George Smith

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• Occupation: Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; undertaker
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-268500
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher
• Occupation: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Furniture Finisher
• Residence: 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Painter
• Occupation: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Finisher, Furniture Factory
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brethern

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George Smith

George Smith died at his home on Water street, in his 82nd year at 4.30 this morning after a lingering illness of over a year. The deceased had lived practically all his life in Preston. He was born in Rome, N.Y. but moved to Preston with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Sr., when very young. His parents lived in Preston before going to New York state. The late Mr. Smith remembered Preston when the prosperous town of today was a very small clearing in the wilderness and without any railroad connections to other parts of the district. He could quite readily remember the building of the two railroads that now serve Preston. The deceased lived a long and very eventful life. For several years he lived in Michigan but returned to Preston. The deceased conducted an undertaking, establishment here and also worked in local furniture factories. Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his loss, three sons, William, Charles and Edward, all of Preston, also one daughter, Hattie, at home. The funeral will he held at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon from his late residence and interment will take place in the Preston cemetery. The funeral will he private.

Kitchener Daily Record 24 Sep 1928 pg 3

George married Sarah Bobsin 6 Feb 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Heinrich Bobsien and Sophia Jacobs) was born 16 Oct 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Aug 1932, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. William Walter Smith was born 1873, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. William M. B. Smith was born 1 Feb 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Nov 1941, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Hattie Mabel Bertha Smith was born 7 May 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1944; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Charles M. B. Smith was born 21 Oct 1879, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Sep 1953, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Edward Miller B. Smith was born 1 Mar 1881, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1967; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-268497
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

George — Sarah Miller. Sarah was born 1819, , France; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sarah Smith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-268498
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran