Liz, According to Sampubco.com there is a will on file in Chemung County for a Joseph Smith of Elmira in the 1840's time period that would fit your guy. Have you checked with the Surrogate's court there? Sampubco would only have the will from micriofilm. I would get the whole estate file from Elmira. Dick Hillenbrand Upstate New York Genealogy www.UNYG.com/ On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:47 AM, Dave & Liz DuBois <ddubois@sinclair.net>wrote: > Sue, > > If 'my' Joseph Smith was related to the LDS one, they'd likely be > cousins of some sort. My ancestor was a deacon in the Baptist church > and when he moved to Elmira, he was active in the Baptist church there. > In the obit for one of his daughters he was referred to as having been a > "prominent citizen of Orange County". Do your books show him at all? > > Liz > > On 6/10/2010 10:17 PM, Goldsage@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Liz: > > > > Boy, I wonder if this Joseph Smith you are looking for is related to the > > family of Joseph Smith the founder and prophet of the LDS Church. It > might > > be a good lead to follow, because the Prophet Joseph Smith was involved > at > > Elmira, N.Y. I have some books that might help determine if this is the > > case. There maybe be members of the LDS Church on the message board > too, who > > might have more info. ??? Check out family search for his pedigree. I > am > > sure it is prominent elsewhere on the web too. I > > Sue > > > > > > In a message dated 6/10/2010 9:34:13 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > ddubois@sinclair.net writes: > > > > Sue, > > > > Thank you for both of your responses. I have contacted the OCGS for > > their help. I've been a member for many years, hoping to find a very > > elusive Joseph Smith who lived in the Orange County area and then moved > > to Elmira, NY where he died in 1846. I'll check with the town and > > village historians for Hezekiah Mead. I keep hoping something new will > > emerge! > > > > Thanks for your good advice! > > Liz > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Aha! There you are, Dick! Greetings. --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Rich Hill <richhill58@gmail.com> wrote: ...will on file in Chemung County for a Joseph Smith of Elmira in the 1840's time period... Dick