razor Harrison carried wi th him during the Civil War.
      "Centenial Historical Sketch of Columbia"

      His gravestone reads
      "Remember friends as you pass by
      As you are now, once was I
      As I am now, so you must be
      Prepare for death and follow me."

      He was a Lumberman-Miller in Jonesport, ME.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Centennial Historical Sketch of the Town of Columbia From 1796 to 1896 (Press of The Republican, Mac, page 22-23.