Individual Details
Chloe Smith
(10 Nov 1762 - 7 Feb 1847)
From RBH Diary, Feb. 18, 1844-
"Grandmother was very industrious all her life. She is almost eighty and retains the use of her mental facilities in a good degree of perfection. Her good strong sense and great industry have made her very useful to all who have had anything to do with her..."
"Grandmother was very industrious all her life. She is almost eighty and retains the use of her mental facilities in a good degree of perfection. Her good strong sense and great industry have made her very useful to all who have had anything to do with her..."
Events
| Birth | 10 Nov 1762 | South Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA | |||
| Marriage | 1779 | Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT - Rutherford Hayes Sr. |  | ||
| Death | 7 Feb 1847 | West Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT |  | ||
| Burial | 1847 | Cemetery, West Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Rutherford Hayes Sr. (1756 - 1836) |
| Child | Polly Hayes (1780 - 1866) |
| Child | Linda Hayes (1782 - 1833) |
| Child | Russell Hayes (1784 - 1856) |
| Child | Rutherford Hayes Jr. (1787 - 1822) |
| Child | Clarissa Hayes (1789 - 1883) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" Hayes (1793 - 1882) |
| Child | Abigail Hayes (1796 - 1867) |
| Child | Fanny Hayes (1800 - 1870) |
| Child | William Rutherford Hayes (1804 - 1852) |
| Child | Hayes ( - ) |
| Child | Hayes ( - ) |
| Father | Colonel Israel Smith (1739 - 1811) |
| Mother | Abigail Chandler (1741 - 1791) |
Notes
Death
Died - In this town, on the 17th inst., of paralysis, Mrs Chloe Hayes, widow of the late Rutherford Hayes, aged 84.During a long life, the deceased has sustained its various relations with great fidelity--and, altho' the summons which called her from its duties was most sudden and unexpected to her friends, still they feel the comforting assurance it found her prepared.
Mrs H. could count as her descendants, 11 children, 47 grand children and 35 great grand children--in all 93.
Source: Vermont Phoenix, February 25, 1847 via FindaGrave.com 2/2012
Endnotes
1. Hayes, Charles Wells, George Hayes of Windsor and his Descendants ) (Buffalo: Baker, Jones & Co., 1884).