Joshua Smith Esq.1

M, (9 June 1770 - 25 October 1843)
Father-Biological*Josiah Smith1 b. 1736, d. 1838
Mother-Biological*Esther Pool1 b. 1738, d. 1782
Last Edited=10 Aug 2026
Gravestone of Joshua Smith, Esq.
     Joshua Smith Esq. was born on 9 June 1770 at New Gloucester, Maine.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Josiah Smith and Esther Pool.1 Joshua was known to be living in 1790 at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine).2 He and Mary Woodman filed marriage intentions on 6 October 1792 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine).5

Joshua Smith Esq. married Mary Woodman, daughter of David Woodman and Mary Hackett, in 1793 at New Gloucester, Massachusetts (Maine).

Children:
1. Solomon Smith (1793-____)
2. Mary Smith (1794-1845)
3. Solomon Smith (1797-1820)
4. David Smith (1799-1830)
5. Elliot Smith (1801-1873.1,6,2,7


Between 1797 and 1798, Joshua served as town clerk at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine).2 Joshua, appeared on the US Census of 1800 at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine). The enumeration reads:

2 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44
1 - Free White Persons - Females - Under 10
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44
3 - Number of Household Members Under 16
2 - Number of Household Members Over 25
5 - Number of Household Members.8


Joshua was selected to be a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for the Town of Norway, Massachusetts (Maine), in 1811.2 Between 1811 and 1837, Joshua served as Town Treasurer at Norway, Massachusetts (Maine).2 Joshua, appeared on the US Census of 1820 at Norway, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 10
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25
1 - Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over
2 - Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over
3 - Number of Persons - Engaged in Commerce
3 - Free White Persons - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Over 25
7 - Total Free White Persons
7 - Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other.9


Joshua was made a a Justice of the Peace by the Governor of Maine. in 1828.2 Joshua, appeared on the US Census of 1840 at Norway, Maine. The enumeration reads:

1 - Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39
1 - Free White Persons - Females - 60 thru 69
1 - Persons Employed in Agriculture
1 - Schools - No. of Scholars (Pri/Comm)
1 - Free White Persons - Under 20
1 - Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
4 - Total Free White Persons
4 - Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves.10


He died on 25 October 1843 at Norway, Maine, at age 73.3 Joshua was buried at Rustfield Cemetery, Norway, Maine.3

Citations

  1. Woodman, J. H. A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736,. Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856.
  2. Bradbury, Osgood N. Norway in the Forties. Norway, Maine: Twin Town Graphics, 1986.
  3. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  4. Maine State Archives. Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  5. Maine State Archives. Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  6. Woodman, John A.. Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635. Ocala, Florida: by the author, 1995.
  7. Maine State Archives. Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  8. Census Bureau. 1800 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  9. Census Bureau. 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Census Bureau. 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.