Laban
Smith
Born in Taunton, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Jasiel Smith
and Anna (Crossman) Smith
Husband of
Dolly Ward
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Molly (Bryant) Smith
— married
2 Nov 1781 in Turner, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Cyrene (Smith) Turner and Hannah (Smith) Dickey
Died
at age 91
in Franklin, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Nov 2019
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Biography
Laban Smith was born at Taunton, Massachusetts, on 1 Feb 1760, the son of Jasiel Smith and Anna (Crossman) Smith.[1]
Laban Smith married Molly Bryant at Turner, Maine (then in Massachusetts), on 2 Nov 1781, [2][3]
Laban married second, Dolly Ward (1769 - 1849) on 30 Oct 1788 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
In the 1820 census Laban Smith was in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States.[4]
In the 1830 census Laban was in Livermore, Oxford, Maine.[5]
In the 1840 census Laban (age 79) was a veteran in the American military in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine.[6]
In the 1850 census Laban (age 86) was in Phillips, Franklin, Maine, United States.[7]
Laban died on 1 December 1851 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, United States.[8]
Sources
- ↑ William Riley French, A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886 (Portland, Me., 1887), page 64
- ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9NW-H9SZ?i=221 Laban Smith and Molly Bryant, 02 Nov 1781; citing , reference yr 1745-1858 p 407; FHL microfilm 11,587
- ↑
Marriage:
"Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922"
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 92
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1961 #1784669 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Laban Smith marriage to Molly Bryant on 2 Nov 1781 in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, USA. - ↑
1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Livermore, Oxford, Maine; Page: 70; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 50
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #774279 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Laban Smith in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, USA. - ↑
1830 Census:
"1830 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1830; Census Place: Livermore, Oxford, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 50; Page: 145; Family History Library Film: 0497946
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #1150492 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Labore Smith in Livermore, Oxford, Maine. - ↑
1840 Census:
"1840 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1840; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 143; Page: 254; Family History Library Film: 0009704
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8057 #3526023 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Laban Smith (79) in Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine. - ↑
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Phillips, Franklin, Maine; Roll: 253; Page: 149a; Line Number: 21
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9356338 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Laban Smith (86) in Phillips, Franklin, Maine, USA. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #42802841
Ancestry Record 60525 #9177296 (accessed 4 January 2024)
Laban Smith burial (died on 1 Dec 1851) in Riverside Cemetery, Phillips, Franklin County, Maine, United States of America. Born in 1763.
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Smith-287569 and Smith-198547 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, two different wives, same death date
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