Source Citations for Caleb Smith

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Source Citations

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869: J. C. Williams, The History and Map of Danby, Vermont; Rutland, Vt.: McLean & Robbins, 1869; book image (PDF), Google Books (http://books.google.com: accessed before 20 Apr 2018) [Includes a section devoted to family sketches of contemporary and ancestral individuals as well as sections for civil and military town history. The family sketches appear to be the result of interviews with residents by the author.]

book-vital-records-of-medway-ma-to-1850: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed on multiple dates); citing “Vital Records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Boston: New-England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905” [Transcribed list of birth, marriage, and death records, including names, parent names, and dates only.]

census-us-1790-vt-rutland-danby-243: 1790 U.S. Census, Vermont, Rutland County, Danby, pages 243-244; 1790 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 11 Aug 2018) ⟩ "Vermont ⟩ Rutland ⟩ Danby" image 2; citing "First Census of the United States, 1790, NARA microfilm publication M637, roll 12 (of 12), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C." [FHL microfilm 0568152]"

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register: Family bible registry entries for the family of Barak Smith; photocopy, privately held [Most entries are believed to have been made by Barak and Mary Smith. Entries are separated by inconsistent types of lines, and not all entries have individuals or couples; several are informational.]

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748: Intentions of marriage registry entry for Calleb Smith and Deborah Chickery (1748); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 14 Dec 2023), “⟩ Mendon ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 391; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)”

Source Reference Details

Name Details

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Pages 258-259 (PDF pages 267-268), "Smith, Caleb"

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caleb Smith).

book-vital-records-of-medway-ma-to-1850:

Reference Detail: Page 120 (image 119, downloaded 30 Jun 2021)

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caleb Smith).

census-us-1790-vt-rutland-danby-243:

Reference Detail: Page 243, col 2, line 2

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caleb Smith).

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 2

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Caleb Smith).

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748:

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes name (⟨spelling⟩ Smith). See research notes for spelling details.

Birth Details

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 2

Comment Detail: Source includes date (15 of 5mo 1720).

Death Details

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Deaths page, left side, entry 2

Comment Detail: Source includes date (23 of 1mo 1797) and location (Danby, Vt.)

Marriage Details

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Page 258 (PDF page 267), "Smith, Caleb"

Comment Detail: Source notes that "Smith, Caleb from Uxbridge Mass., in ⟨conflict⟩, m. a Chickering..." See research notes for conflict details.

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entries 2,3

Comment Detail: Source identifies Deborah Smith as the wife of Caleb Smith.

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748:

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes registration date of intention (Nov.14th.1748) and location (Mendon [, Province of Massachuesetts Bay, British America]).

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Attributes”

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Page 258 (PDF page 267), "Smith, Caleb"

Comment Detail: Source includes implied date ([before his marriage to Deborah Chickering]) and location (Uxbridge Mass.).

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748:

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes entry date (Nov. 14th.1748) and residence location (Mendon [, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America]).

census-us-1790-vt-rutland-danby-243:

Reference Detail: Page 243, col 2, line 2

Comment Detail: Source includes approximate census date (1791 [i.e., after Vermont was admitted to the U.S. as a state]) and location (Danby [, Rutland County, Vermont]). Although the Vermont census was taken in 1791 after it became a state, it was included in the 1790 US Census schedules.

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Page 258-259 (PDF page 267-268), "Smith, Nathan"

Comment Detail: Source includes religion ("member of the Quaker society").

General Notes Details

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Pages 258-259 (PDF pages 267-268), "Smith, Caleb"

Research Notes Details

book-history-and-map-of-danby-vermont-1869:

Reference Detail: Page 258 (PDF page 267), "Smith, Caleb"

book-vital-records-of-medway-ma-to-1850:

Reference Detail: Page 120 (image 119, downloaded 30 Jun 2021)

family-barak-smith-family-bible-register:

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 2

marriage-smith-chickery-intention-registry-1748:

Reference Detail: Page 9, entry 9