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Family: Caleb Post/Mary Smith (F4)
m. 27 Oct 1816

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• Father | Male Caleb Post, †^

  
  

  Born	6 Jul 1785	Southampton, Suffolk, NY
  Died	15 Sep 1872	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	27 Oct 1816  [1, 2]	Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY  [1, 2]
  Father	James Post, > | F9 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Huntting, > | F9 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Mary Smith, †^

  
  

  Born	17 Feb 1790	Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Died	5 Dec 1869	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Father	John Benjamin Smith, > | F16 Group Sheet
  Mother	Rachael Conklin, †> | F16 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male James Post, ^

  
  

  Born	4 May 1818
  Died	1 Mar 1840	at sea
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Elkanah Post, ^

  
  

  Born	27 Oct 1819
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Henrietta Dater | F3345
  Married	4 Dec 1851	Sloatsburg, Rockland, NY

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Rachael Smith Post, ^

  
  

  Born	28 May 1821
  Died	21 Mar 1893
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	Stephen Brown Sanxay, ^ | F2730
  Married	22 Nov 1848	New York, New York, NY

  
  

  Child 4 | Male John Post, ^

  
  

  Born	18 Apr 1823
  Died	7 Mar 1900
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY

  
  

  Child 5 | Male William Post, ^

  
  

  Born	13 Feb 1828	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Died	21 Mar 1888	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Buried		Bellport (Woodland Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Spouse	Eleanor Cornelia Sackett, ^ | F3
  Married	8 Jan 1859

  
  

• Notes

  Residence: "He was a carpenter and built the Post House in Brookhaven (located near the intersection of South Country Road and Beaver Dam Road) around 1823; this house was inherited by his son William and was James Howell Post's summer home."

  
  

• Sources

  [S43] Beachfern Road Cemetery. [S481] Richard Jones: James Post Descendants.