Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Robert Smith

Male 1842 - 1928  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Smith was born 25 Mar 1842, , England (son of Anthony Smith and Hannah Cummings); died 13 Jan 1928, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207835841
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-395325
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Robert married Mary Jane "Jennie" Blatchford 9 Feb 1869, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Blatchford, Sr. and Margaret Symons) was born 31 Dec 1845, Tavistock, , Devonshire, England; died 28 Jul 1923, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anthony Smith was born CALC 15 Sep 1805, Sedgefield, , Durham, England; died 1 Jan 1868; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194175897
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-112082
    • Immigration: 1845, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1861, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Notes:

    Smith, Anthony. - Came to Canada in 1845 from Durham, England, accompanied by his wife, Hannah Cummings, and three children, and settled on a farm in East Zorra, afterwards operated by his son, Thomas A., and now owned by Nicholas D. Roth. The children were, William, deceased in 1860, Anthony, now with his wife. Charity Jury, of Innisfail, Alberta, Robert and wife, Jane Blatchford, now retired, of Listowel, Elizabeth, Mrs. Jas. Grimmer, of Wilmot, Thomas A., retired, of New Hamburg. He died in Wilmot in 1868 at the age of 62.

    Church of England, An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Wilmot 1828-1913, Diocese of Huron, Ontario, New Hamburg, Canada by Charles James Fox, Sep 1913

    Anthony — Hannah Cummings. Hannah was born CALC 28 Oct 1807, Pittington, , Durham, England; died 2 Jan 1894; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Cummings was born CALC 28 Oct 1807, Pittington, , Durham, England; died 2 Jan 1894; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194176753
    • Name: Hannah Smith
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-145808
    • Residence: 1861, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Church of England

    Children:
    1. William Smith was born CALC 22 Oct 1833, , England; died 19 Jun 1860, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anthony Smith was born 15 May 1838, Pittington, , Durham, England; died 16 Jul 1924, Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Innifail Cemetery, Innisfail, , Alberta, Canada.
    3. 1. Robert Smith was born 25 Mar 1842, , England; died 13 Jan 1928, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Smith was born 18 Mar 1849, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1925, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Thomas A. Smith was born 16 Apr 1854, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1913, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.