The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
The Genealogy of David L. Moody & Yvonne L. La Pointe. - Person Sheet
NameDEACON John SMITH ®903, ®656, ®1250, ®408
Birth5 Jun 1687, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®408, ®903, ®7992
Death1777, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®408, ®7993
FatherSERGEANT Joseph SMITH (1657-1733)
MotherRebecca DICKINSON (ca1658-1731)
Misc. Notes
He was from the South Precinct of Hadley. ®408 He “removed in 1711 to Hatfield, Mass. and was Deacon of the Church in that place. He md. Elizabeth Hovey of Hadley, Mass. in 1709 and had 6 sons and 5 daughters. They removed in 1736 to ‘Cold Spring’ afterwards, called Belchertown and he was chosen First Deacon of the Church in that place.” ®408 “deacon, removed in 1711 to Hatfield and in 1736 to Belchertown, where he died 1777, age 90. ®656
“John Smith, a native of Hadley, son of Joseph Smith, born 1687, married Elizabeth Hovey, of Hadley, in 1709, 
removed to Hatfield 1711 ; was chosen a Deacon of the church in Hatfield, remained in Hatfield till 1736, raised a 
family there ; came to Cold Spring in 1736, was chosen the first deacon in this church at its organization in 1737. 
A prominent actor in tho civil and religious affairs of this place. He was authorized by the general court, to call the first meeting ever called by Legislative authority, of the settlers in Cold Spring for police purposes, for choosing 
precinct officers, and raising money to support the gospel, and for other prudential affairs. It was held April 28, 1740. The church records say of him," A valuable man in his day." He died 1777, age 91. “ ®1250
Spouses
Birth27 Aug 1689, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®7995, ®7996, ®7997
Death1758, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®408, ®903, ®656, ®1250
FatherLIEUTENANT Thomas HOVEY (1648-1739)
MotherSarah COOK (1662->1689)
Misc. Notes
She was from Hadley and died at age 70. ®408, ®656, ®1250
Family ID8805
Marriage1709, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ®408, ®7998, ®656, ®7999
ChildrenAbner (1712-1777)
 Daniel (1716-1800)
Last Modified 29 Apr 2010Created 9 Mar 2018 using Reunion v12.0 for Macintosh
Created 1 April 2018 by David L. Moody

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