Fraktur of the Family of Joseph Smead
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FAMILY REGISTER. (in yellow print, surrounded by landscape illustration)

   FAMILY NAMES. (column title)

     PARENTS. (column subtitle 1)

E W Wetherell(?) & Joseph Smead
Sally Brown

     CHILDREN. (column subtitle 2)
     
Miriam(?) Wetherell
Lydia(?) Lucinda(?) Wetherell
Emelina(?) Wetherell
Lucky Brown Wetherell
Elinore Pratt Wetherell
Fanny Brewster Wetherell

Scotis(?) Lyman Smead
Joseph Brown Smead
Ephraim Alexander Smead

BORN
WHEN, AND WHERE. (column title)

Salem July 6 17
October 26th 1781 Westmoreland

Jan 16 1802         Roxbury Ct
Jan 20 1805         Roxbury Ct
Feb 18 1807         Roxbury Ct
Jan 13 1809         Roxbury Ct
March 12th 1811   Roxbury Ct
Sept 1st 1813       Westmoreland

Dec 22nd 1817    Mummery Park SE
Sept 20th 1819   Mummery(?) Park SE
Feb 1st 1822       Mummery(?) Park SE


MARRIED
WHEN, WHERE & BY WHOM. (column title)

-illegible-
-illegible-previo
       (children inferred from previous)
(blank line)
---  --  1828 S------  --
Oct 25th 1822
Jan 12th 1828 T---------   --
(blank line)
(blank line)


DIED
WHEN, AND WHERE. (column title)

-illegible-
(blank line)
       (children inferred from previous)
Jan 5th 1885  S------  Ct
(blank line)
(blank line)
(blank line)
(blank line)
(blank line)

S----  -----  ----- Ct
(blank line)
(blank line)

This image is a vintage, hand-colored American family register lithograph print that was popular during the 19th century. These registers were created to record the vital statistics of families, serving as a snapshot of a family's members and key life events during a time when civil registration was not widespread in the United States. 
Key Details
Format The document is a pre-printed form, likely a broadside, that has been filled in with handwritten ink entries for a specific family.
Content The register is organized into four main columns with decorative illustrations above them:
Family Names, Parents, Children: A list of family members, including the parents and their children.
Born When and Where: Birth dates and locations are recorded.
Married Where and By Whom: Marriage information, including location and the person who officiated.
Died When and Where: Dates and locations of death.
Historical Context The popularity of such prints coincided with the advent of American genealogy in the 19th century. Before widespread government-issued vital records, these and church records were essential for tracing family history.
Publishers The style of this print is typical of those produced by lithographers in New York, such as Nathaniel Currier (of Currier & Ives fame) and J. Baillie, with some existing examples being dated to the 1840s.