Benjamin was born in Pomfret, CT to Benjamin Smith and Abigail Sprague.
Benjamin Smith, like his father Benjamin, fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in Pomfret in April of 1775. As a private, he served in Capt Moseley Co in 1775, then re-enlisted in 1776 and served in Capt Brown's company. Both were under Col. Durkee's Regiment of Connecticut troops. He was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Harlem, NY and Trenton, NJ. He was honorably discharged Jan 1, 1777 in Pennsylvania, opposite Trenton. (His Ancestor # on the DAR database is A104734)
After the war, he married Lois Chase in Cornish, NH on 9 Dec 1779 and very shortly they moved to Bethel, Vermont. Their first child, Asa, was the first white child born in Bethel. They had 11 more children, all born in Bethel. And all 12 were born in the house that Andy in VT has posted in the Photos section of this memorial page. Thank you Andy for living in Benjamin and Lois's home with your family and keeping it alive!
I have found the graves of all but 1 of their 12 children. (I was missing 2 but a very observant researcher found Dudley in Nov 2015! Thank you Sarah Pullen!)
Can someone please help me find:
Heber Chase Smith b. 8 Dec 1798, who never married, and DOD is unknown. He last appeared in the 1850 Federal Census, age 51, living with brother Dudley in Van Buren, Indiana, helping him with the farm.
In Sep 2021, I traveled to Harmony Cemetery where Dudley is buried, in hopes that I would discover Heber's grave. Two workers with the recordings of who is buried there were there! Alas, there was no record for Heber and many graves, that may have been his, were unreadable. So, the mystery still remains.
Benjamin Smith, like his father Benjamin, fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in Pomfret in April of 1775. As a private, he served in Capt Moseley Co in 1775, then re-enlisted in 1776 and served in Capt Brown's company. Both were under Col. Durkee's Regiment of Connecticut troops. He was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Harlem, NY and Trenton, NJ. He was honorably discharged Jan 1, 1777 in Pennsylvania, opposite Trenton. (His Ancestor # on the DAR database is A104734)
After the war, he married Lois Chase in Cornish, NH on 9 Dec 1779 and very shortly they moved to Bethel, Vermont. Their first child, Asa, was the first white child born in Bethel. They had 11 more children, all born in Bethel. And all 12 were born in the house that Andy in VT has posted in the Photos section of this memorial page. Thank you Andy for living in Benjamin and Lois's home with your family and keeping it alive!
I have found the graves of all but 1 of their 12 children. (I was missing 2 but a very observant researcher found Dudley in Nov 2015! Thank you Sarah Pullen!)
Can someone please help me find:
Heber Chase Smith b. 8 Dec 1798, who never married, and DOD is unknown. He last appeared in the 1850 Federal Census, age 51, living with brother Dudley in Van Buren, Indiana, helping him with the farm.
In Sep 2021, I traveled to Harmony Cemetery where Dudley is buried, in hopes that I would discover Heber's grave. Two workers with the recordings of who is buried there were there! Alas, there was no record for Heber and many graves, that may have been his, were unreadable. So, the mystery still remains.
Benjamin was born in Pomfret, CT to Benjamin Smith and Abigail Sprague.
Benjamin Smith, like his father Benjamin, fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in Pomfret in April of 1775. As a private, he served in Capt Moseley Co in 1775, then re-enlisted in 1776 and served in Capt Brown's company. Both were under Col. Durkee's Regiment of Connecticut troops. He was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Harlem, NY and Trenton, NJ. He was honorably discharged Jan 1, 1777 in Pennsylvania, opposite Trenton. (His Ancestor # on the DAR database is A104734)
After the war, he married Lois Chase in Cornish, NH on 9 Dec 1779 and very shortly they moved to Bethel, Vermont. Their first child, Asa, was the first white child born in Bethel. They had 11 more children, all born in Bethel. And all 12 were born in the house that Andy in VT has posted in the Photos section of this memorial page. Thank you Andy for living in Benjamin and Lois's home with your family and keeping it alive!
I have found the graves of all but 1 of their 12 children. (I was missing 2 but a very observant researcher found Dudley in Nov 2015! Thank you Sarah Pullen!)
Can someone please help me find:
Heber Chase Smith b. 8 Dec 1798, who never married, and DOD is unknown. He last appeared in the 1850 Federal Census, age 51, living with brother Dudley in Van Buren, Indiana, helping him with the farm.
In Sep 2021, I traveled to Harmony Cemetery where Dudley is buried, in hopes that I would discover Heber's grave. Two workers with the recordings of who is buried there were there! Alas, there was no record for Heber and many graves, that may have been his, were unreadable. So, the mystery still remains.
Benjamin Smith, like his father Benjamin, fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in Pomfret in April of 1775. As a private, he served in Capt Moseley Co in 1775, then re-enlisted in 1776 and served in Capt Brown's company. Both were under Col. Durkee's Regiment of Connecticut troops. He was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Harlem, NY and Trenton, NJ. He was honorably discharged Jan 1, 1777 in Pennsylvania, opposite Trenton. (His Ancestor # on the DAR database is A104734)
After the war, he married Lois Chase in Cornish, NH on 9 Dec 1779 and very shortly they moved to Bethel, Vermont. Their first child, Asa, was the first white child born in Bethel. They had 11 more children, all born in Bethel. And all 12 were born in the house that Andy in VT has posted in the Photos section of this memorial page. Thank you Andy for living in Benjamin and Lois's home with your family and keeping it alive!
I have found the graves of all but 1 of their 12 children. (I was missing 2 but a very observant researcher found Dudley in Nov 2015! Thank you Sarah Pullen!)
Can someone please help me find:
Heber Chase Smith b. 8 Dec 1798, who never married, and DOD is unknown. He last appeared in the 1850 Federal Census, age 51, living with brother Dudley in Van Buren, Indiana, helping him with the farm.
In Sep 2021, I traveled to Harmony Cemetery where Dudley is buried, in hopes that I would discover Heber's grave. Two workers with the recordings of who is buried there were there! Alas, there was no record for Heber and many graves, that may have been his, were unreadable. So, the mystery still remains.
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