Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1785; Rhode Island, 1790; New York City, New York, 1800-1810.
Classification: Builder
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991; rev. ed., 1997, with updated information). —
Born 1758? in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland; graduate King's College, Aberdeen, 1774; ordained deacon, 1778, and priest, 1780; immigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ca. 1785; in Rhode Island, 1790; in New York, 1800; author and composer; built small organs 1800-1810 in New York City. Smith died April 6, 1821, in New York City, New York.
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