Archelaus Smith (1734 - 1821)

Born 23 Apr 1734 in Chatham, Barnstable Co MA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Nickerson) Smith — married 16 Jul 1752 in Chatham, Barnstable Co MA

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1821 at age 86 in Centreville, Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia

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Biography

DNA

Descendant of yDNA group NE08 Ralph Smith-3423 (1612 ENG - 1685 Massachusetts) m Elizabeth Hobart-46 and Grace Unknown-137027. See Smith Connections Northeastern DNA Project.^[1]

Note Archelaus Smith Museum The museum and historical society named in honour of the early New England settler Archelaus Smith, were formed in 1970 to preserve the history and culture of Cape Sable Island. The ground floor of the museum, which is located in a municipally-registered heritage building, has a display of fishing techniques and gear, models of the Cape Island boat, specimens of sea life, artifacts from shipwrecks, and marine paintings. Upstairs contains a collection of items related to domestic life (quilts, toys, cradles, clothing, etc.) and such non-fishing trades as carpentry and shoe-making. Operated by Archelaus Smith Historical Society Location ?915 Hwy 330?Barrington, NS B0W 1P0 Phone: (902) 745-3361 westhomewesthome@eastlink.ca Scenic Travelway: Lighthouse Route?Community: Barrington?County: Shelburne?Region: Southwest Directions: 915, Hwy 330 at Centreville, Cape Sable Island Contact Information?Bryant Newell?Secretary/Treasurer?Phone: (902) 745-2467 Kent Blades?President?Phone: (902) 667-3336 Archelaus Smith (23 April 1734 - 3 April 1821), was a tanner, shoemaker and early settler of Barrington, Nova Scotia. He was born in Chatham, Massachusetts to parents Deacon Stephen Smith (c.1706-1766) and Bathsheba (Brown) Smith (1709–1766). He was christened in the Congregational Church, Chatham, Massachusetts on 23 Apr 1734. At eighteen years of age he married Elizabeth Nickerson (1735–1828), daughter of William Nickerson (1701–1763) and Sarah (Covell) Nickerson (c.1706-b.1790), in Chatham, in a ceremony performed by the Reverend Stephen Emery. They had eight children (three boys and five girls). Archelaus was born in 1734. Archelaus Smith passed away in 1819.Wilbur-403 07:38, 11 January 2016 (EST)

Sources

1. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE08 Ralph Smith.

• Archelaus Smith Museum
• Wikipedia Article on Archelaus Smith
• Notes, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1910) Vol. 64, Page 188.
• Barrington Township Records - Early Records of Marriages, Births and Deaths in Barrington, Nova Scotia, page xxxvii, transcribed by Patricia A. Terry, published 1994 by Stoneycroft Publishing
• Vital Records of Chatham MA
• Descendants of Ralph Smith; https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/r/i/Jan-M-Griffinhazlett/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0708.html
• Island Memories, published 1982 by the Archelaus Smith Historical Society, Cape Sable Island
• The Island Looks Back, published 1981 by the Archelaus Smith Historical Society, Cape Sable Island
• History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and First Comers to Ye Olde Colonie, Cape Cod Series Vol I, by Leon Clark Hills, published 1936, Washington DC, re-published 1996 by the Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD
• Island Memories (published 1982 by the Archelaus Smith Historical Society, Cape Sable Island) Wilbur-403 07:44, 11 January 2016 (EST)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile. This person was created through the import of Shortened files.ged on 30 December 2010.