Rachel (Mott) Smith (1801 - 1904)

Born 11 Oct 1801 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 17 Dec 1904 at age 103 in Bethany Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Rachel was a Friend (Quaker)

Rachel Mott was born 11d 10m 1801 [11 Oct 1801] in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the daughter of Thomas Mott (1767-1838) & Rhoda (Mosher) Mott (1783-abt.1850).^[1][2]

The 1850 census for Canton, Wayne, Michigan, lists:

Harris Smith M 52 New York

Rachel Smith F 50 Massachusetts

Susan Allen F 23 New York

Ruth Smith F 18 New York

Mary Smith F 15 New York

Jenett Smith f 12 Michigan

Maria Smith F 9 Michigan

Amelia Smith F 6 Michigan

Louisa Smith F 4 Michigan

Charles Allen M 1 Michigan^[3]

The 1860 census for Wayne, Michigan lists:

Harris Smith M 63 Massachusetts

Racheal Smith F 59 New York

Jennett Smith F 22 Michigan

Marria Smith F 19 Michigan

Charles Allen M 11 Michigan

Ida Crain F 3 Michigan^[4]

The 1900 census for Springwell township, Wayne, Michigan lists:

Abriam(sic) Lapham Head M 69 Michigan; father b Massachusetts, mother Vermont

Ruth F Lapham Wife F 62 New York; father born New York, mother Massachusetts

Rachel Smith Mother-in-law F 99 Massachusetts; both parents born Massachusetts

Blanch Bryant Boarder F 15 Michigan

Dan Mc Intosch Boarder M 29 Michigan ^[5]

Rachel Mott Smith was born 11 Oct 1801 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, and died 17 Dec 1904 (aged 103) in Bethany Township, Gratiot County, Michigan. She was buried in the Downer Cemetery in Canton, Wayne County, Michigan.

"Wife of H. Smith, Aged 103 yrs 2 mths 6 dys

"Shares monument with Susan R., Amelia, Louisa and Harris Smith"

Findagrave provides links to her husband:

Harris Smith 1802–1868

and five children:

Susan R. Smith 1826–1852

Mary E. Smith Van Valkenburg 1835–1897

Janett E. Smith Huston 1838–1915

Amelia Smith 1843–1855

Louisa Smith 1846–1850^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 734.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-T6B8 : 10 November 2020), Rachel Mott, 11 Oct 1801; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010711.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8R-F42 : Thu Oct 05 17:00:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Harris Smith and Rachel Smith, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDZ-FGP : Fri Oct 06 18:14:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Harris Smith and Racheal Smith, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M91Z-CNT : accessed 6 February 2020), Abriam Lapham, Springwell township, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 200, sheet 38A, family 668, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,755.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 20 January 2024, memorial page for Rachel Mott Smith (11 Oct 1801–17 Dec 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #18245854, citing Downer Cemetery, Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by wendy (contributor 46789412).

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