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Sylvester Smith 1850 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1850

Birth Location: North Dorchester

Death Date: 11 Jan 1936

Death Location: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Father: Anthony Smith

Mother: Magdalena Snively

Spouse(s): Eliza Hamilton

Children(s): Ethel Smith

Sylvester Smith was born in 1850 in North Dorchester, the child of Anthony Smith and Magdalena Snively. Sylvester Smith married Eliza Ann Hamilton, and had children including Ethel May Smith. Sylvester Smith passed away in 1936 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Sylvester Smith was born in 1850 in North Dorchester, the child of Anthony Smith and Magdalena Snively.
  • Sylvester Smith married Eliza Ann Hamilton, and had children including Ethel May Smith.
  • Sylvester Smith passed away in 1936 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Smith
1808 – 1859
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Magdalena Snively
1822 – 1876
Birth Location: N Dorchester Twp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Hamilton
1852 – 1928
Birth Location: South Dorchester
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Children(s)

Ethel Smith
1883 – 1889
Birth Location: Alvinston, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Sylvester Smith's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Smith
1850 – 1936
Birth Place: North Dorchester
Parents
Anthony Smith
1808 – 1859
Pennsylvania, United States
Magdalena Snively
1822 – 1876
N Dorchester Twp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Peter Smith
1786 – 1861
New York, United States
Mary
1789 – 1851
Conrad Snively
1789 –
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Schmidt
1755 – 1851
Maria Alstyne
1763 – 1851
Jacob Snively
1763 – 1833
Eva Coleman
1760 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Aalstein
Lena Scherp

Sylvester Smith's Descendants

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Sylvester Smith (1850 – 11 Jan 1936) m. Eliza (Ann) Hamilton (ABT 1852 – 6 May 1928)
  1. 1. Ethel (May) Smith (12 Jul 1883 – 27 Apr 1889)

Sylvester Smith's Timeline

7 Records

1850
22 SEP 1850
Birth of Sylvester Smith in N Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
N Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1850
22 SEP 1850
Birth of Sylvester Smith
None
1850
1850
Birth of Sylvester Smith in North Dorchester
North Dorchester
1891
1891
Age 41
Sylvester Smith resided here in Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 51
Sylvester Smith resided here in Alvinston (Village), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
Alvinston (Village), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 61
Sylvester Smith resided here in Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1936
11 Jan 1936
Age 86
Death of Sylvester Smith in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1850
    Event Place: N Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: 31526_212031.
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] One World Tree (sm)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 SEP 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North Dorchester
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Alvinston (Village), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: 31526_212031.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1936
    Event Place: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: 31526_212031.
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