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LESLIE SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and JANET MARIA SMITH.

LESTER SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and JANET MARIA SMITH.

LETITIA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and JANET MARIA SMITH.

LORENZO D. SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH.

MARETTA SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born in 1850 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and MARY ANN LINE.

MARY SMITH⁽¹⁾

She was married to SETH BENJAMIN CLARK.

MARY SMITH⁽¹⁾

She was married to HENRY NUNN. Children were: HENRY (HARRY) NUNN .

MARY ANN SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born on 15 Aug 1827 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. She died on 15 Aug 1827 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. She was baptized into the LDS church in 1842. Parents: DANIEL WILLIAM SMITH and SARAH WOODING.

MARY ANN SMITH⁽¹⁾ was buried in 1845 in NAUVOO, HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS. Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and MARY ANN LINE.

MARY ANN SMITH⁽¹⁾ died in ENGLAND. Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and MARY ANN LINE.

MARY ELIZABETH SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

OLIVIA JANE SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

PENELOPE SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: RICHARD SMITH and PENELOPE.

PHEOBE ELLEN SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

PHOSA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

PRISCILLA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

RICHARD SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born in 1697 in PADBURRY, BUCKINGHAM SQUIRE, ENGLAND. He died in 1742. He was buried on 26 Aug 1742 in PADBURRY, BUCKINGHAM SQUIRE, ENGLAND. Parents: HARRIS SMITH and FRANCES.

He was married to PENELOPE. THEY WERE THE LAST SMITHS TO OCCUPY THE SQUIRAGE AT PADBURRY. THERE IS A REAL MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE LOSS OF THE THIS PROPERTY, AT THE TIME THE PROPERTY CHANGED OWNERS ALL THE PARISH RECORDS WERE LOST OR DESTROYED. AT THE TIME, ISAAC SMITH ( SON OF SAMUEL SMITH, BORN 1818) TALKED WITH A MAN OF ABOUT 60 YEARS OF AGE, WHO REMEMBERED WHEN THE SMITH FAMILY LIVED AT THE CASTLE, AS HE CALLED IT. THIS MAN STATED THAT IT WAS FREELY CHARGED AT THE TIME THAT THE SMITH'S GAVE UP THE PROPERTY, THAT THEY HAD BEEN SWINDLED OUT OF IT BY SOME SHARP PRACTICE BY A MAN IN LONDON. Children were: FRANCES SMITH, PENELOPE SMITH, RICHARD SMITH, HENRY SMITH, FRANCES SMITH, ANN SMITH, JAMES SMITH, BRIDGET SMITH, CHARLES SMITH, JOHN SMITH, BARNARD SMITH, WILLIAM (WILL) SMITH, ANTHONY SMITH, LEIGH SMITH, BARNARD SMITH.

RICHARD SMITH ESQ.⁽¹⁾ was born in 1624 in OF PADBURRY, BUCKINGHAM SQUIRE, ENGLAND. He died in 1671. He was buried on 8 Feb 1671. HE OWNED THE SQUIRAGE AT PADBURRY, A TRACT OF LAND OF SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES, ON WHICH IS BUILT A LARGE BUILDING (OR AS IT WAS CALLED THERE, A "CASTLE"), SURROUNDED WITH TREES AND SHRUBS. THE BUILDING WITH ITS SURROUNDING ALL ENCLOSED WITH A HIGH WALL, SAY 12 TO 14 FEET IN HEIGHT, WOULD BE POSSIBLY THREE ACRES IN THE ENCLOSURE, THE BALANCE OF THE ESTATE BEING OUTSIDE THE WALL.

He was married to ANN. Children were: HARRIS SMITH.

RICHARD SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: RICHARD SMITH and PENELOPE.

ROSE EMMA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH.

ROXY AETHEA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

SAMUEL SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born on 22 May 1818 in SHERRINTON, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND. He was baptized on 26 Dec 1841. HE WAS BAPTIZED BY ELDER LORENZO SNOW. He was baptized into the LDS church on 26 Dec 1841. He served in the military in 1843 in NAUVOO, HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS. SAMUEL WAS APPOINTED A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE RIFLE COMPANY OF THE NAUVOO LEGION. SOON AFTER THE MURDER OF JOSEPH SMITH, SAMUEL WAS APPOINTED CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD OF A COMPANY OF THE LEGION, WHO WERE SENT TO A SETTLEMENT 4 MILES SOUTH OF NAUVOO KNOWN AS "EVANS SETTLEMENT", WHERE THEY HAD TO STAND GUARD ALL DAY AND NIGHT.

