Today marks the 225th anniversary of the birth of the father of our first Bailey family to settle in Kent County, Smith Bailey.
Smith was a native of Vermont and married Eunice King in January of 1807. The couple began their family in Vermont, relocated for a time to Oswego, NY, and then moved on to Washtenaw Co., Michigan in time for the 1840 Census. The Bailey’s and their extended family had settled in Cannon Twp, Kent Co., Michigan sometime in the 1840s. But in 1846 they had established their farm and home and hosted the organizing meeting for the First Congregational Church at Steele’s Corner’s, now Bostwick Lake Congregational Church.
The couple had ten children: Helena V. (who married Henry Sherman), Jerusha King (who married J. W. Scott), Eunice King (who married Harrison Pitcher), Chloe (who married Simon Scott), Smith Jr. (who married Marian Waite), William King (who married Susan Howard), Luther (died unmarried), Sarah (who married Harvey Porter—Seth’s Brother) and Emeline who married John Kronk.
Smith Bailey died Jun 19, 1864 at the age of 77.
My Grandpa Bailey was the grandson of William King Bailey, through his son George.
Happy Hunting,
Jess
Genie Road Trip 
April 6, 2013 at 9:03 am
[…] Michigan which included among its charter members: my Grandpa Bailey’s Great Grandparents, Smith and Eunice Bailey, and two of their married daughters—Eunice Pitcher and Chloe Scott. Many of the Bailey’s […]
March 16, 2015 at 1:11 am
Smith and Eunice are my 4th great grandparents. Their daughter Chloe married Simon Scott are my 3rd and their daughter Hannah Almira Scott and Joseph Sawyer were my second and their son Rueban and Sarah Sawyer were my great grandparents and their daughter Edith Sawyer Edwards was my grandmother and her son Russell Edwards was my father.
March 17, 2015 at 10:38 am
Hi it’s nice to make another connection! As you I’ve noted, Smith is the Great Grandfather of my Step-Great Grandfather but I also happily credit him with helping me start my genealogy and I’ve spent a fair amount of time on his lines as well.