Gertrude Smith (abt. 1861 - 1962)

Born about 24 Apr 1861 in Winona, Hamilton, Wentworth, Canada West

Ancestors

Died 21 Sep 1962 at about age 101 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Gertrude Smith, the daughter of farmer Sylvester Smith and school teacher Damaris McGee, lived in Hamilton, Ontario, most of her life, where she worked at the Hamilton Post Office.^[1]

As her 100th birthday approached, she remembered her childhood spent with her five siblings on her parents' farm "on the mountain above Winona." She attributed her longevity to her mother and her mother's motto, "You must have stamina!"^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ RUBY, H. B. (1960, Apr 13). Hamiltoriian has her 99th birthday. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) Retrieved from ProQuest
2. ↑ Special to The Globe,and Mail. (1961, Apr 20). Woman is 100 april 24. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) Retrieved from ProQuest

See also:

• 1881 Canadian census
• http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008189219.pdf
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH21-PZP : 27 April 2017), Gertrude Smith in household of Eliza J Fox, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XD-WPL : 15 July 2016), Gertrude Smith, 1911; citing Census, Wentworth Sub-Districts 16-55, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,535.
• Deaths. (1962, Sep 25). The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) Retrieved from ProQuest