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  Birth	Abt 1819	NY   [1, 2, 3]
  	Her obituary indicated that she was seventy-seven at her death. Census records suggest later birth dates, abt 1824/5.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Census	1860	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  Residence	1860	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [5]
  	in the household of her mother, Theodosia Carman Smith,
  Census	1880	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [6]
  	She was recorded as a widowed. If so, she was using her birth surname, not her married name. Also living in her household were Anna Avery, a school teacher, and Elsey Jones, a servant.
  Died	15 Jan 1896	South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  	The date recorded is the date of her funeral. Her obituary stated that she was seventy-seven years old.
  Buried	16 Jan 1896	Greenport, Southold, Suffolk, NY   [3]
  	The obituary stated: "where her relatives resided."
  Person ID	I238	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	04 May 2010
  Father	Seth Smith, >,   d. Likely or certainly yes (based on other fact dates), date unknown
  Mother	Theodosie Carman, ^,   b. 17 Mar 1791, South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 4 Mar 1869, {South Haven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Family ID	F94	Group Sheet

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 113. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 216. Age 26.. [S463] Brooklyn Eagle, Obituary, 17 Jan 1896, p. 7.. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 215.. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 216.. [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0934 Page Number 94A. [S463] Brooklyn Eagle, Obituary, 17 Jan 1896, p. 7.. "Funeral services were held over the body of Miss Theodosia Smith of South Haven last Wednesday. She was 77 years old and never married. She was buried yesterday at Greenport, where her relatives reside."