Nathan SMITH

1789 - 1876  (86 years)

• Name	Nathan SMITH  [1]
  Birth	13 Jun 1789	Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	Nathan was born at Stanley, June 13, 1789 and died in Selma, Feb 1876. Nathan was born at Stanley, June 13, 1789 and died in Selma, Feb 1876.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1817	Douglas Township, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Death	19 Feb 1876	Selma, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I802	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	William SMITH, Col.,   b. 28 Nov 1750, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland d. 1829, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucy Susannah LAKE,   b. 22 Feb 1747, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States d. 28 Apr 1825, Stanley, Hants Co, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	21 Oct 1771	Stanley, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  	Col. William Smith m. Lucannah Lake, daughter of Calbe Lake and Pateince (Gifford), who had come from Tiverton, Rhode Island. Soon after this marriage, William's father John returned to Irerland to bring his other family members back to Nova Scotia.
  Family ID	F119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Susannah Shey SMITH,   b. 9 Mar 1791, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 Jan 1854, Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1813	Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	Nathan married his cousin, Rachel Susannah Smith, daughter of john and Rachel (Marsters) Smith of Falmouth. Rachel was born March 9, 1791, married March 1 1813, and died in Selma Jan 6th, 1854. They had ten children. (see acount of Nathan's life, written by himself.)
  Children	1. David Reed SMITH,   b. 17 Jun 1826, Selma, Hants County d. 30 Nov 1911, Shubenacadie (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jonathan Marsters SMITH,   b. 9 Feb 1828, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1913, Kingston, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Rachel Lavinia SMITH,   b. 1830, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 Mar 1904, Natick, Massachusetts, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Anthony Shaw SMITH,   b. 1832  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Robert Mitchell SMITH,   b. 1835, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Lucy Ann SMITH,   b. 12 Jan 1814, Selma, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 Jul 1879, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Mary Knowlton SMITH,   b. 1815  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Stephen SMITH,   b. 5 Dec 1816, Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1892, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Richard SMITH,   b. 1819  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Morris SMITH,   b. 27 May 1822, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 Jan 1900, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

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• Sources

  [S255] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), History of the Smith Family; Author: Smith, Nathan, 1789-1876. Record for David Reed Smith https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62282&h=4542430459&indiv=try US, Family History Books - David Reed Smith History of the Smith Family; Author: Smith, Nathan, 1789-1876 [S343] Smith, Nathan, History of the Smith Family, Nathan Smith, pg. 102. The Smith Family of Hants County. [S155] Ancestry.com, Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838 [S343] Smith, Nathan, History of the Smith Family, Col. William Smith., pg. 64. The Smith Family of Hants County.