H. Nelson Smith

1884 - 1953  (69 years)

• Name	H. Nelson Smith  [1]
  Birth	1884	East Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1953	Riverheaqd (Central Suffolk hospital), Riverhead, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I16542	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	H. Benson Smith, >,   b. 1855, East Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 30 Aug 1932, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Alice M Petty,   b. Jul 1856, New York d. 15 Oct 1931, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1881
  Family ID	F7013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Doretha Gardner,   b. 10 Jun 1891, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 2 Dec 1971 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1909	Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. Betty Smith,   b. Abt 1910   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice Elizabeth Smith,   b. 23 Jul 1915, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 30 Jan 1971, Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F7014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 16 Oct 1931, p. 2. Mrs. Alice M. Smith, wife of H. Benson Smith, died at her home on Terry street Wednesday forenoon at the age of 73. She suffered a stroke a year ago last July and had been ill the greater part of the time since and had been in serious condition for several weeks. She was born in Port Jefferson but had lived in Patchogue for the past 50 years, her husband conducting a wagon- and boat-building shop. She leaves her husband, two sons, H. Nelson Smith of Riverhead and Benson D. Smith of Brookhaven, and a sister, Mrs. Martha Dayton of Port Jefferson. The funeral is being held this afternoon at 2 0'clock from Ruland's funeral chapel, the John Robert Gee of the Congregational church officiating, with interment in Cedar Grove cemetery. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 26 Feb 1953, p. 21. H. Nelson Smith, 69, a former resident of East Patchogue, died February 17 at Central Suffolk hospital in Riverhead, where he had lived for many years. Mr. Smith, who conducted a plumbing and heating business in Riverhead, was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge there and an exempt fireman. His home was at 132 Union avenue. He was born in East Patchogue, the son of the late Benson Smith and Alice Petty Smith. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothea Gardner Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Dusenbury of Riverhead and Mrs. Betty Tyler of Mattituck; a brother, Bensdon C. Smith of Orange, Tex., and three grandchildren. Services were conducted last Thursday by the Rev. Arthur C. Brown, pastor of the Riverhead Methodist church and burial was in Riverhead cemetery.