Rev. SMITH Amasa^{[1, 2]}

1756 - 1847  (91 years)

• Name	SMITH Amasa
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	24 Feb 1756	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	522D29A20C6CAC4EA6811228BBA2F737A8C7
  Death	9 Mar 1847	Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3, 4]
  	(aged 91.)
  Burial	Aft 9 Mar 1847	Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, United States   [3]
  	Address: Congregational Cemetery
  		Rev. Amasa & Sophia (Lyman) Smith gravestone
  		Rev. Amasa Smith memorial stone
  Notes	Second pastor of the Second Congregational Church, later the Congregationalist Church of Cumberland; October 22, 1806 - 1820 when he was dismissed at his own request. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ A brother of Revs. John and Eli Smith and a son of Deacon Joseph, was born in Belchertown, Feb. 24, 1756. He was elected deacon in 1795; married Sophia Lyman in 1787; was a sergeant in the Revolution, a major in the militia, and carried on the business of farming until 1802. He then left town, studied theology with Rev. O. Crosby, and was ordained in the ministry at North Yarmouth, Maine, May 23, 1804. Second pastor of the Second Congregational Church, later the Congregationalist Church of Cumberland; October 22, 1806 - 1820 when he was dismissed at his own request. He spent the remnant of his days in usefulness at Cumberland.
  Person ID	I103384	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Deacon SMITH Joseph   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	BASCOM Eunice   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Apr 1743	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  Family ID	F41517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LYMAN Sophia,   b. 1 Jan 1763, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Apr 1853, Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1787	Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States   [4, 7]
  Children	1. Hon. SMITH Joseph, Jr.,   b. 10 Nov 1789, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Sep 1875 (Age 85 years)   2. SMITH Sarah,   b. 16 Oct 1793   d. 1885 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F41515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

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  Veteran & Patriot of the Revolutionary War

  
  

• Sources

  [S3354] Book-North Yarmouth-Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine, p.25, ME 974.1 CO. [S6546] Book-History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, p.526. [S3808] Internet-Find A Grave, Find A Grave Memorial #48928551 8/20/2012. [S6546] Book-History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, I:526. [S6543] VR-Belchertown, MA, p.379. [S6543] VR-Belchertown, MA, p.378. [S4381] Book-Sweetser-Seth Sweetser and His Descendants, p.102.