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

Mortimer Henry Smith

Male 1886 - 1958  (71 years)


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  • Name Mortimer Henry Smith 
    Born 30 Nov 1886  Kentville, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-351733 
    Died 12 Aug 1958  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I351733  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Family 1 Elizabeth Anne Mackay,   b. CALC 16 Oct 1882, Glace Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F251859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nellie Ford Turner,   b. Sackville, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1974, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F251860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mortimer H. Smith

      PRESTON— Mortimer H. Smith, 71, of 508 Queen St., Preston, died at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, early today. Mr. Smith was in ill health for two years and confined to hospital for 10 days. Born in Kentville, N.S., he came to Preston in 1920 from Sackville, N.B. He was employed at Clare Brothers, Ltd. He was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church and at one time was chairman of the board of management. Mr. Smith was past president of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club, a member of golf and curling clubs and at one time was associated with VON work. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his wife, the former Nellie Ford Turner, two sons, David M. A. Smith of Toronto and Donald W. M. Smith of Illinois, two sisters and two brothers in Kentville and four grandchildren. His first wife, Elizabeth Ann Mackay, died in 1937. The body is at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. Committal service will follow in Park Lawn Memorial Chapel.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Aug 1958 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Smith/ [3 Flat Markers] Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born Kentville N.S./ Nov. 30, 1886/ Died In Preston/ Aug. 12, 1958./ Elizabeth Anne Mackay/Beloved Wife Of/ Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born In Glace Bay N.S./ Died In Preston Jan. 24, 1937./Nellie Ford Turner/ Beloved Wife Of/ Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born In Sackville N. B./ Died In Preston Feb. 12, 1974.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Nov 1886 - Kentville, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Aug 1958 - 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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