Louise N. Seaman, ^^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1834 - 1890  (55 years)

• Name	Louise N. Seaman
  Suffix	^
  Born	5 Nov 1834	NY   [3, 5, 6]
  	[Her death certificate recorded an age at death of 57. The 1850 census recorded her age as 15. Full date is from the Leming manuscript.]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  Residence	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	in the household of her parents, Abram and Mary Seamon
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [7]
  Name	Louisa Smith
  	While some sources refer to her as Louisa, her gravestone indicates Louise.
  Died	8 Jun 1890	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3, 6]
  	She died of Apoplexy. She was attended by G. Swezey, MD.
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8, 9]
  	Address: Lot 50-52
  	While her death certificate indicated that she was interred at the Woodland cemetery in Bellport, NY, records of the Oaklawn cemetery in Brookhaven, NY indicate that she was interred there. A gravestone with her name was found.
  Person ID	I917	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Abraham F. Seaman, ^,   b. 7 Sep 1807, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary C. [Seaman], ^,   b. Abt 1808/9, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [1]
  	(marriage inferred)
  Family ID	F284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Ellis Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 18 Aug 1831,   d. 19 May 1912  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1855  [3, 4, 6]
  	Leming manuscript indicated: "John E. and his wife Louise N. S. Smith had nine children born to them."
  Children	1. Sanford (Sandford) Ellis Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 24 Aug 1858, NY ,   d. 11 Nov 1933  (Age 75 years)   2. Edgar F. Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 23 Nov 1860,   d. May 1920, {TX}  (Age 59 years)   3. John M. Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 15 Jan 1862,   d. 14 May 1862  (Age 0 years)   4. George M. Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 11 Apr 1865,   d. 6 Jun 1918  (Age 53 years)   5. Mary Evelyn Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 15 Jan 1867, NY ,   d. 1940, {MA}  (Age 72 years)   6. William Preston Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. Abt 1869–1871, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk}, NY ,   d. 17 Mar 1945  (Age ~ 74 years)   7. Amy B. Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. Abt 1873, NY ,   d. 26 Mar 1945  (Age ~ 72 years)   8. Frances (Fanny) L. Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 7 Feb 1875, NY ,   d. 17 Apr 1951  (Age 76 years)   9. Nina Smith, "Rock" ^,   b. 16 Dec 1877, NY ,   d. 31 Aug 1949  (Age 71 years)
  Headstones		#021.050/052.Smith01: John E. & Louise N. Smith gravestone Plot: 050/052. W. Preston Smith & John E. Smith
  		#021.050/052.Smith00: Smith Family plot. .. All the Smiths in this plot are descended from John Smith ("Rock Smith") of the Town of Hempstead, NY. 'The Town of Hempstead had a large quota of Smith families from it's earliest days, probably none of these related to one another originally. Among the town's proprietors and those who paid toward the patent were no less than six John Smiths. Very naturally, they were often distinguished by an added appellation. ... John Smith "Rock" (one of these six men) and his family became known as the "Rock" Smiths. This word might be spelled Rock, Roc, Rox, R or r; it might appear instead of a first name, as a middle name, as a word or symbol following the surname, and even between surname and Junior or its symbol J. This diverse usage shows it was not an alias or second surname or mother's maiden name, but merely an identifying term.' (Bailey). Other early Long Island Smith families had similar appellations, therefore "Tangier" Smith (of Mastic and Manor of St. George), "Bull" Smith (of Smithtown,) "Black" Smith (of Merrick,) and "Blue" Smith (of Hempstead.) As to be expected, these early Smith families often intermarried, making research complicated. The origin of the appellation is uncertain, engendering much speculation among various commentators. Much of the lineage recorded here, showing the descendancy from John "Rock" Smith to the Brookhaven Hamlet Smiths derives from a "Smith" Cedar Grove cemetery monument, Patchogue, NY. This eccentric monument, erected in 1909, purports to show the "complete" genealogy of the "Rock" Smiths from early Colonial days to Mrs. Ruth Newey Smith, who erected the monument. Hundreds of names are inscribed on the monument. This monument was transcribed by Mrs. Caleb M. Edwards, and appeared in the Long Island newspaper, Newsday, 16 Sep 1993. However, I believe this record inscribed on this monument to be fundamentally flawed -- see John Smith "Rock," Jr. This plot is a merging of two lots (lots 050 and 052), originally assigned to W. Preston Smith and John E. Smith. William Preston Smith was a son of John Ellis Smith, but apparently was not interred here. Mrs. Preston Smith is interred at lot 116. Plot: 050/052
  Family ID	F1944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1850 Census, p. 120. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 209. [S176] Leming: Rock Smith. [S177] Smith Monument: Cedar Grove Cemetery. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 120. Age 15. [S175] Death Certificate: Louisa M. Smith. [S42] 1880 Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T9_934; Family History Film: 1254934; Page: 132C; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 0819. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery. [S175] Death Certificate: Louisa M. Smith. Death certificate records "Interred 17 Lot # 50"