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Excerpt from Memorials of Peter Smith: Born, Brechin, Scotland, Sept, 21, 1802; Died, Andover, July 6, 1880 I was born in the city of Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, in the month of September, 1802. My father was a carpenter by trade. His name was Peter Smith. My mother's maiden name was Janet Middleton. They had five children, James, John, David, Peter, and Mary. David died when about eight years old. The first incident noticeable in regard to myself, and which has often recurred to my mind, was the saving of the life of my sister when she was about three years old, which occurred on a Sabbath afternoon. My father and mother both went to the kirk to hear some celebrated preacher, and left me at home to take care of my sister. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.