Born in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Howe
and Zerviah Howe
Sister of
Joseph Howe [half], Dorothy Howe [half], Dinah (Howe) Willard [half], Thaddeus Howe [half], Elizabeth (Howe) Rice [half], Samuel Howe [half], Phineas Howe [half], Artemas Howe [half] and Miriam (Howe) Bigelow [half]
Wife of
Abraham Smith
— married
17 Sep 1740 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonas Smith, Lydia (Smith) Hunter, Miriam (Smith) Newton, Lucy Smith, Zerviah (Smith) Waite, Katherine (Smith) Davis, Phebe (Smith) Flint, Dinah Smith, Abraham Smith Jr., Eunice Smith, Daniel Smith, John Smith, Persis Carrie (Smith) Chaddock, Reuben Smith and Patty (Smith) Denny
Died
at age 86
in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2014
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Biography
Born in Marlborough in 1723. Married 17 Sep 1740[1] Abraham Smith, son of John and Experience (Newton) Smith. They moved to Leicester, Massachusetts, where their 12 children were born. Later they moved to Paxton, Massachusetts.[2]
Husband was a member of committee of Safety and of rep to the General Court during the American Revolution. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Marlborough Marriages, p308
- ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 2, pages 288-289
- ↑ DAR patriot record A206120.
Sources
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