Joseph was born in 1822. He was the son of Otis Smith and Nancy Rogers. He ws a farmer at Jonesport, Maine [1850-60], then a sailor at Machias [1870]; He married first at Jonesport 15 Jan 1846 Melinda Kelley Cummings, daughter of Francis Cummings, Jr. and Mary "Polly" Kelley; no children. He married 2nd c1850 his cousin Lucy Ann Higgins Rogers, daughter of Daniel Rogers and Abigail (Kelley) Fellows; 4 children. He passed away after 1870. [1] [2]
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