In 1822 Smith married Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, whose father was one of the founders of the City of Rochester. She was called Nancy by family members. Their marriage lasted till their deaths, which followed in rapid succession. Gerrit Smith died on December 28, 1874. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith died on March 6, 1875, which would have been Gerrit's 78th birthday.
Ann C. Smith bore eight children, a fact that has not been correctly reported by any published source. The correct number was identified by Peterboro Historian Donna Burdick, from tombstone rubbings that identified a previously unreported set of twins who "died too young to have names in this world." Only two of the Smith's children lived to adulthood, the more prominent being their daughter, Elizabeth Smith Miller. Of those who died in their youth, their son Fitzhugh was the oldest when he died in 1836 at the age of 12.
Ann Smith's relationship with her husband appears to have been loving, and their correspondence suggests her willingness to advocate on behalf of their children. A letter in the NY State Archives in Albany urges Gerrit's tolerance of their son Greene, whom she reported struggling through a serious case of withdrawal in his attempt at abstinence from cigars.
DEATH OF MRS. GERRITT SMITH
Mrs. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith, widow of the late Hon. Gerritt Smith, died at her home in Peterboro, Madison, Co., N. Y., on Saturday, March 6, aged 70 years. She was a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, and daughter of William Fitzhugh, who, with Charles Carroll and Nathaniel Rochester, also Marylanders, colonized western New York and founded the city of Rochester, named after one of them. Mrs. Smith survived her distinguished husband a little more than two months. At Christmas she was visiting in New York city, where she was joined by her husband, who was stricken there with apoplexy and died. She was noted for intelligence, liberality and piety. She died intestate. Her husband left to her by will half of his estate, amounting to about two millions. The whole now goes to a son, Col. Green Smith, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller, in equal shares.
The New Orleans Bulletin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunday, March 14, 1875
Vol: 1 Page: 5
Ann C. Smith bore eight children, a fact that has not been correctly reported by any published source. The correct number was identified by Peterboro Historian Donna Burdick, from tombstone rubbings that identified a previously unreported set of twins who "died too young to have names in this world." Only two of the Smith's children lived to adulthood, the more prominent being their daughter, Elizabeth Smith Miller. Of those who died in their youth, their son Fitzhugh was the oldest when he died in 1836 at the age of 12.
Ann Smith's relationship with her husband appears to have been loving, and their correspondence suggests her willingness to advocate on behalf of their children. A letter in the NY State Archives in Albany urges Gerrit's tolerance of their son Greene, whom she reported struggling through a serious case of withdrawal in his attempt at abstinence from cigars.
DEATH OF MRS. GERRITT SMITH
Mrs. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith, widow of the late Hon. Gerritt Smith, died at her home in Peterboro, Madison, Co., N. Y., on Saturday, March 6, aged 70 years. She was a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, and daughter of William Fitzhugh, who, with Charles Carroll and Nathaniel Rochester, also Marylanders, colonized western New York and founded the city of Rochester, named after one of them. Mrs. Smith survived her distinguished husband a little more than two months. At Christmas she was visiting in New York city, where she was joined by her husband, who was stricken there with apoplexy and died. She was noted for intelligence, liberality and piety. She died intestate. Her husband left to her by will half of his estate, amounting to about two millions. The whole now goes to a son, Col. Green Smith, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller, in equal shares.
The New Orleans Bulletin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunday, March 14, 1875
Vol: 1 Page: 5
In 1822 Smith married Ann Carroll Fitzhugh, whose father was one of the founders of the City of Rochester. She was called Nancy by family members. Their marriage lasted till their deaths, which followed in rapid succession. Gerrit Smith died on December 28, 1874. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith died on March 6, 1875, which would have been Gerrit's 78th birthday.
Ann C. Smith bore eight children, a fact that has not been correctly reported by any published source. The correct number was identified by Peterboro Historian Donna Burdick, from tombstone rubbings that identified a previously unreported set of twins who "died too young to have names in this world." Only two of the Smith's children lived to adulthood, the more prominent being their daughter, Elizabeth Smith Miller. Of those who died in their youth, their son Fitzhugh was the oldest when he died in 1836 at the age of 12.
Ann Smith's relationship with her husband appears to have been loving, and their correspondence suggests her willingness to advocate on behalf of their children. A letter in the NY State Archives in Albany urges Gerrit's tolerance of their son Greene, whom she reported struggling through a serious case of withdrawal in his attempt at abstinence from cigars.
DEATH OF MRS. GERRITT SMITH
Mrs. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith, widow of the late Hon. Gerritt Smith, died at her home in Peterboro, Madison, Co., N. Y., on Saturday, March 6, aged 70 years. She was a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, and daughter of William Fitzhugh, who, with Charles Carroll and Nathaniel Rochester, also Marylanders, colonized western New York and founded the city of Rochester, named after one of them. Mrs. Smith survived her distinguished husband a little more than two months. At Christmas she was visiting in New York city, where she was joined by her husband, who was stricken there with apoplexy and died. She was noted for intelligence, liberality and piety. She died intestate. Her husband left to her by will half of his estate, amounting to about two millions. The whole now goes to a son, Col. Green Smith, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller, in equal shares.
The New Orleans Bulletin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunday, March 14, 1875
Vol: 1 Page: 5
Ann C. Smith bore eight children, a fact that has not been correctly reported by any published source. The correct number was identified by Peterboro Historian Donna Burdick, from tombstone rubbings that identified a previously unreported set of twins who "died too young to have names in this world." Only two of the Smith's children lived to adulthood, the more prominent being their daughter, Elizabeth Smith Miller. Of those who died in their youth, their son Fitzhugh was the oldest when he died in 1836 at the age of 12.
Ann Smith's relationship with her husband appears to have been loving, and their correspondence suggests her willingness to advocate on behalf of their children. A letter in the NY State Archives in Albany urges Gerrit's tolerance of their son Greene, whom she reported struggling through a serious case of withdrawal in his attempt at abstinence from cigars.
DEATH OF MRS. GERRITT SMITH
Mrs. Ann Carroll Fitzhugh Smith, widow of the late Hon. Gerritt Smith, died at her home in Peterboro, Madison, Co., N. Y., on Saturday, March 6, aged 70 years. She was a native of Hagerstown, Maryland, and daughter of William Fitzhugh, who, with Charles Carroll and Nathaniel Rochester, also Marylanders, colonized western New York and founded the city of Rochester, named after one of them. Mrs. Smith survived her distinguished husband a little more than two months. At Christmas she was visiting in New York city, where she was joined by her husband, who was stricken there with apoplexy and died. She was noted for intelligence, liberality and piety. She died intestate. Her husband left to her by will half of his estate, amounting to about two millions. The whole now goes to a son, Col. Green Smith, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Miller, in equal shares.
The New Orleans Bulletin
New Orleans, Louisiana
Sunday, March 14, 1875
Vol: 1 Page: 5
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