Electa PRIEST

Father: Joshua PRIEST
Mother: Polly EDMUNDS

Family 1: Simon SMITH

(1) Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich., Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1888. Pages 323-324.

  1. Betsey SMITH
  2. George SMITH
  3. Gilbert SMITH
  4. Giles A. SMITH
  5. Samantha SMITH
  6. Gilson SMITH
  7. Cornelia SMITH
  8. Franklin SMITH
  9. Adelbert SMITH
  10. Etta SMITH
  11. Effie SMITH
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 _Joshua PRIEST_|
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|--Electa PRIEST
|                                    _James EDMUNDS_____
|                _Eliphalet EDMUNDS_|
|               |                   |_Abigail JENCKES___
|_Polly EDMUNDS_|
                |                    _Amos ROBINSON_____
                |_Betsey ROBINSON___|
                                    |_Hepsibah WILMARTH_

Notes

Updated October 16, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for New York, Jefferson Co., the Town of Orleans: Page 166; September 12, 1850.

Electa [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simon SMITH, head of household. She is 34 years old and born in New York. Children in the household are Betsey (age 16), George (age 14), Gilbert (age 12), Giles (age 10), Samantha (age 6), Gilson (age 3), and Cornelia (age 1). Simon's mother Elizabeth SMITH (age 77, b. New York) also resides in the household.

(2) 1855 New York State Census, Jefferson Co., Second Election District of the Town of Orleans: June 7, 1865.

Lecta [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simeon SMITH, head of household. She is 38 years old and born in Jefferson County, New York. Children in the household are Gilbert (age 16), Giles A. (age 14), Cemantha (age 11), Gilson (age 8), Cornelia (age 6), Franklin (age 3), and Adelbert (age 1). Simeon's mother Elizabeth SMITH (age 83, b. Albany Co., NY, a widow) also resides in the household.

(3) 1860 United States Census for New York, Jefferson Co., Orleans (La Fargeville Post Office): Pages 73-74, November 8, 1860.

Electa [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simon SMITH, head of household. She is 44 years old and born in New York. Children in the household are George (age 24), Gilbert (age 22), Giles (age 19), Samantha (age 16), Gilson (age 13), Cornelia (age 11), Franklin (age 9), Adelbert (age 6), Ettie (age 3) and Effie (age 1).

(4) 1865 New York State Census, Jefferson Co., Second Election District of the Town of Orleans: Page 6, June 8, 1865.

Lecta SMITH is married to Simeon SMITH, head of household. Children in the household, all born in Jefferson County, are Gilbert (age 27), Giles (age 24), Samantha (age 21), Wilson (age 18), Cornelia (age 16), Franklin (age 14), Adelbert (age 10), Ettia (age 8) and Effa (age 5). Lecta's mother, Polly [EDMUNDS] PRIEST, also resides in the household.

- Home: Frame house worth $2,500
- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Jefferson County
- Of How Many Children the Parent: 11

(5) 1870 United States Census for New York, Jefferson Co., Town of Orleans (Theresa Post Office): Page 40; August 10, 1870.

Electa [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simon SMITH, head of household. She is 54 years old, born in New York and is Keeping House. Children in the household are Gilbert (age 31 - works on the farm), Cornelia (age 21), Franklin (age 18), Adelbert (age 16), Etty (age 13) and Effie (age 10).

(6) 1875 New York State Census, Jefferson Co., Election District No. Two in the Town of Orleans: Page 3, June 2, 1865.

Electa [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simon SMITH, head of household. She is 59 years old and born in Jefferson Co. New York. The family resides in a frame house. Children in the household are Gilson A. SMITH (age 29, with his wife Dolly SMITH), Etta Francilia SMITH (age 18), and Effiegene SMITH (age 16).

(7) 1880 United States Census for New York, Jefferson Co., Orleans: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 135; Page 13; June 14, 1880.

Electa [PRIEST] SMITH is married to Simon SMITH, head of household. She is 64 years old and was born in New York, as were her parents. She is sick, with a kidney affection. Children in the household are Frank (age 28) and Etta (age 23).

(8) New York, U.S., Death Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: Electa SMITH
- Death Date: 15 Nov 1898
- Death Place: La Fargeville, New York, USA
- Certificate Number: 42458

(9) Find a Grave

- Name: Electa SMITH
- Birth: unknown
- Death: 15 Nov
- Burial: Beech Ridge Cemetery; Jefferson County, New York, USA
- Memorial ID: 192393657

(10) Portrait and Biographical Album of Branch County, Mich., Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1888. Pages 323-324.

"Electa is the wife of Simon SMITH, of Jefferson County"

(11) Portrait and Biographical Album of Clinton and Shiawassee, Counties, Mich., Chapman Bros., Chicago, 1891. Pages 755-756.

"Of their large family of fourteen children, four only are living, namely; our subject; Electa, Mrs. SMITH; Lucina, Mrs. CULVER; and Alzina, Mrs. CHURCH."