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<p> a Presbyterian minister, was born in Wilmington, Del., about the year 1772; graduated at Hampden [[Sidney]] College in 1791; studied theology privately; was licensed by Redstone [[Presbytery]] Nov. 14, 1792; was ordained and installed by the same presbytery as pastor of the congregations of George's [[Creek]] and the Tent in Fayette Co., Pa., Aug. 20, 1794, and of the congregations of [[Rehoboth]] and Roundhill. Westmoreland Co., in 1798, where he remained until his death, Aug. 24, 1803. Mr. Smith was a well- read divine, and an earnest and faithful preacher. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 3, 280, note. (J.L.S.) </p>
<p> a Congregational minister, was born at Bozrah, Connecticut, December 13, 1767. He graduated from Yale College in 1795; commenced preaching in Durham, February 15, 1799, and was ordained August 15 following; was dismissed January 11, 1832, and died at [[Fair]] Haven, March 5, 1862. When ninety years old he was able to act as chaplain to the [[Cincinnati]] Society, in Boston, and preached at Washington, in [[Congress]] Hall. See Chauncy Memorial, page 170. (J.C.S.) </p>


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<ref name="term_61360"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/smith,+david David Smith from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_61364"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/smith,+david,+d.d. David Smith from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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David Smith [1]

a Congregational minister, was born at Bozrah, Connecticut, December 13, 1767. He graduated from Yale College in 1795; commenced preaching in Durham, February 15, 1799, and was ordained August 15 following; was dismissed January 11, 1832, and died at Fair Haven, March 5, 1862. When ninety years old he was able to act as chaplain to the Cincinnati Society, in Boston, and preached at Washington, in Congress Hall. See Chauncy Memorial, page 170. (J.C.S.)

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