AaronSmith (1760-1838) was born in New York in 1760. In July 1778 while a resident of Hadley, Massachusetts, 18 year old Smith enlisted in the Massachusetts Militia serving under Captains White, Benson and Stone in the Regiments of Colonel Rufus Putnam, Joseph Vose and the Marquis de Lafayette, respectively. Smith was present at the battle of Yorktown and was mustered out two years later in June 1783.

Aaron moved from New York to Burlington, Wisconsin where he died, at the age of 78, on September 23, 1838. Although never located, his grave is believed to be somewhere on the Cooper School ground in Burlington. A bronze government "In Memory Of" marker has been placed on the grounds of the school very near where an account states that Smith's bones were once disinterred from its backyard burial site on the Amanda Street property he once live. The property was being leveled for construction of a house.

The DAR has also dedicated a plaque affixed to a large boulder located in Burlington's Wagner Park. The park is located by taking Highway 11 (Chestnut Street). It is along side Honey Creek.

GPS coordinates for school marker -- N42.67767°; W088.28319°

GPS coordinates for DAR plaque -- N42.63454°; W088.28570°