Miriam (Smith) Warner (1718 - 1752)

Born 30 Oct 1718 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Died 12 Dec 1752 at age 34 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts

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Biography

Miriam was born in 1718. She passed away in 1752. She was the wife of Sgt. Jesse Warner, Sr.

Miriam Smith was the daughter of John Smith and his wife Elizabeth Hovey.

SMITH siblings: Unknown.

Her early family left Topsfield, Essex, MA for Vermont, then on to NY, OH, and IL, where Joseph Smith Jr., The Prophet, died. He was a descendant of Robert Smith and Mary French of Topsfield in the 1600’s, as was Miriam (Smith) Warner, but she was in an earlier generation than Joseph.

She married Jesse-4 Warner Sr. on 10/30/1739. Miriam died two days after giving birth to her last child, Benoni.

7 WARNER children were born in Belchertown, MA:

1. Elisha Warner.

2. Hannah Warner.

3. [Mary] Miriam Warner; m. Lieut. Alexander Oliver.

4. Rebecca Warner.

5. Jesse Warner Jr. m. Sarah Warriner.

6. Philotheta (2/21/1749-11/15/1771) born in Belchertown, MA; m. Elijah Howe on 11/15/1770 in Belchertown, Massachusetts: "Nov 15, 1771 Philothey the Wife of Elijah Howe. She catched cold some few days after she was put to bed with her first and only child a daughter which survives her. A nervous fever set in - she died just a year after her marriage." Elijah Howe: 90346481.

7. Benoni.*

Sometime before the American Revolution Miriam and Jesse moved to Berkshire County, MA, and settled in the area known successively as Ashuelot Equivalent, Dalton, and then as Hinsdale.

Miriam died on December 12, 1752, two days after her baby, Benoni, died.

Inscribed on her headstone:

"In Memory of Mrs. Miriam Wife of Jesse Warner who died Decem'br 12th 1752 In Her 35th Year

Near to This Grave Lies Benoni Their Son Who Died Decem'br 10, 1752"

On 8/29/1753 Jesse married widow of Dyrick, 2) Mary (Cooley) VenHorn. __________ SMITH Lineage: Miriam-4 (Smith) Warner, Deacon John-3 Smith, Sergeant Joseph-2 Smith, Joseph-1 Smith. Source: "The Descendants of Andrew Warner" book, pub. 1919, pages 116-117: http://www.archive.org/details/descendantsofand00warn

1. Robert Smith 1626-1693; m. Mary French 1634-1670.

2. Samuel Smith, Sr. 1666-1741; m.Rebecca Curtis 1688-1753.

3. Samuel Smith, Jr. 1714-1785; m. Priscilla Gould 1714-1797.

4. Ashael Smith 1744-1830 b in Topsfield, Essex, MA, d. either Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY or Kirtland, OH; m. Mary Duty 1743-1836.

5. Joseph Smith, Sr. 1771-1840, b. Topsfield, MA, d. Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.; m. Lucy Mack 1775-1856, b. Gilsum, Cheshire, NH and d. Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.

6. Joseph Smith, Jr. (The Prophet) b. 1805 Sharon, Windsor, VT - 1844 Carthage, Hancock, IL m.1) Emma Hale 1804-1879, and married at least 21 other women. See Joseph Smith, Jr: #962 / http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=smith&GSfn=Joseph&GSbyrel= all&GSdy=1844&GSdyrel=in&GSst=16&GScntry= 4&GSob=n&GRid=962&df=all& __________

• On pg. 116 in "The Descendants of Andrew Warner," pub. 1919, the author was in doubt that Miriam's last child's name, Mary, was correct. The last child of Miriam (Smith) Warner was actually "Benoni"; he died 3 weeks after birth on Dec. 10, 1752, and his mother died two days later. So a correction has been found 92 years later (2011) by Mary E. Warner, thanks her sleuthing, to volunteer photographer Dave Robison, and to findagrave.com.

__________ NOTE: Elisha #59124547 of Belchertown, MA. NOT her son.

Name: Miriam Smith. ^[1]

Born 30 Oct 1718. Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. ^[1]

Died 12 Dec 1752. Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. ^[1]

File File: Media Format: jpg. Miriam Smith headstone. File: Media Format: jpg. Miriam Smith story.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Source: #S233967146 Volume: 341 Ancestry Record 2204 #677967

See also:

• The Book of Daniel Hovey and His Descendants, page 29

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 May 2018), memorial page for Miriam Smith Warner (30 Oct 1718–12 Dec 1752), Find A Grave: Memorial #38218013, citing South Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mary E. Warner (contributor 47253369) .
• Ancestral LInes of Edith Susanna Demoss-Caughron PUblished by herself November 15 1950
• Source: S233949192 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 159540414

• Source: S233967146 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 2204