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SETH B. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Meadville, was born in Connecticut, February 5, 1829, and is a son of Harmon and
Julia (Pierpont) Smith, natives of Connecticut, and of English origin. In the pioneer days of this county Harmon
Smith was a cooper, but in later life followed farming; he had a family of eight children. Seth B. was raised on
a farm, but in 1853 he went to California, remaining three years; he has traveled over the greater portion of the
United States. He has been twice married, first in 1857, to Mary Ann Devore, who died in 1872. This union was blessed
with four children. For his second wife Mr. Smith married Catharine, daughter of David Johnson, and to this union
was born one child. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Reformed Church. Mr. Smith in his political views is Democratic;
he takes deep interest in education, having served his district three years as School Director. On the occasion
of his return from California, our subject had a narrow escape from death at Panama; some Spaniards set upon and
massacred forty Americans, but Mr. Smith's life was saved by the kind offices of a friendly native, who secreted
him till danger was past.
Also see J. T. Smith (Brother)
From:
History of Crewford County, Pennsylvania
Illustrated
Warner, Beers & Co.,
Chicago; 1895
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