IN 1858, THE MILITIA OF BOX ELDER COUNTY WAS ORGANIZED WITH SAMUEL BEING APPOINTED 1ST MAJOR OF CAVALRY, AND COMMANDER OF THE NORTHERN POST. HE ALSO SERVED AS PHYSICIAN FOR THE CAVALRY. THOUGH WILLING TO FIGHT, HE BELIEVED THAT IT WAS MORE HUMANE AND CHEAPER TO FEED THE INDIANS THAN TO GO TO WAR WITH THEM AND HE DID MUCH TO PROVE MORMONS WERE AMONG THE INDIAN'S BEST FRIENDS. He was endowed on 2 Feb 1846. He died on 3 Oct 1895 in SMITHFIELD, CACHE CO., UTAH. AT THE HOME OF FRANCES ANN.
HIS FUNERAL WAS HELD IN THE BRIGHAM CITY TABERNACLE WITH LORENZO SNOW AS SPEAKER. He was buried on 3 Oct 1895 in BRIGHAM CITY, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. He was a MAYOR OF BRIGHAM CITY 1870 TO 1881 in BRIGHAM CITY, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. SAMUEL DID A VARY OF JOBS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDED:

1. POSTMASTER AT BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH.
2. PROBATE JUDGE OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, FOR 15 YEARS. 1860 TO 1875.
3. SUPERINTENDENT OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BUILDING OF THE UTAH AND NORTHERN RAILROAD.
4. MANAGER OF THE FIRST GRIST MILL, IN BRIGHAM CITY. SAMUEL ENGAGED IN POLYGAMY. HIS WIVES WERE THEREFORE MARY ANN AND NOW SARAH INGRAHAM.
SAMUEL SMITH, WAS MARRIED TO 5 WOMEN, THE LAST TWO JANET MARIA AND CAROLINE SMITH, WERE BOTH SISTERS. THEY WERE MARRIED TO SAMUEL ON THE SAME DAY. THEY WERE ALSO THE DAUGHTERS OF HIS BROTHER GEORGE. AT THE TIME OF THE MARRIAGE, JANET WAS 18 YEARS OLD, AND CAROLINE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
SAMUEL WAS FATHER TO 52 CHILDREN FROM HIS 5 WIVES.
SAMUEL WAS ARRESTED AND SPENT A SHORT TIME IN JAIL FOR BEING A POLYGAMIST. Parents: DANIEL WILLIAM SMITH and SARAH WOODING.

He was married to MARY ANN LINE on 12 Oct 1827 in HELMEL-- HEMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. IN THE PARISH CHURCH OF THAT TOWN.

THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE LISTED SAMUEL AS A "MINOR" AND MARY ANN AS BEING OF "FULL AGE", AS SHE WAS 7 YEARS OLDER THAN HE. He was sealed to spouse in 1861 in the Endowment House. ON 15 JANUARY 1843, SAMUEL SMITH, HIS WIFE MARY ANN LINE AND THEIR INFANT DAUGHTER MARY ANN, HIS PARENTS DANIEL WILLIAM AND SARAH SMITH, SISTERS JANE LOUISA AND MARY ANN, BROTHER JOHN WOODING WENT TO LIVERPOOL AND SAILED FOR AMERICA. THEIR DESTINATION WAS NAUVOO, ILLINOIS, WHERE THEY ARRIVED IN APRIL OF 1843. THEY SAILED ON THE SHIP "SWANTON". THEIR LEADER WAS LORENZO SNOW. ONCE THE SWANTON DOCKED IN NEW ORLEANS, ON 16 MARCH 1843, THE SMITHS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO MAKE THE 1,000 MILE JOURNEY UP THE MISSISSIPPI ON THE RIVERBOAT "AMARANTH".

