Born in Ellice Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Smith
and Hannah Mabel (Headon) Smith
Sister of
Margaret Fern (Smith) Stoughton, Robert Smith, Evelyn (Smith) Wright, Roy Smith, Lloyd D Smith, Donald Smith, Daisy (Smith) Watson, Mary Luella (Smith) Cougill, Earl Stanley Smith and Arthur Smith
Wife of
William Alexander Simpson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Neil Simpson
Died
at age 73
in Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2014
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Biography
Gertrude was a teacher and taught at Fernbank and Milverton Public Schools. She and William had four children and lived in Milverton; she is buried there in Greenwood Cemetery.
Sources
- Dean Robinson (ed.), Memories of Downie, Vol. 2 (Downie Township History Book Committee, 2002), p. 158.
- Gertrude Viola Smith Simpson (1908-1981), Find A Grave Memorial #131540309
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
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~0.78%
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Tom Loghrin
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Smith-180173 and Smith-56464 appear to represent the same person because: Hello David, I'm convinced these two are the same person. Do you agree? Many thanks for your work; it's always fun to find an intersection of families. Tom Loghrin
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Rejected matches › Gertrude (Smith) Woodward (1869-1927) › Gertrude Smith (abt.1892-) › Gertrude Ellen (Smith) Burgess (1870-1939)
Gertrude is 16 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 28 degrees from Carl Sagan, 22 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 33 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 27 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 25 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 26 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 23 degrees from Isaac Newton, 29 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 25 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 19 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.