Source Citations for Lydia 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.]

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.]

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 (Lydia [Smith]).

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

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

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Lydia Smith).

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

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes name (Lydia Smith).

Birth Details

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

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entry 9

Comment Detail: Source includes date (23 of 8mo 1757), and location (Hollison [, Massachusetts]).

Death Details

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

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

Comment Detail: Source includes year (1837).

Father Details

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

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

Comment Detail: Source identifies Lydia [Smith] as a child of Caleb Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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

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

Comment Detail: Source identifies Lydia Smith as a daughter of Caleb Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

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

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entries 2,4,9

Comment Detail: Source identifies Lydia Smith as a child of Caleb Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

Mother Details

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

Reference Detail: Births page 1, right side, entries 2,4,9

Comment Detail: Source identifies Lydia Smith as a child of Deborah Smith. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Events”

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

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

Comment Detail: Source includes date (Apr. 30, 1758) and location ([Medway, Massachusetts]).

Miscellaneous Facts Details “Attributes”

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

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

Comment Detail: Source includes location (Bemis Hights, N. Y.). Hights is a misspelling of Heights, and is not treated here as a conflict, since it is a known location, not the name of an individual.

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