IN 1846, SAMUELS FAMILY WAS COMPELLED TO LEAVE NAUVOO WITH THE OTHER SAINTS, CROSSING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON THE ICE. THEY LEFT WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER SAINTS, WITH THE ULTIMATUM OF EITHER LEAVE NAUVOO OR DIE. SAMUEL AND MARY WERE RELUCTANT TO LEAVE, THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH GOODS TO SEE THEM THROUGH THE RUGGED TRIP WEST. IT WAS 4 AND A 1/2 YEARS BEFORE THEY FINALLY GOT TO SALT LAKE CITY.
ONCE IN IOWA, SAMUEL SENT HIS FAMILY, WITH LORENZO SNOW TO A SETTLEMENT AT MOUNT PISGAH. SAMUEL STAYED BEHIND TO MAKE CONTRACTS THAT HELPED MANY BRETHREN WITH EMPOLYMENT, WHICH ENABLED THEM TO PROCURE MEANS TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY.

THEIR FIRST HOME WAS IN THE OLD FORT, BUT A SHORT TIME AFTER ARRIVING IN SALT LAKE, SAMUEL MOVED HIS FAMILY TO BIG COTTONWOOD, 10 MILES SOUTH OF SALT LAKE CITY. SAMUEL FOUND WORK AS A WATERMASTER, IT WAS HIS JOB TO PARCEL OUT THE PRECIOUS IRRIGATION WATER TO THE SETTLERS ALONG HIS CANAL ROUTE.

IN THE SPRING OF 1850, SAMUEL, WITH HIS FAMILY, STARTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THEY WERE CONTINUALLY HARRASSED BY MOBBERS UNTIL THEY REACHED THE ENCAMPMENT OF THE SAINTS ON THE MISSOURI RIVER. HERE SAMUEL WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AARON JOHNSON COMPANY, AND WAS APPOINTED CLERK OF THE COMPANY, WITH DANIEL D. HUNT AS CHAPLAIN. THERE WERE ABOUT A 100 WAGONS IN THE COMPANY. THEY BROKE CAMP IN JUNE, 1850. AT THE ENCAMPMENT ON SALT CREEK, CHOLERA BROKE OUT AND 18 SAINTS DIED. AT THE PLATTE RIVER IT BROKE OUT AGAIN. THEY FINALLY ALL ARRIVED IN SALT LAKE CITY, ALL WELL, IN SEPTEMBER OF 1850.

IN 1855, SAMUEL MOVED HIS FAMILY TO BRIGHAM CITY, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. HE ASSISTED IN MAKING A PLAT OF BRIGHAM CITY AND THE SURVEYING THE AREA. HE ENGAGED IN THE HAZARDOUS TASK OF OPENING UP CANYONS, MAKING ROADS TO THE TIMBERED AREA AND SUPERINTENDING PUBLIC WORKS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LORENZO SNOW. Children were: SMITH, MARY ANN SMITH, MARY ANN SMITH, SAMUEL LORENZO SMITH, SARAH ANN SMITH, ELIZA JANE SMITH, HYRUM JAMES SMITH, MARETTA SMITH, HANNAH LINE SMITH, DAVID JOHN SMITH.

He was married to SARAH JANE INGRAHAM. SHE WAS JUST ONE MONTH SHORT OF BEING 16 YEARS WHEN SHE MARRIED SAMUEL. Children were: ISAAC SMITH, THYRZA ANN SMITH, DANIEL WILLIAM SMITH, SARAH ELIZA SMITH, JOHN WOODING SMITH, SUSANNAH SMITH, FRANCIS MARY SMITH, FRANKLIN RICHARD SMITH, ALICE ROSEZELLA SMITH.

He was married to FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM in Jul 1856 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH. Children were: ESTHER ANN SMITH, PRISCILLA SMITH, ELIAS INGRAHAM SMITH, MARY ELIZABETH SMITH, OLIVIA JANE SMITH, PHEOBE ELLEN SMITH, ROXY AETHEA SMITH, VIOLA MAY SMITH, ELIZA BEATRICE SMITH, WARREN SAMUEL SMITH, EVERETT SMITH, WILLIAM RUFUS SMITH, PHOSA SMITH.

