Eliza, the third daughter and seventh of nine children of Albert Smith and Anna Lenthal Eells was born on 15 March 1801 at Hanover, Massachusetts.[1]
Marriage and Children
Eliza married Samuel Salmond, the son of Robert and Mary (Baldwin) Salmond on 26 July 1826 (Baldwin says 6 January 1826) at Hanover, Massachusetts.[2]They had four children born at Hanover:
Robert Salmond (b. 1827; d. 19 Oct 1845, Hanover, MA)[3]
Mary Salmond (b. 1832; d. 31 Jul 1864, Hanover, MA)[4]m. 14 Dec 1858 at Hanover, MA, Edmond Quincy Sylvester (1827-1898)[5]
Eliza Smith Salmond (b. 13 May 1844; d. 1927)[6]m. 5 Feb 1867 at Hanover, MA, Edmond Quincy Sylvester (1827-1898)[7]
Samuel Salmond (b. 28 May 1850; d. 14 Aug 1850, Hanover, MA)[8]
Death and Burial
Elizabeth "Eliza" (Smith) Salmond died on 4 January 1891 in her 90th year at Hanover.[9]
↑ Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader, 1881. Page 635.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7R4-853 : 2 March 2021), Samuel Salmond in entry for Robert Salmond, 19 Oct 1845; citing Hanover, Massachusetts, v 21 p 102, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,808.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JN-MLD : 2 March 2021), Samuel in entry for Mary Sylvester, 31 Jul 1864; citing Hanover, Massachusetts, v 175 p 311, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,184.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWRD-KF4 : 17 February 2016), Samuel in entry for Edmond Q. Sylvester and Mary Salmond, 14 Dec 1858; citing Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,016.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9G-QJZ : 15 January 2020), Saml. Salmond in entry for Eliza S. Salmond, 1844.
↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR2-MNL : 17 February 2016), Samuel Salmond in entry for Edmond Q. Sylvester and Eliza S. Salmond, 05 Feb 1867; citing Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,026.
↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7RT-6RW : 2 March 2021), Eliza Smith Salmond, 05 Jan 1891; citing Hanover, Massachusetts, v 419 p 519, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,504.
See Also
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9Q-PQK : 22 December 2020), Eliza Salmon in household of Samuel Salmon, Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following extensive search by Carol Baldwin on 27 August 2022.
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