Topsfield Historical Collections vol.8, Topsfield Historical Society, MA, 1902. Call No. F74.T6T6 ASAEL SMITH, born May 21, 1773, in Windham, Rockingham County, N. H. He married Elizabeth Shellenger, March 21, 1802. In 1809 he settled in Stockholm, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., and in 1836 removed to Kirtland, Ohio. He accepted the mission of his nephew, Joseph, and became a member of the "Mormon" Church in 1835. From that time his life was spent in the ministry. He died July 21, 1848, at Iowaville, Wapello County, Iowa, while on his way to the Rocky Mountains. His son Elias, a pioneer of theWest, became probate judge of Salt Lake County, Utah, in 1852 and served until 1882.