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Roland Hill Smith 1852 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1852

Birth Location: Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 25 Oct 1909

Death Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Smith

Mother: Margaret Stearns

Spouse(s): Marilda Sutton, Christina Whitlock, Melda Smith

Children(s): Harry Smith, William Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Betsey Smith, Margaret Smith, Thomas Smith, Harold Whitlock, Michael Smith, Cecil Emmons), Harry Smith

In 1852, Roland Hill Smith entered the world in Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada, born to John Smith and Margaret Stearns. In 1881, Roland Hill Smith resided in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Roland Hill Smith married Marilda Euphimia Sutton, Christina Matilda "Jenie" Whitlock, Melda Smith, and had children including Harry Winfred Smith, William John Smith, Elizabeth Marilda Smith, Betsey Smith, Margaret Smith, Thomas Roland "Roy" Smith, Harold Frank Whitlock, Michael Albert Smith, Cecil Smith ( Emmons), Harry Winfred Smith. Roland Hill Smith passed away in 1909 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Roland Hill Smith entered the world in Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada, born to John Smith and Margaret Stearns.
  • In 1881, Roland Hill Smith resided in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
  • Roland Hill Smith married Marilda Euphimia Sutton, Christina Matilda "Jenie" Whitlock, Melda Smith, and had children including Harry Winfred Smith, William John Smith, Elizabeth Marilda Smith, Betsey Smith, Margaret Smith, Thomas Roland "Roy" Smith, Harold Frank Whitlock, Michael Albert Smith, Cecil Smith ( Emmons), Harry Winfred Smith.
  • Roland Hill Smith passed away in 1909 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1795 – 1862
Birth Location: Stoneykirk, Wigtown, Scotland
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Margaret Stearns
1818 – 1878
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Marilda Sutton
1861 – 1900
Birth Location: Shedden, Ontario
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Christina Whitlock
1876 – 1908
Birth Location: Forest, Ontario, Canada
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Melda Smith
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Harry Smith
1880 – 1943
Birth Location: Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
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William Smith
1883 – 1942
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Smith
1885 – 1941
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Betsey Smith
1886 –
Birth Location: Ontario
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Margaret Smith
1887 – 1912
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Smith
1894 – 1947
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Harold Whitlock
1902 – 1924
Birth Location: Ontario
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Michael Smith
1905 – 1980
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Cecil Emmons)
1908 – 1983
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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Harry Smith
1880 – 1943
Birth Location: Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
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Roland Smith's Ancestors

Self
Roland Smith
1852 – 1909
Birth Place: Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada
Parents
John Smith
1795 – 1862
Stoneykirk, Wigtown, Scotland
Margaret Stearns
1818 – 1878
Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander Smith
1765 –
Stoneykirk, Wigtown, Scotland
Margaret McNarin
1765 –
Stoneykirk, Wigtown, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roland Smith's Descendants

