James Joseph Smith	b.1821 Province of Quebec, Canada d. 1905 Houghton County, Michigan
married: Adeline Marie Tasterie (m.Province of Quebec, Canada) b.12 November 1834 Province of Quebec, Canada d.08 October 1908 Houghton County, Michigan Joseph's last name was changed from Colet, Collet,Collett,Collette,Colette	parents of (James Joseph ):
children: [F] Julia Smith (b.1861 Illinois) [M] Joseph (b.1863 Illinois) [M] William (b.1865 Illinois) [M] Albert (b.1867 Michigan) d.1954 Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan [M] Peter (b.06 December 1871 Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI) d.30 July 1924 Houghton County, MI married Mary Louise Sheehan Houghton County, Michigan
fact sources and writings about this individual: 1. 1870 Census, Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI. 2. Phillip Smith , Ohio State University. 3. 1870 Census Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI, film 714 book 1 page 31 line 16. 4. 1900 Adams Twp., Houghton County, MI Census. 5. 1870 Census, Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI. 6. 1870 Census Ishpeming, Marquette County, MI. 7. Forest Hill Cemetery Records. 8. Photographs, "fig." 9. 1920 Adams Twp., Houghton County, Michigan Census, ancestry.com images online, page 2 line 64, ED# 112 , Precinct # 2 Town of Baltic. 10. 1920 Adams Twp., Houghton County, Michigan Census, 17b, Roll 768 Book 2. 11. Forest Hill Cemetery Records. 12. Photographs, "fig." 13. 1900 Adams Twp., Houghton County, MI Census. 14. 1920 Adams Twp., Houghton County, Michigan Census, ancestry.com images online, page 2, line 65, ED# 112 Precinct # 2 Town of Baltic. 15. 1880 U.S Census Adams Twp., Houghton, MI, Roll 581 Book 1, Page 473b, line 4.