Smith family.

John Adams Smith (1787-1860), the son of Benoni and Mehitabel Smith, was born in Rutland, Mass., on 24 September 1787. He married, on 9 November 1820, Sally Sargent (1797-1849), the daughter of John and Sally Sargent, of Leicester, Mass. They had four children: John Sargent (1821- ); William Adison (1824- ); Sarah Jane (1826- ); and Mary Denny (1830- ).

Smith, along with James Smith ( - ), Alpheus Smith ( - ), and Rufus Smith (1792-1818), were merchants in Leicester. Together they purchased a shop from John Woodcock (1776-1814) that manufactured cards for the textile industry. It became known as Woodcock, Smith & Company.

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