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Rev John Curtis “J. C.” Smith

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Birth	:	24 Sep 1812 Williamstown, Orange County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	21 Mar 1884 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.7708015, -72.3700027
Plot	:	section X lot 46
Description	:	son of Asa Smith & Polly (Waller) Smith m. 1) Eunice Morse she was of Paxton, Mass., she died April 1, 1842 in Jaffna, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] m. 2) Mary (Snell) Steele Oct 13, 1843 she died in 1873 m. 3) Charlotte (Alexander) Willis 9 Jun 1874 at Winchester, N.H. children: Thomas b. Jan 1845 in Varany Eunice Morse b. 1846 d. 1872 m. Rev. Elijah Harmon Laura d. at sea on the S.S. Stevenson June 3, 1872 Mary Elizabeth m. Harry B Holmes 2 other children prepared for college at Burr Seminary in Manchester,... Read More	son of Asa Smith & Polly (Waller) Smith m. 1) Eunice Morse she was of Paxton, Mass., she died April 1, 1842 in Jaffna, Ceylon [Sri Lanka] m. 2) Mary (Snell) Steele Oct 13, 1843 she died in 1873 m. 3) Charlotte (Alexander) Willis 9 Jun 1874 at Winchester, N.H. children: Thomas b. Jan 1845 in Varany Eunice Morse b. 1846 d. 1872 m. Rev. Elijah Harmon Laura d. at sea on the S.S. Stevenson June 3, 1872 Mary Elizabeth m. Harry B Holmes 2 other children prepared for college at Burr Seminary in Manchester, Vermont and graduated from Middlebury College in 1838; entered Andover Theological Seminary; graduated in 1841; ordained to the ministry 29 Sept. 1841. embarked for Ceylon [Sri Lanka] with his wife Eunice on October 14, 1841, aboard the ship Brenda. Eunice Morse Smith died shortly after their arrival in Jaffna, Ceylon; married Mary (Snell) Steele in 1843; was sent to Varany in March 1844, where his first child Thomas was born; moved to Panditeripo in May 1845; five children were born while Smith was stationed at Panditeripo; departed from Ceylon in late 1856 to the USA where he traveled widely visiting relatives between May 1857 and October 1860 including his brother Rev. Asa B Smith of Buckland, Mass. who was also a missionary; at the end of October 1860 John and his wife embarked in Boston for Ceylon aboard the Sea King, they arranged placements for their five oldest children whom they left behind in America; surviving "three gales and a hurricane", Smith with his wife and youngest daughter Mary arrived in India on March 11, 1861; was instrumental in planning and building a school for girls at Udupitty and in supervising the erection of a church; He preached, both in England and Tamil, to indigenous people, both in churches and in outdoor settings. His "Memorandum Book," begun in June, 1861, and now in the John C. and Mary S. Smith Family Papers at Yale Divinity School records Smith's labors on behalf of the missionary cause in Ceylon between 1861 and 1865; Mary, his youngest daughter, left Ceylon in January, 1865 at the age of twelve, to live in the States; daughter Laura came to Ceylon in 1870 and due to her health, the family left Ceylon on the S. S. Stevenson in March, 1872; lived in Winchester, N.H. after that; died in Hartford, Connecticut on March 21, 1884 at the age of 71; funeral was preached by son-in-law Rev. Elijah Harmon. [Biographies of John and Mary Smith and Their Children by Elizabeth C. Stevens]

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Rev John Curtis “J. C.” Smith's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, USA.
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Rev John Curtis “J. C.” Smith death on 21 Mar 1884 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 42.7708015
Longitude: -72.3700027

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Parent

Spouse

Mary Snell Smith

(1814 - 1873)

Charlotte Alexander Smith

(1818 - 1896)

Siblings

Children

Eunice Morse Smith Harmon

(1846 - 1872)

Laura Smith

(1847 - 1872)

Mary Elizabeth Smith Holmes

(1853 - 1929)

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