James Alpheus Smith was born 6 June 1833 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, the second child of Alpheus B. Smith and Elizabeth Horton Dill.[1-2] His father died in 1840 and James was raised by his mother, who never married again.
In the 1850 United States census, James A. Smith is age 17, a shoemaker, born in Massachusetts, and resided in the household of Henry and Electa Partridge in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.[3]
James A. Smith was married to Annie Eliza Stewart in Boston, Massachusetts on 14 March 1864 by Rev. Collin H. Neale of Boston.[4] James was a resident of Newark, New Jersey, a machinist, age 31, first marriage, born in Medfield, Massachusetts, son of Alpheus and Eliza H. Smith. Annie was a resident of Boston, age 25, first marriage, born in Lewiston, Maine, daughter of Alpheus and Abiah Stewart.
Annie Eliza Stewart, daughter of Alpheus Stewart and Abiah Kimball, was born in April 1837 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
James Alpheus Smith and Annie Eliza Stewart had the following children:
- Anna Lucretia "Annie" Smith, born 25 December 1865, New Jersey; married Lee Peck (19859-1940), 12 October 1886, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; died 21 August 1948, Oxford, Oakland, Michigan.
- Grace Louisa Smith, born 21 October 1866, North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; married Frederick C. Schultz, 8 April 1896, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan; married Nelson Guernsey Richmond (1857-1959), 29 October 1887, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York; died 28 November 1959, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, the James Alpheus Smith family resided in Ward 9 of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.[5] The household included:
- James Alpheus Smith - age 36, male, white, a machinist born Mass.
- Annie Eliza Smith - age 33, female, white, keeping house, born Maine
- Annie Lucretia Smith - age 5, female, white, at hoe, born New Jersey
- Grace Louisa Smith - age 3, female, white, at home, born Rhode Island.
In the 1880 U.S. Census, the James Smith family resided in Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts.[6] The household included:
- James Smith - white, male, age 46, married, a travel agent in asbestos, born Massachusetts, parents born Mass./Mass.
- Annie E. Smith - white, female, age 41, wife, married, keeping house, born Maine, parents born Maine/Maine
- Annie L. Smith - white, female, age 15, daughter, single, at school, born N. Jersey, parents born Mass./Maine
- Grace L. Smith - white, female, age 13, daughter, single, at school, born N. Jersey, parents born R. Island/Maine
In the 1900 U.S. Census, the James Smith family resided in Detroit Ward 2, Wayne County, Michigan.[7] The household included:
- James A. Smith - head, white, male, born June 1834, age 65, married 35 years, born Mass., parents born Mass./Mass., a traveling salesman
- Anna E. Smith - wife, white, female, born Apr 1839, age 61, married 35 years, 2 children born, 2 living, born Maine, parents born Maine/Maine
James Alpheus Smith died 5 April 1902 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at age 68 of heart disease.[8-9] He was buried in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit.[2] Annie Eliza (Stewart) Smith died on 24 January 1928 at the age of 90 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States[10], and was buried in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit.
SOURCES:
1. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903), Births, page 92, James Alpheus Smith entry, 6 June 1833.
2. Find A Grave, indexed and imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich., James A. Smith (1833-1902) memorial #12200223.
3. 1850 United States Federal Census, population schedule, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Medfield: Page 351B, Dwelling #544, Family #701, Henry Partridge household; Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives publication M432, Roll 331.
4. Massachusetts Vital Records, Volume 173, Marriages, 1864, Page 27, Boston, James A. Smith and Annie B. Stewart marriage entry, 14 March 1864; imaged, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1915," New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org).
5. 1870 United States Federal Census, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Boston Ward 9; Page 157B, Dwelling #171, Family #209, James A. Smith household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 645.
6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Boston; ED 713, Page 21B, Dwelling #118, Family #200, James A. Smith household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives publication T9, Roll 558.
7. 1900 United States Federal Census, Wayne County, Michigan, Detroit Ward 2; ED 15, Sheet 12A, Dwelling #229, Family #267, James A. Smith household; imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 747.
8. "Death Records, 1897-1920," indexed database, Seeking Michigan (https://seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p129401coll7/id/488832/rec/6), James A. Smith entry, 5 April 1902.
9. "Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952," indexed database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), James A. Smith entry, 5 April 1902.
10. "Michigan Death Records, 1867-1950," indexed database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Anna E. Smith entry, 24 January 1928.
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