Rev. Dr. William Hooker Smith, a Presbyterian minister and doctor, was son of Rev. John Smith & Mehitable Hooker.
A Rev War surgeon, William enlisted in 3rd Co, 1st Rgmt of CT, May 1775 in Wyoming Valley, PA; and under General Schuyler marched to NY for the campaign on lakes Champlain and George. He left 3rd Company Dec 1775, and in 1776 enlisted in the 10th Continental Rgmt of CT under Col. Parsons. Commissioned Captain of the 24th Rgmt of CT (Westmoreland Rgmt) in 1777, and on 27 May 1778 was commissioned surgeon.
William served as surgeon to the militia under Col. Dennison at Forty Fort from 1778-1779, and participated in the Battle of Wyoming. Congress, by a special act in 1836, gave Dr. Smith's heirs $2,400 for services he rendered during the war.
Rev. Dr. Smith, with the help of his son-in-law James Sutton, founded an iron works in the Lackawanna Valley which led to Old Forge, PA, being named for him because he was called "old forge" by those who knew him.
He married Sarah Browne in 1743, d/o Jonathan Browne & Deborah Mead, in Rye, Westchester Co. NY. She died at their home just outside Forty Fort, Luzerne Co. PA, 12 June 1778, just weeks before the Battle of Wyoming and was buried inside Forty Fort.
William married Margery Kellogg, 22 Nov 1779.
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A Rev War surgeon, William enlisted in 3rd Co, 1st Rgmt of CT, May 1775 in Wyoming Valley, PA; and under General Schuyler marched to NY for the campaign on lakes Champlain and George. He left 3rd Company Dec 1775, and in 1776 enlisted in the 10th Continental Rgmt of CT under Col. Parsons. Commissioned Captain of the 24th Rgmt of CT (Westmoreland Rgmt) in 1777, and on 27 May 1778 was commissioned surgeon.
William served as surgeon to the militia under Col. Dennison at Forty Fort from 1778-1779, and participated in the Battle of Wyoming. Congress, by a special act in 1836, gave Dr. Smith's heirs $2,400 for services he rendered during the war.
Rev. Dr. Smith, with the help of his son-in-law James Sutton, founded an iron works in the Lackawanna Valley which led to Old Forge, PA, being named for him because he was called "old forge" by those who knew him.
He married Sarah Browne in 1743, d/o Jonathan Browne & Deborah Mead, in Rye, Westchester Co. NY. She died at their home just outside Forty Fort, Luzerne Co. PA, 12 June 1778, just weeks before the Battle of Wyoming and was buried inside Forty Fort.
William married Margery Kellogg, 22 Nov 1779.
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Rev. Dr. William Hooker Smith, a Presbyterian minister and doctor, was son of Rev. John Smith & Mehitable Hooker.
A Rev War surgeon, William enlisted in 3rd Co, 1st Rgmt of CT, May 1775 in Wyoming Valley, PA; and under General Schuyler marched to NY for the campaign on lakes Champlain and George. He left 3rd Company Dec 1775, and in 1776 enlisted in the 10th Continental Rgmt of CT under Col. Parsons. Commissioned Captain of the 24th Rgmt of CT (Westmoreland Rgmt) in 1777, and on 27 May 1778 was commissioned surgeon.
William served as surgeon to the militia under Col. Dennison at Forty Fort from 1778-1779, and participated in the Battle of Wyoming. Congress, by a special act in 1836, gave Dr. Smith's heirs $2,400 for services he rendered during the war.
Rev. Dr. Smith, with the help of his son-in-law James Sutton, founded an iron works in the Lackawanna Valley which led to Old Forge, PA, being named for him because he was called "old forge" by those who knew him.
He married Sarah Browne in 1743, d/o Jonathan Browne & Deborah Mead, in Rye, Westchester Co. NY. She died at their home just outside Forty Fort, Luzerne Co. PA, 12 June 1778, just weeks before the Battle of Wyoming and was buried inside Forty Fort.
William married Margery Kellogg, 22 Nov 1779.
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A Rev War surgeon, William enlisted in 3rd Co, 1st Rgmt of CT, May 1775 in Wyoming Valley, PA; and under General Schuyler marched to NY for the campaign on lakes Champlain and George. He left 3rd Company Dec 1775, and in 1776 enlisted in the 10th Continental Rgmt of CT under Col. Parsons. Commissioned Captain of the 24th Rgmt of CT (Westmoreland Rgmt) in 1777, and on 27 May 1778 was commissioned surgeon.
William served as surgeon to the militia under Col. Dennison at Forty Fort from 1778-1779, and participated in the Battle of Wyoming. Congress, by a special act in 1836, gave Dr. Smith's heirs $2,400 for services he rendered during the war.
Rev. Dr. Smith, with the help of his son-in-law James Sutton, founded an iron works in the Lackawanna Valley which led to Old Forge, PA, being named for him because he was called "old forge" by those who knew him.
He married Sarah Browne in 1743, d/o Jonathan Browne & Deborah Mead, in Rye, Westchester Co. NY. She died at their home just outside Forty Fort, Luzerne Co. PA, 12 June 1778, just weeks before the Battle of Wyoming and was buried inside Forty Fort.
William married Margery Kellogg, 22 Nov 1779.
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Note: his daughter is Mary BARKER, not Baker; the headstone inscription is correct.
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