He was married to JANET MARIA SMITH on 7 Jun 1857. SHE WAS THE 4TH WIFE OF SAMUEL SMITH. IN HER JOURNAL, SHE WRITES OF HER LIFE IN BRIGHAM CITY. WHEN HER FIRST BABY WAS TWO WEEKS OLD, THE UNITED STATES ARMIES WERE EXPECTED TO WIPE THIS PEOPLE (MORMONS) OFF THE EARTH AND THE PEOPLE WERE TOLD BY CHURCH LEADERS TO MOVE SOUTH TO UTAH COUNTY. SHE WAS TOO ILL TO TRAVEL SO WAS LEFT BEHIND WITH ONE OR TWO OTHER WOMEN WHO WERE ALSO TOO ILL. ONLY ONE MAN, THE SHERIFF, WAS LEFT TO GUARD THE TOWN. AFTER A WEEK OR SO, HER HUSBAND, SAMUEL RETURNED , BEING SO WORRIED ABOUT HER, AND MOVED HER SOUTH ON HER BED.
SHE WITNESSED THE TIME WHEN IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RAISE ENOUGH BREAD STUFF TO SUBSIST ON, DURING THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKET FAMINE OF 7 YEARS. THEY WOULD GO T THE HILL SIDES AND FARM LANDS AND HUNT ROOTS OF VARIOUS PLANTS WHICH THEY USED TO TAKE THE PLACE OF CEREALS AND GRAINS. WILD MINT FROM WILLOW PATCHES FOR TEA AND DRIED CARROTS GROUND FOR COFFEE OR A BURNT CRUST OF BREAD IF ANY WERE TO BE HAD. ALL THESE THINGS WENT TO MAKE PEOPLE VERY INDEPENDENT AND LEARN TO KEEP THEMSELVES WITHOUT MONEY.
SHE WAS THE FIRST MILLINER BRIGHAM CITY HAD FOR MANY YEARS. SHE AND HER CHILDREN WOULD ALSO FOLLOW THE THRESHING MACHINES AND GET THE CONSENT OF THE FARMERS TO LET THEM TAKE THE BUNDLES OF GRAIN AND CUT THE HEADS OFF INTO A SHEET AND THEN WOULD CARRY THE STRAW HOME WHERE SHE WOULD MAKE IT INTO BRAID FOR HATS. SHE MADE ALL SORTS OF HATS FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO BUY HER HATS. Children were: ABRAHAM SMITH, LETITIA SMITH, THOMAS SMITH, JAMES GEORGE SMITH, LESLIE SMITH, LESTER SMITH, ERNEST C. SMITH, CHARLES ELI SMITH.

He was married to CAROLINE SMITH on 7 Jun 1857. Children were: DELINA CAROLINE SMITH, JACOB SMITH, ROSE EMMA SMITH, ELIZA M. NETTIE SMITH, LORENZO D. SMITH, CYNTHIA SMITH, VILATE SMITH, EDESSIA SMITH, JANET LAURA SMITH, THEODORE SMITH, TOBIAS G. SMITH.

SAMUEL LORENZO SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and MARY ANN LINE.

SARAH ANN SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born on 20 Nov 1845 in NAUVOO, HANCOCK CO., ILLINOIS. She died in IOWA. Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and MARY ANN LINE.

SARAH ELIZA SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and SARAH JANE INGRAHAM.

SILAS SANFORD SMITH⁽¹⁾

He was married to CLARINDA RICKS.

SILAS SANFORD SMITH⁽¹⁾ HE HAD ALSO MARRIED SALLY'S YOUNGER SISTER, CLARINDA RICKS.

He was married to SALLY ANN RICKS on 17 Mar 1853.

SUSANNAH SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and SARAH JANE INGRAHAM.

THEODORE SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH.

THOMAS SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and JANET MARIA SMITH.

THYRZA ANN SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and SARAH JANE INGRAHAM.

TOBIAS G. SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH.

VILATE SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH.

VIOLA MAY SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

WARREN SAMUEL SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

WILLIAM SMITH⁽¹⁾

He was married to ELLEN MACLAY on 3 Nov 1863.

WILLIAM SMITH⁽¹⁾ was baptized into the LDS church in 1842. Parents: DANIEL WILLIAM SMITH and SARAH WOODING.

