From the Marriage Records, Charlotte County, New Brunswick - "William Merrill and Thankful Smith both of St. David's were married this day married banns having been first duly published and consent had of parents and guardians, by me - Shiff Thomson, Missionary. In the presence of William Vance [?llenca?? and Moses Smith"
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From "The Leonard Scott Poems of Growing Up in St. David Parish in the 1820s" [http://www.rootsweb.com/nbstdavi/poemsscott.html]
"One of the most interesting sections, for family historians, is the one describing the school at the top of "Eliphalet's Hill", which must have been somewhere in the Tower Hill area. I recognize some of my relatives who are mentioned: the sisters Thankful Smith (b. abt. 1810), Rhoda Smith (b. abt. 1805), Jane Smith (b. abt. 1816) and Louisa Smith; the siblings Walter Towers "the pugilist" (b.1801), Edward Towers (b.1798), Miles Towers (b.1795), and Jeannie Towers; Valentine Sharman (b. abt. 1805) and his cousins Harris Sharman (b.1806), Anna Sharman (b.1802), Cyrene ("Serene") Sharman (b.1809) and Will Sharman (b.1811); "laughing" Joe Connick (b. abt. 1796)."
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"..And Louisa Smith, and her namesake as well,
And Thankful, and Rhoda, and Jane,
The McLaughlens who aided our numbers to swell,
Though failing high honors to gain."