Lifelong resident of Hartford, he established a saddlery and harness manufacturing business in 1794 that later became the Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company
| When Burke met | 1811 |
| Where Burke met | Hartford, CT |
| Occupation | Artisan |
| Interaction with Burke | Helped provide a horse and wagon for Burke |
| Identity Status | Confirmed |
| Genealogy | WikiTree |
| Memoir Pages | 73 |
Notes
Deacon Normand Smith (born November 4, 1771 or 1772 in Hartford, Connecticut; died May 20, 1860 in Hartford) was a silversmith and saddlery founder. A lifelong resident of Hartford, he established a saddlery and harness manufacturing business in 1794 that later became the Smith-Worthington Saddlery Company, supplying equestrian equipment to civilians and the military. Records indicate he also worked as a silversmith in Hartford from roughly 1794 to 1850. The son of William Smith and Mary Sloan, he married three times: first to Mary Boardman in 1795, second to Elizabeth Kingsbury in 1821, and third to Lucy Morris in 1827. Among his many children were Charles Boardman Smith, who became a senior partner in his father’s saddlery firm, and clergyman James Allwood Smith. A deacon whose funeral was held at the North Church, Smith was buried in Hartford’s Old North Cemetery.
Sources
Burke, William. Memoir of William Burke: A Soldier of the Revolution, Reformed from Intemperance, and for Many Years a Consistent and Devoted Christian; Carefully Prepared from a Journal Kept by Himself; to Which Is Added, an Extract from a Sermon Preached at His Funeral, by Rev. Nathaniel Miner. Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany, 1837.