Elizabeth (Turner) Smith (1647 - abt. 1676)

Born 27 Sep 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Smith — married 23 Dec 1669 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 21 Feb 1676 at about age 28 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

BIRTH
Elizabeth Turner was born on 27 September 1647 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of John Turner^[1] and his first wife Elizabeth (Marsh) Turner who died just two weeks later on 7 October. Her mother was identified in church records as "Goodwife Turner, dyed in child bed . . 1647 month 8 day 7."^[2]

MARRIAGE and CHILDREN
Elizabeth married Samuel Smith on 23 December 1669 in Medfield, Massachusetts.^{[3] [4]}

DEATH
On the 21st February 1676 she was killed during an incursion by a local native tribe. ^{[5][6] [7] [8]}

"When the Indians made their attack upon the town, Elizabeth took her youngest child, then a year and a half, in her arms, and ran toward the fort. When a little way from the house, the savages overtook her and killed her by a blow on the head. The child, Samuel Jr., was thrown on the ground, stunned, and left for dead but recovered consciousness, and when found had crept to the dead body of his mother. One year from that day Samuel Smith Sr. married Sarah, widow of John Bowers who had also been killed by the Indians."

Sources

1. ↑ Essex Institute, compiler, Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926), Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Elizabeth Turner, birth, 27 Sep 1647 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Father: John Turner."https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofroroxb/page/347/mode/1up Vol. 1:347.]
2. ↑ Essex Institute, Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1926), Vol. 2:653.
3. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Medfield Marriages
4. ↑ US New England Marriages Prior to 1700; pg., 688 Smith: Elizabeth Turner, Maiden, Name: Smith. Marriage date: 22 Dec 1669 in Medfield, New England. Spouse: Samuel Smith."
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, Medfield Deaths
6. ↑ Tilden, William Smith "The History of Medfield" (Boston 1887)
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53565060/elizabeth-smith US Find A Grave Index, 1600's-Current: Elizabeth Smith. Maiden name: Turner. Birth 27 Sep 1647; Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Death: 21 Feb 1676; Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
8. ↑ https://mansker.org/history/103-killed-by-natives killed by Indians