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 1730 - 1791 (~ 60 years)
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| Name |
SMITH Godfrey Christian |
| Prefix |
Dr. |
| Christening |
20 Mar 1730 |
Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Name |
Gottfried Christian Schmidt [1, 3] |
| _UID |
FFBF4E3E67DF4FB08DA2F2E2970FA320FB15 |
| Death |
16 Mar 1791 |
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [3, 4] |
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| Burial |
Aft 16 Mar 1791 |
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [4] |
Address:
Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard |
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Dr. Godfrey Smith gravestone
As a Gentleman esteemed by his
acquaintances, as a Physician
beloved by his Patients. |
| Notes |
- Dr. Godfrey Christian Schmidt, or Smith, came from Ulm on the Rhine to Boston via the West Indies about 1752. He was an only child, and, losing his parents in youth, was adopted by an uncle, who gave him an excellent education. He studied medicine in Germany, and at the age of twenty-one, being in delicate health, decided to try a change of climate, and, joining a German regiment, came to America. Served as Surgeon on the staff of Col. Richard Saltonstall, until 31st October 1762, French and Indian War. While in the army he was at the surrender of Crown Point and Ticonderoga. Leaving the army he went to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he met and married the daughter of Joseph Calef. Became eminent as a physician at Newburyport, introducing reforms of dress and exercise for women. Dr. Smith resided in Newburyport until his death.
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| Person ID |
I101452 |
Noyes Family Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2013 |
| Father |
SCHMIDT Christian Alexander, c. 2 May 1681, Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany d. Mar 1741, Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Mother |
MENGENS Anna Elizabeth, b. 10 May 1696, Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
10 Oct 1719 |
Wolfenbuttel, Lower Saxony, Germany [3] |
| Family ID |
F40702 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
CALEF Hannah, b. 12 Dec 1742, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 16 Jul 1833, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jun 1764 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5] |
- (VR says Godfrey Tistian Smith [middle name conflated with Christian]. "Colonial Families of the United States" says this marriage occurred 27 Nov 1762.
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| Children |
| | 1. SMITH Joseph, c. 18 Nov 1764, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 0 years) |
| | 2. SMITH Hannah, b. 9 Jun 1766, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 17 Nov 1845, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 79 years) |
| | 3. SMITH Joseph, b. 12 Jun 1770, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1790 (Age 19 years) |
| | 4. SMITH Dorothea, b. 11 Sep 1774, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Jul 1801 (Age 26 years) |
| | 5. Capt. SMITH Charles, b. 25 Feb 1777, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Jul 1854, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 77 years) |
| | 6. Capt. SMITH George, b. 4 May 1782, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Apr 1850 (Age 67 years) |
| | 7. SMITH William, b. 3 Dec 1788, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. Capt. SMITH William Godfry, c. 19 Mar 1791, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Nov 1830, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 39 years) |
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| Family ID |
F40693 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
17 Aug 2023 |
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| Sources |
- [S6284] Book-Documentary History of the State of Maine, 3:433.
- [S87] Birth-gravestone, Saint Pauls Episcopal Churchyard; Newburyport, MA.
- [S44] Book-Colonial Families, 4:471.
- [S86] Death-gravestone, Saint Pauls Episcopal Churchyard; Newburyport, MA.
- [S5872] Internet-Database-ancestry.com-Boston Marriages, 1700-1809, City Document No. 101; p.380.
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