grandfather Smith, Henry, c.1794 or 1798 born in New York; March 2, 1815 graduated from West Point (19/40) and appointed 3rdlt., Corps of Artillery; 1816-1819 at Greenbush, N. Y. June 17, 1816 2ndlt., 2nd U. S. Infantry Rgt. 1819-1820 quartermaster duty at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. Dec. 9, 1819-June 1, 1821 regimental quartermaster; 1820-1822 quartermaster duty at Plattsburg, N. Y. 1822 at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. and quartermaster duty at Green Bay, Wis. 1822-1823 at Ft. Brady, Mich. Oct. 25, 1822-July 10, 1823 assistant quartermaster; Jan. 8, 1823 1stlt., 2nd U. S. Infantry Rgt. 1823 at Ft. Smith, Ark. July 12, 1823-April 17, 1826 aide de camp to MajGen. W. Scott; July 30, 1823 transferred to 6th U. S. Infantry Rgt. April 17, 1826-Oct. 15, 1830 assistant quartermaster; April 17, 1826-Oct. 15, 1830 quartermaster duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. July 7, 1826 capt. 1830-1832 Black Hawk war; Aug. 2, 1832 engaged Sac Indians in battle of Bad Axe River; Jan. 26, 1833-Nov. 16, 1836 engineer duty; Nov. 16, 1836 resigned; 1836-1840 civil engineer in U. S. service superintending harbor improvements on Lake Erie; 1837-1840 Michigan state representative; 1838 disbursing agent in Indian Department; 1841-1846 majgen., Michigan militia; 1846 mayor of Monroe, Mich. March 3, 1847 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; 1847 quartermaster duty at Detroit, Mich. and at Vera Cruz, Mexico; July 24, 1847 died at Vera Cruz, Mexico and buried in Woodland Cemetery at Monroe, Mich.
grandfather Smith, Henry, c.1794 or 1798 born in New York; March 2, 1815 graduated from West Point (19/40) and appointed 3rdlt., Corps of Artillery; 1816-1819 at Greenbush, N. Y. June 17, 1816 2ndlt., 2nd U. S. Infantry Rgt. 1819-1820 quartermaster duty at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. Dec. 9, 1819-June 1, 1821 regimental quartermaster; 1820-1822 quartermaster duty at Plattsburg, N. Y. 1822 at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. and quartermaster duty at Green Bay, Wis. 1822-1823 at Ft. Brady, Mich. Oct. 25, 1822-July 10, 1823 assistant quartermaster; Jan. 8, 1823 1stlt., 2nd U. S. Infantry Rgt. 1823 at Ft. Smith, Ark. July 12, 1823-April 17, 1826 aide de camp to MajGen. W. Scott; July 30, 1823 transferred to 6th U. S. Infantry Rgt. April 17, 1826-Oct. 15, 1830 assistant quartermaster; April 17, 1826-Oct. 15, 1830 quartermaster duty at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. July 7, 1826 capt. 1830-1832 Black Hawk war; Aug. 2, 1832 engaged Sac Indians in battle of Bad Axe River; Jan. 26, 1833-Nov. 16, 1836 engineer duty; Nov. 16, 1836 resigned; 1836-1840 civil engineer in U. S. service superintending harbor improvements on Lake Erie; 1837-1840 Michigan state representative; 1838 disbursing agent in Indian Department; 1841-1846 majgen., Michigan militia; 1846 mayor of Monroe, Mich. March 3, 1847 maj., quartermaster, volunteers; 1847 quartermaster duty at Detroit, Mich. and at Vera Cruz, Mexico; July 24, 1847 died at Vera Cruz, Mexico and buried in Woodland Cemetery at Monroe, Mich.
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