Ethan Smith (1762 - 1849)

Born 19 Dec 1762 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Bathsheba (Sanford) Smith — married 4 Feb 1793 in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1849 at age 86 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Reverend Ethan Smith served with Porter's Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Ethan Smith is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-291908
Rank: Private

Soldier in Revolution (stationed at West Point when that post was betrayed by Arnold). Graduated Dartmouth College 1790. Minister for nearly sixty years, author of "Key to the Revelation," and worked on the prophecies which were much esteemed by divines of that day.

Famous Americans says he died in Pompey, NY.

Vol. IV. SKETCHES OF ALUMNI AT THE DIFFERENT COLLEGES IN NEW ENGLAND. REV. ETHAN SMITH OF BOYLSTON, MR. ETHAN SMITH was born in Belchertown, Ms., Dec. 19, 1762, . . . "The NewEngland Historical and Genealogical Register By NewEngland Historic Genealogical Society"

Also, the Rev. Ethan Smith, son of Dea. Elijah Smith, (No. 11), was I suppose, among the number that experienced religion during that revival here, though he did not unite with this church, . . .

Graduation: 1790, Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

Religion: Congregationalist minister

DNA

Descendant of yDNA group NE18 brother Joseph Smith-1807 (c1629 ENG-1690 CT) m Lydia Huit-1. See SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ SmithConnections Northeastern DNA Project, haplogroup Rb1 NE18 Christopher Smith-27264 (imm. from Stratford-Upon-Avon)

• Find A Grave: Memorial #31024079
• Wikidata: Item Q15976293, en:Wikipedia
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 5, 2015), "Record of Ethan Smith", Ancestor # A105362.
  
• Descendant of brother Joseph Smith of Group18 in SmithConnections.com DNA Project
  
• FTDNA SmithConnections NE Public Page
  
• Ethan Smith Webpage
• Congregational Church of Belchertown, MA by Mark Doolittle, pages 86 & 253 Appendix A
  
• Genealogy of the Worthington Family
• FamousAmericans.net
• Ethan Smith books website
• American Ancestry by Thomas Patrick Hughes & Frank Munsell; Page Vol 5 p 58
• Dictionary of American Biography, pp 835-849
• Hadley Genealogies by Lucius M. Boltwood
  
• Sketches of Alumni at the Different Colleges in New England, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass.) Vol. 1, Page 182-4
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 December 2018), memorial page for Rev Ethan Smith (19 Dec 1762–29 Aug 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #31024079, citing Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by geniebug (contributor 47024713) .
• OCLC Worldcat Identities
• Barry, John Stetson. A Historical Sketch of The Town of Hanover, Mass., with Family Genealogies (S.G. Drake, Boston, 1853) Page 72.