1.
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Roland (Hill) Smith (14 Oct 1852 – 25 Oct 1909) m. Marilda (Euphimia) Sutton (1861 – 28 Mar 1900) m. Christina (Matilda "Jenie") Whitlock (1876 – 12 Aug 1908) m. Melda Smith
  1. 1. Harry (Winfred) Smith (9 Nov 1880 – 30 May 1943) m. Rose (Emma) Burdan (02 Apr 1885 – 30 Aug 1909) m. Lucy (Jane) Prudom (4 Jan 1891 – 29 Jul 1977)
    1. 1. Winford (William) Smith (31 Mar 1905 – 8 May 1967)
    2. 2. James (Roland) Smith (17 Dec 1906 – 02 Sep 1907)
    3. 3. Rosie (Emma Marilda Shirley Sinclair Goodall) Smith (29 Aug 1909 – Abt. 1970)
    4. 4. Marion ("Mary" Marilda) Smith (13 May 1913 – 27 Oct 1993)
    5. 5. William (Martin) Smith (27 Jan 1915 – 24 Mar 1988)
    6. 6. John ("Jack" Wellington) Smith (Mar 1917 – 1983)
    7. 7. Roy (Johnson) Smith (19 Jun 1919 – 1974)
    8. 8. Walter (James) Smith (01 Sep 1921 – 1996)
    9. 9. Louise (Marveline) Smith (8 FEB 1923 – 27 Oct 2020) m. Lyle (Emmerson) Bailey (1914 – 29 Aug 1989)
      1. 1. Gayle (Louise) Bailey (22 JAN 1943 – ) m. John (J.) Daamen (4 AUG 1936 – )
        1. 1. David (John) Daamen (6 SEP 1962 – ) m. Lesley Giles (5 MAR 1967 – ) m. Lisa Vandenberghe
        2. 2. Catherine (Anne) Daamen (29 MAY 1964 – ) m. Robert McDonald (27 JUL 1963 – )
        3. 3. Linda (Marie) Daamen (11 AUG 1965 – ) m. Jeff Nesbitt (25 MAY 1968 – )
        4. 4. Michael (James) Daamen (6 OCT 1966 – ) m. Tricia (Lynne) Krull (8 JUN 1969 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen Jane) Bailey (3 JUL 1945 – 28 Apr 2025) m. Keith (Francis) Davey (20 NOV 1948 – )
        1. 1. Jonathan (Bryce) Davey (23 APR 1981 – )
      3. 3. Ilene (Denise) Bailey (27 SEP 1953 – ) m. Adrien (Marten) Vandenbroek (10 SEP 1951 – )
        1. 1. Alissa (Marie) Vandenbroek (28 APR 1976 – )
        2. 2. Heather (Lynn) Vandenbroek (1 SEP 1978 – )
    10. 10. Betty (Jean) Smith (08 Aug 1925 – 21 Jul 2004)
    11. 11. Glen (Edward) Smith (27 Dec 1930 – 27 Oct 1993)
  2. 2. William (John) Smith (14 Sep 1883 – 26 Jan 1942) m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Sitzes (02 Oct 1888 – 30 Jun 1985)
    1. 1. Martha (Marilda) Smith (25 Jan 1906 – 27 May 1926)
    2. 2. Zelma (Hazel) Smith (17 Apr 1907 – 09 Oct 1973) m. William (Orvil) Post (14 Apr 1898 – 30 Aug 1953)
    3. 3. Rosie ("Irene") Smith (24 Aug 1909 – 2004) m. Ellwood Walker (08 Feb 1908 – 15 Dec 1987)
      1. 1. Gerald (Ervin) Walker (23 May 1928 – 26 Jun 1998)
    4. 4. Lillian (Lilly Margaret) Smith (01 Aug 1912 – 1998)
    5. 5. William (Urvil " Bud") Smith (07 Jun 1915 – 11 Jan 1971) m. Mary (Emily Jean) Johnston (16 Aug 1918 – 07 Jul 1983)
      1. 1. Eguene (William) Smith (8 Jul 1941 – 17 Feb 2021) m. Lynda Clark
      2. 2. James Smith
    6. 6. Thomas (Gordon) SMITH (27 Nov 1929 – 21 Dec 2008)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Marilda) Smith (25 Dec 1885 – 8 Jul 1941) m. Alexander Weatherston (September 1877 – )
    1. 1. George (W) Weatherstone (March 1903 – )
    2. 2. Dora Weatherstone (December 1905 – )
    3. 3. Isabell Weatherstone (January 1907 – )
    4. 4. Frank Weatherstone (February 1911 – )
  4. 4. Betsey Smith (Abt 1886 – )
  5. 5. Margaret Smith (01 May 1887 – 24 May 1912)
  6. 6. Thomas (Roland "Roy") Smith (18 Oct 1894 – 02 Mar 1947)
  7. 7. Harold (Frank) Whitlock (1902 – 1924)
  8. 8. Michael (Albert) Smith (13 Dec 1905 – 18 Aug 1980)
  9. 9. Cecil (Smith () Emmons) (22 April 1908 – Jul 1983)

Roland Smith's Timeline

10 Records

1852
14 Oct 1852
Birth of Roland Hill Smith in Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada
Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada
1852
1852
Roland Hill Smith was baptized in Bourg-Louis (Church of England), Québec
Bourg-Louis (Church of England), Québec
1881
Abt 1881
Age 29
Roland Hill Smith resided here in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1882
08 Sep 1882
Age 30
Roland Hill Smith was married in Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 39
Roland Hill Smith resided here in Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 39
Roland Hill Smith resided here in Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 49
Roland Hill Smith resided here in Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 49
Roland Hill Smith resided here in Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1909
25 Oct 1909
Age 57
Death of Roland Hill Smith in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1909
25 Oct 1909
Age 57
Death of Roland Hill Smith in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Bourg Louis, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Actes d’état civil et registres d’église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1967
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dresden, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: T-6325; Family No: 6
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 67
    [5] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_145.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Bourg-Louis (Church of England), Québec
    Record Source: Actes d’état civil et registres d’église du Québec (Collection Drouin), 1621 à 1967

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dresden, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: T-6325; Family No: 6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Dresden, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: T-6325; Family No: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 67

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Dawn, Bothwell, Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 67

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_145.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_145.
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