Sherman Smith
(24 Nov 1800 - 29 Feb 1864)

Sherman Smith  (24 Nov 1800,  Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA  - 29 Feb 1864,  Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA )  
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Sherman  was the child of Abram (Abraham) Smith and Elizabeth Minot

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Ancestor's Life Events

LEDYARD, CAYUGA, NY -- 1825

Argus, January 10, 1826 Marriage and Deaths 1784-1829 Upstate NY 0134.PDF "Married - Burnham - Smith at Aurora, Cayuga Co. on the 22nd ? By Rev. M. Buffett, Miss Charlotte M. Burhnam, sister of Eleazer Burnham of Aurora to Mr. Sherman Smith formerly of New Haven"

1830 U.S. Census  Ledyard New York, page 19 of 28, Sherman Smith, head of household - difficult to read -- looks like 3 males age 26-30 (Sherman and ?), 1 male age 70-80 (probably Asa Burnham), 2 females age 20-30 (Charlotte and ?)

1840 U.S. Census  Ledyard New York, page 13 of 28, Sherman Smith, head of household 3 males living there - one under 5 (James B.), one between 30 and 40 (Sherman), one between 80 and 90 (probably Asa Burnham) 3 females living there - one between 5 and 9 (Caroline), one between 15 and 19 (Elizabeth B.?), one between 30 and 39 (Charlotte)

Census of Pensioners for Military Services 1841  NAME OF PENSIONER AGE HEAD OF FAMILY WHERE PENSIONER RESIDED 1 JUNE 1840 LOCALE Asa Burnham 87 Sherman Smith Ledyard

Wednesday, December 4, 1844 Auburn Journal, Auburn, NY  "We the undersigned Whigs of the town of Ledyard, deeply regretting that… Statesman, Henry Clay, has been defeated in the recent election for the Presidency, feel the duty on them now more incumbent than ever before, to declare themselves in favor of The Tariff of 1842 as it is Distribution of the Proceeds of the Public Lands and in opposition to Slavery and the Annexation of Texas… Dated Ledyard December 2, 1844 Asa Burnham…David Salisbury…L. Salisbury…Sherman Smith..."

1850 U.S. Census  Smith, Sherman, State: New York Year: 1850, County: Cayuga Roll: , Township: Ledyard Page: 250, Roll: M432_483 Sherman is age 47 or 49, born 1800, Canada. He is a carriage maker. He is living with Charlotte, age 47, born in Vermont. Caroline is also living with them. She is 7 years old, b. NY. James is 10 years old, b. NY. Elizabeth is 19, b. NY. Also living with them are: Rev. H. Baker, age 27, N.S.P. Minister, b. NY; Lucinda Reeves, age 21, b. NY. Related? Sherman Smith 49 1800 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Charlotte Smith 47 1802 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Elizabetha Smith 19 1830 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY James Smith 10 1839 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Caroline Smith 7 1842 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY

1860 U.S. Census  CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: NY COUNTY: Cayuga DIVISION: Ledyard REEL NO: M653-729 PAGE NO: 272 REFERENCE: 13th June, 1860 by Oliver Wood, Handwritten Pg 10 Smith Sherman 60 M . Carriage Mk'r 2,000 . Conneticut. Smith Charlotte 57 F . Lady . . Conneticut Fitch Elizabeth 29 F . Lady . 3,500 New York Fitch George 6 M . . . . New York Smith James 20 M . Farmer . . New York Smith Caroline 17 F . Student . . New York Tuttle Louisa 22 F . Domestic . . England NOTE: Elizabeth Fitch is the daughter of Sherman and Charlotte. She is the widow of George W. Fitch. She later marries Amasa Towne and is widowed again. Living Next Door: Burnham Eleazer 79 M . Gentleman 15,000 25,000 Vermont Burnham Urania 72 F . Lady . . Conneticut Eleazer is Charlotte’s older brother. Urania was his second wife. His first wife was C. Matilda Wood (b. 7/31/1789 d. 6/27/1832 Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, NY).

1860 Cayuga County Business Directory  Sherman is living in Aurora as a painter.

1863-64 Aurora Directory (Brigham's General Directory of Auburn) http://freepages.books.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cayuga/1864/ page 266 Sherman is a wagon maker and painter living in Aurora, h Main S Morgan.

Index to Surrogates Records  familysearch.org  New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971 Cayuga General index, 1799-1919, L-Z, image 422 of 648 Sherman Smith, box 47, kind L.A., petition filed Mar 7, 1864, Letters Admin Book G, Page 193, bond - March 7, 1864, Inventory filed - June 13, 1864

Ancestor's Marriage(s) and Child(ren)

married Charlotte Maria Burnham -- Date: 22 Dec 1825 Place:  Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA

Family Group Record for Sherman Smith and Charlotte Maria Burnham

Children: Elizabeth Smith (6 Nov 1826, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 8 Aug 1827, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA) Asa B. Smith (17 Mar 1828, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 14 Nov 1834, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA) Elizabeth B. Smith (30 May 1831, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 18 Nov 1890, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA) Sophia Smith (9 Jan 1835, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 29 June 1836, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA) James Burnham Smith (July 1840, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - April 1904, Chicago, Cook, Illinois) Caroline Matilda (Carrie) Smith (3 Mar 1843, Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA - 15 Feb 1927, Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

Ancestor's Death-related Information

Buried at:

Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York
Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, USA

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycayuga/cem/cem98.htm



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