Isabella Sophia (Hardisty) Smith (1825 - 1913)

Born 4 May 1825 in Moose Factory, James Bay (Rupert's Land), Northwest Territories (Ontario), Canada.

Ancestors

Wife of Donald Alexander Smith GCMG GCVO — married 9 Mar 1853 in Northwest River, Newfoundland And Labrador

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1913 at age 88 in London, England

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Biography

1st Baroness of Strathcona and Mount Royal.

Birth Location: Moose Factory, James Bay (Rupert's Land), Northwest Territories (Ontario), Canada. Hudson Bay Company (HBC) Post.

Confirmation of Lady Isabella interment location is from her husband's obituary; "The Milwaukee Sentinel," Saturday, Jan 24, 1914, pg 9, assessed 13 May 2015, unigift.

Children:

James Hardisty Grant-Smith (24 Jun 1852, (Rigolet Post, HBC) Northwest River, Labrador, Colony of Newfoundland, Canada – 19 Apr 1919, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA). Married: Emma Rebecca Davis (Feb 1856, England – 8 Apr 1925, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts). They had four issues (one male and three females). James Hardisty Grant-Smith was the recognized son by Sir Donald Alexander Smith.

Margaret Charlotte Smith (2nd Baroness of Strathcona and Mount Royal) (7 Jan 1854, (Rigolet Post, HBC) Northwest River, Labrador, Colony of Newfoundland, Canada – 18 Aug 1826, Green, London, Middlesex, England). Married: Robert Jared Bliss Howard, MD (1858, Montréal, Québec, Canada – 9 Jan 1921, London, Middlesex, England). They had five issues (four males and one female)

Parents:

HBC Chief Factor Richard Hardisty (12 May 1790, London, Middlesex, England - 13 Oct 1865, Lachine, Québec, Canada)

Margaret Sutherland (18 Apr 1802, Fort Albany (HBC), Northwest Territories (Ontario), Canada - 2 Apr 1876, Jacques-Cartier, Québec, Canada). She was a Métis.

Maternal Grandparents: John Sutherland (c. 1763, Scotland - Unknown but after 1813 as per his HBC record, Ontario, Canada). Married a Cree Native; possibility, Jeanny.

Relatives on Find A Grave:

Son, James Hardisty Smith

Grandson, Donald Sterling Palmer Howard (3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal). Son of Margaret Charlotte Smith (2nd Baroness of Strathcona and Mount Royal) and Robert Jared Bliss Howard, MD.

Niece, Lady Isabella Clarke "Belle" Hardisty. Wife of Sir James Alexander Lougheed

Biographical Information submitted 14 May 2015, MEB (#47998630)

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Family links: Parents: Richard Hardisty (1790 - 1865) Margaret Sutherland Hardisty (1802 - 1876)

Spouse: Donald Alexander Smith (1820 - 1914)

Siblings: William Lucas Hardisty (1824 - 1881)* Isabella Sophia Hardisty Smith (1825 - 1913) Joseph Hardisty (1828 - 1906)* Henry Hardisty (1837 - 1876)* George Hardisty (1840 - 1898)* Thomas Hardisty (1842 - 1875)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Highgate Cemetery (East) Highgate London Borough of Camden Greater London, England

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Created by: MEB Record added: May 14, 2015

Sources

• Wikipedia, entry for Donald Alexander Smith
• Rootsweb, entry for Isabella Sophia Hardisty
• "England and Wales, Death Registration Index, 1837-1920", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2N11-36X : accessed 16 Sep 2014), Isabella S Smith, 1913.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 146477794
• https://archive.org/details/typesofcanadianw01morguoft/page/2