Solomon Mack Family Grave Dedication

Gilsum, New Hampshire – September 16, 2023

President Gary Gustafson welcoming all assembled
Historian Kathy Schillemat with the Historical Society of Cheshire County shared some background on Solomon Mack and his family
Solomon Mack (Lucy Mack Smith’s father) Family Burial Row in Gilsum, New Hampshire – Photo by Bryan Davis

Here are the 8 stones we have identified at the Centennial Cemetery in Gilsum–who they are and their relationship to Lucy Mack Smith:

1.  Solomon Mack (b. 1732) – Lucy’s father

2.  Capt. Solomon Mack II (b. 1773) – Lucy’s brother

3.  Esther Hayward Mack (b. 1773), 1st wife of Capt. Solomon Mack II – Lucy’s sister-in-law

4. Betsey Way Alexander Mack (b. 1773), 3rd wife of Capt. Solomon Mack II – Lucy’s sister-in-law

5. Dennis Mack (b. 1809), son of Capt. Solomon Mack II – Lucy’s nephew

6. Amos Mack (b. 1807), son of Capt. Solomon Mack II – Lucy’s nephew

7. Esther Mack (b. 1815), daughter of Capt. Solomon Mack II – Lucy’s niece

8. Chauncey Alexander (b. 1831), daughter of Betsey Way and Jabez Alexander – Lucy’s step nephew

Solomon Mack Family Grave Report

The Macks of Gilsum and Marlow, New Hampshire by Katharine Schillemat

The Mack Family in Gilsum by Rick Nelson

Dedicatory Prayer by Daniel Adams

Smith Family New England Tour – Moroni Day & Solomon Mack Family Graves Dedication

To view the Solomon Mack Family Celebration Videos – click on images below.

Solomon Mack Family Graves Dedication – filmed in Gilsum, New Hampshire – September 16, 2023 – video thanks to Bryan Davis
Lucy Mack Smith Commemoration Video – filmed September 16, 2023 in Nashua, New Hampshire by Bryan Davis

Talk on Lucy Mack Smith given by Margaret Penfield

Solomon Mack Tribute by Matthew Maddox

Lucy Mack Smith Commemoration Report

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