Background
Smith, Annie Morrill was born on February 13, 1856 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Henry Edwin (Doctor of Medicine and Cynthia (Langdon) Morrill.
Smith, Annie Morrill was born on February 13, 1856 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Henry Edwin (Doctor of Medicine and Cynthia (Langdon) Morrill.
When she was young, Annie Morrill Smith had studied botany abroad, and became interested in bryophytes and lichens.
She was a largely self-taught amateur who became important to the From 1906 to 1911 she acted as the sole editor of The Bryologist. She also published a number of important genealogical books She was acquanted with Elizabeth Gertrude Britton and Abel Joel Grout, cofounders of the In 1905, she became the formal editor, and served in this role until 1911.
During this time she used much of her personal wealth to keep the Society solvent.
She served as Treasurer of the Society for 10 years. She was Vice President for seven years.
And President for two years. Her attention to detail made her a natural genealogist.
She published a number of important books, including:
Morrill Kindred in America
Ancestors of Henry Montgomery Smith and Catherine Forshee
From One Generation To Another.
Member Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Sullivant Moss Society, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Daughters of American Revolution Club: Bronxville Colony North.E. Women. Now devoting time to genealogy.
Married Hugh M. Smith, Doctor of Medicine of Cayuga County, New York, June 9, 1880 (died, 1897).