WILLIAM (WILL) SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: RICHARD SMITH and PENELOPE.

He was married to ELIZABETH LONGHURST. Children were: DANIEL WILLIAM SMITH.

WILLIAM J. SMITH⁽¹⁾

He was married to JULIA ANN HAMMER on 1 Jan 1854.

WILLIAM REES SMITH⁽¹⁾ was born on 11 Aug 1826 in LEEDS, CANADA. He died in Jan 1893 in CENTERVILLE, DAVIS CO., UTAH. He was a JUDGE OF PROBATE. HE WAS A BISHOP IN THE "MORMON" CHURCH AND PRESIDENT OF DAVIS STAKE IN THE CHURCH.

He was married to MARY RICKS on 23 Apr 1857 in SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH.

WILLIAM RUFUS SMITH⁽¹⁾ Parents: SAMUEL SMITH and FRANCIS ANN INGRAHAM.

ANNIE JANE SMUIN⁽¹⁾

She was married to JOSEPH PERRY ATWOOD on 7 Oct 1897.

MATILDA MAY SMUIN⁽¹⁾

She was married to MARTIN CAMP ATWOOD on 21 Jul 1910.

SUSANNAH SMUIN⁽¹⁾ was born on 28 Sep 1871 in OGDEN, WEBER CO., UTAH. She was blessed on 7 Dec 1871. She died on 24 Jun 1946 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH. She was buried on 27 Jun 1946 in HYRUM, CACHE CO., UTAH.

She was married to NEILS JOSEPH NIELSEN on 9 Jan 1895 in LOGAN, CACHE CO., UTAH. Children were: DORA ELIZA NIELSEN, NORMAN LESLIE NIELSEN, DEWEY HAROLD NIELSEN, CARL GEORGE NIELSEN, ELLEN ROSE NIELSEN, GRANT SMUIN NIELSEN, NORRIS NIELSEN, WESLEY NIELSEN, EMERY NIELSEN, BLAINE LLOYDE NIELSEN, WANDA NIELSEN.

MARGARET SNODGRASS⁽¹⁾ died on 1 Aug 1871 in MIDDLE SPRING, CUMBERLAND CO., PENNSYLVANIA. She was buried in MIDDLE SPRING, CUMBERLAND CO., PENNSYLVANIA. Parents: THOMAS SNODGRASS and UNKNOWN.

She was married to SAMUEL MACLAY in 1813 in MIDDLE SPRING, CUMBERLAND CO., PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER MARRYING HE RETIRED TO HIS FARM NEAR DOYLESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. Children were: MARY JANE MACLAY, JOHN ENOCH MACLAY, ELLEN MACLAY, CHARLES HENRY MACLAY, ELIZABETH MACLAY, THOMAS JAMES MACLAY, ROBERT SNODGRASS MACLAY , MAY WILLIS MACLAY, SAMUEL DICKSON MACLAY.

THOMAS SNODGRASS⁽¹⁾

He was married to UNKNOWN. Children were: MARGARET SNODGRASS.

BEAU DARIN SOMMERFELDT (Private). Parents: DARIN TED SOMMERFELDT and DARLA FERN BRANDHAM.

DARIN TED SOMMERFELDT⁽¹⁾

He was married to DARLA FERN BRANDHAM on 16 Apr 1983 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. He was divorced from DARLA FERN BRANDHAM. Children were: BEAU DARIN SOMMERFELDT.

ELAINE BERTHA SOMMERFELDT⁽¹⁾

She was married to EDGAR LEAVITT WIGHT on 10 Jun 1933 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA.

CARMEN ARTHUR SOPER⁽¹⁾ was born on 24 Feb 1887 in LAMOTTE TWP., SANILAC CO., MICHIGAN. He was buried in Feb 1949 in VANCOUVER, CLARK CO., WASHINGTON. PARK HILL CEMETERY He died on 13 Feb 1949 in VANCOUVER, CLARK CO., WASHINGTON. Parents: CHRISTOPHER JUDSON SOPER and MARY ELIZABETH PRINGLE.

He was married to LAURA LUELLA CORBIN in Jan 1910 in BENEWAH CO., IDAHO.

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