Mr. Willis Smith became a master mason and contractor in the city of New Haven. Some of the finest buildings in that city, and the soldiers’ monument in East Park, were constructed under his supervision.
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Willis Miner Smith
Born 5 Apr 1819 in New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
ANCESTORS
Son of Daniel Treat Smith and Rebecca (Sperry) Smith
Brother of Amos Smith, Benjamin Smith, Eliza Smith, Lewis Smith, Nancy (Smith) Buckingham, Sally Smith, Mary Smith, Isaac Treat Smith and Emily Smith
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died 25 May 1896 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Biography
Willis Miner Smith was born April 5, 1819 and died May 25, 1896. He was the son of Daniel Smith and Rebecca Sperry. [1]
1850 Census, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut: Willis M. Smith (mason), wife Mary E. age 28, and daughter Alice A. age 4.
1860 Census, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut: Willis M. Smith (master mason), wife Mary E. age 35, and daughter Alice A., age 13.

Sources
1 ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, "Families of Ancient New Haven", Vol VII, page 1653 (Smith Family).
• Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
• Year: 1870; Census Place: New Haven Ward 6, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: M593_110; Page: 551A; Image: 79714; Family History Library Film: 545609
• Find A Grave: Memorial #147396319