• Born: 12 Jun 1813, Ridgefield CT
• Marriage (1): Hannah Collins on 12 Apr 1843 in New York City NY
• Marriage (2): Mary Arrieta Smedes on 4 Apr 1851 in Chicago IL
• Died: 8 Mar 1861, Beloit WI

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

• He worked in 1835-1836 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Buffalo NY ¹⁸

• He worked circa 1839 as a silversmith, jeweler, and watchmaker in Chicago IL with a shop at 144 Lake Street, the first of the trade recorded in the city.
  

• He was a partner circa 1850-1854 with Eli Whatley in Chicago IL as SHERWOOD & WHATLEY, with a shop at 93 Lake Street.

• He appeared on the 1850 census taken at Chicago IL, listed as a jeweler.

Smith married Hannah Collins on 12 Apr 1843 in New York City NY. (Hannah Collins was born about 1822 in New York City NY and died before 1851 in Chicago IL.)

Smith next married Mary Arrieta Smedes on 4 Apr 1851 in Chicago IL. (Mary Arrieta Smedes was born on 17 Apr 1822 in New York and died on 26 May 1889.)