Sophia (Galucia) Smith (1819 - 1894)

Born 22 Apr 1819 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Smith — married [date unknown] in Allegany County, New York, United States

Died 6 Sep 1894 at age 75 in Houston, Houston County, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

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Sophia (Galucia) Smith is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Sophia Galucia was born and baptised on 22 April 1819 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; parents: Jacob Galusha and Betsey (Manchester) Galusha.^[1][2][3]

She married Charles Smith in Allegany County, New York,^[4]

In 1850 she was living with her husband, Charles (30), and their children in Fulton, Rock County, Wisconsin:
Son, Charles R. Smith (5)
Daughter, Lucy Smith (3)^[5]

In 1860 she was living with her husband, Charles (40), and their children in Hamilton, Houston County, Minnesota:
Son, Charles R. Smith (17)
Daughter, Lucy S. Smith (14)
Son, Squire E. Smith (7)
Son, Herbert A. Smith (3)^[6]

In 1870 she was living with her husband, Charles (50), and their children in Houston, Houston County, Minnesota:
Son, Ellery Smith (16)
Son, Herbert Smith (12)
Daughter, Mary Smith (8)^[7]

In 1880 she was living with her son, Herbert (22), and daughter, Mary (18), in Houston, Houston County, Minnesota.^[8]

She died on 6 September 1894 in Houston, Houston County, Minnesota, and was buried in Johnstons Cemetery.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDH-RZH : 15 January 2020), Jacob Galucia in entry for Sophia Galucia, 1819.
2. ↑ The Massacusetts Vital Records Project, Vital Records of Williamstown, Ma., Williamstown Births, p.39. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Berkshire/Williamstown/Images/Williamstown_B039.shtml
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDMZ-37N2 : 10 November 2020), Jacob Galucia in entry for Sophia Galucia, 1819.
4. ↑ The Houston Valley Signal, Sophia Smith Obituary, Published 13 September 1894.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DG-SC4 : 23 December 2020), Sophia Smith in household of Charles Smith, Fulton, Rock, Wisconsin, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LT-8HN : 18 February 2021), Sophia Smith in entry for Charles Smith, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHQ-LZ8 : 28 May 2021), Sophia Smith in entry for Charles Smith, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ98-S8K : 14 January 2022), Sophia Smith, Houston, Houston, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2P-W43G : 15 July 2020), Sophia Galusha Smith, 1894; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74766916/sophia-smith : accessed 17 May 2022), memorial page for Sophia Galusha Smith (22 Apr 1819–6 Sep 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74766916, citing Johnstons Cemetery, Houston, Houston County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Sharon Jennings (contributor 46957718).