Joseph Henry Smith

1803 - 1836  (33 years)

• Name	Joseph Henry Smith  [1, 2]
  	Joseph Smith was also known as Henry Smith according to historical records of Lower Merion Township about his grandson, Thomas V. Smith. He apparently took over the proprietership of the Flat Rock Hotel when Henry Grow Sr. died in 1826. When he died about 10 years later at the age of 33, his wife, Catherine ran the Flat Rock Hotel built by her father, Henry Grow Sr. with the help of her son, who was 14 at the time, until he was old enough to continue alone as the proprieter. Mary Righter Grow was still listed as the head of household in the 1830 census. She probably still lived in the family farmhouse. The Flat Rock Hotel sat on the northeast corner of Henry Sr's. original property. That portion was split and deeded to William Grow Smith by 1851.
  Born	1803	Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Nov 1836	Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
  Buried	St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
  		Grave Memorial for Joseph Henry Smith
  Person ID	I341	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family	Marie Catherine W. Grow,   b. 21 Jun 1805, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Feb 1874, Norriton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 68 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1823	Pennsylvania
  Children	1. William Grow Smith,   b. 14 Dec 1823, Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Feb 1899, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1803 - Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Married - 12 Jun 1823 - Pennsylvania Died - 11 Nov 1836 - Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Buried - - St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ardmore, Montgomery, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  In August 15, 1840 the prophet Joseph Smith announced the practice of baptism for the dead. They performed these baptisms in the Mississippi. Henry Grow, Jr. stood in as proxy for Joseph Smith his brother-in-law. Henry supplied information as his birthdate about 1805 of Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, married to Catherine Grow (Henry's sister) on 12 Jun 1823. Date of proxy baptism 2 Sept 1843 with John Taylor as officiator. (Nauvoo Baptismal Record for the Dead. Book D6)

  
  

• Sources

  [S152] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints � Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Perry, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1165; Family History Film: 1255165; Page: 116C; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0232. Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Penn, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States [S153] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.