On 17 Jun 1782 when Eli was 28, he married
Huldah Merwin, daughter of
Miles Merwin (29 Nov 1719-14 May 1764) &
Mary Tibbals (26 Feb 1722/3-27 Dec 1797), in Oxford, CT.
Born ca 1756. Huldah died in Bridgewater, MA on 14 Dec 1815.
Children of Eli and Huldah (Merwin) Smith, born at Bridgewater, CT:
i. Merwin Smith, b. 14 Jul 1783, d. 22 Oct 1783;
ii. Eli Merwin Smith, b. 25 Aug 1784, d. 4 Apr 1865 at Roxbury, CT, m. at Bridgewater 24 Dec 1807 Lucretia Randall (b. 30 May 1787 at Bridgewater, dau. of Charles & Mary Randall;
iii. Polly Hulda Smith, b. 20 Nov 1785;
iv. Ruth Smith, b. 20 Jan 1789;
v. Anna Smith, b. 30 Apr 1791, d. 17 May 1791;
vi. Almon Smith, b. ca. 1793, m. Almeria (d. 6 Nov 1819 at Bridgewater;
vii. Lyman Smith, b. 14 Oct 1795, d. 8 Feb 1873 at Bridgewater, m. Susanna Wooster (dau. of Peer & Elizabeth (Canfield) Wooster); and
viii. Orange Smith, b. ca. 1797, m. Martha Morris (dau. of Amos & Eunice (Clark) Morris).