David Smiley (1760-)

Dr David Smiley (1760-?)

Vital Statistics

 * Son of John Smiley (1720-1774) and Mary Kimball
 * 1760-Apr-10 : Birth in Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts Colony
 * 1775-1776 : Revolutionary War Service

Biography
Born in Haverhill, MA in 1760. Educated in the common schools and spent his early life bound out to a shoemaker.

Revolutionary War Service
1776 - spent three months at Winter Hill during the Siege of Boston. Enlisted again and took part in the Battle of Stillwater and served also at West Point and in New Jersey campaigns. He was finally placed in command of a small guard at Fishkill.