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

Florence Victoria Smith

Female 1900 - 1977  (77 years)


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  • Name Florence Victoria Smith 
    Born 21 Aug 1900  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Florence Victoria Allard 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-89045 
    Died 28 Sep 1977  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I89045  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Josiah E. Schmitt,   b. 23 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Louisa Wilhelmina "Lucy" Gmelin,   b. 1 Feb 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1923, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1898  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F23050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Henry Allard,   b. 1878, Macon, Georgia, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jim Allard
     2. Jack Allard
     3. Mary Jane Allard
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F251542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ALLARD, Mrs. Florence V.

      Of the Golden Years Nursing Home, Cambridge, on Wednesday, September 28, 1977, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, in her 78th year, Florence Smith, beloved wife of the late John Allard and dear mother of Jim of Windsor, Jack of Waterloo, Mrs. Mary Jane Berard of Fort McMurray, Alta. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Allard was born in Preston and lived here all her life. She was a member of St. John's Anglican Church. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge (Preston), where the family will receive friends, Thursday afternoon and evening. Funeral service at the funeral home, Friday, September 30, at 2 p.m. Interment Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 Sep 1977 pg 43

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 2.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Florence Victoria Smith Date of Birth:21 Aug 1900 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Josiah Smith Mother's name:Lucy Gmelin.

    3. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Florence V. Allard/ 1900 - 1977.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Louisa Gmelin Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1874 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:14 Sep 1898 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Gmelin Mother:Elizabeth Persch Spouse:Josiah Schmitt Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1873 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Spouse Father:David Schmitt Spouse Mother:Lea Eshelman

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1900 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Sep 1977 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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