Thomas Smith (abt. 1780 - abt. 1868)

Born about 1780 in , , Ireland

Descendants

Died about 14 Mar 1868 at about age 88 in Amaranth Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada West

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Birth

ABT 1780

, , , Ireland

According to the 1851 census.^[1]

ABT 1787

, , , Ireland

According to the 1861 census.^[2]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using ABT 1780

Death

ABT 14 MAR 1868

Amaranth Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada West^[3]

User ID

ID: 4D5563A0126D42499ADDA0717914C53DC6B8

FSFTID

L87X-3NS

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Census

1851

Amaranth Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada West

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Census-child

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26.

John Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30.

James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28.

Thomas Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.

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Census-child

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26.

John Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30.

James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28.

Thomas Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.

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Census-child

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26.

John Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30.

James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28.

Thomas Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26.

John smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30.

James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28.

Thomas smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.

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1861

Amaranth Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada West

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Daughter In Law

Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married.

Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married.

John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single.

James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.

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Census-child

Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married.

Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married.

John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single.

James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.

@I38871@

Census-child

Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married.

Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married.

John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single.

James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.

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Census-child

Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married.

Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married.

John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single.

James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.

Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed.

William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married.

Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married.

John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single.

James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.^[5]

Burial

14 MAR 1868

AFT 14 MAR 1868

Orangeville, Ontario, Canada

Thomas SMITH, 82, Amaranth, Interment date: Mar. 14, 1868, Burials - St Mark's 1850-1872, Page: 4 , Book: D^[6]

Marriage

FAM

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Sources

• WikiTree profile Smith-36099 created through the import of Mills.ged on Jan 14, 2013 by Kim Mills. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kim and others.

• Source: S38 Abbreviation: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Bruns Title: Ancestry.com, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia,) Repository: #R5 Repository: #R9
• Repository: R5 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Address 1: http://www.Ancestry.com
• Repository: R9 Name: Ancestry.ca Address: http://www.Ancestry.ca Address 1: http://www.Ancestry.ca
• Source: S39 Abbreviation: 1861 Census of Canada Title: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1861 Census of Canada (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfil) Repository: #R5 Repository: #R9
• Source: S51 Abbreviation: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1 Title: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869 (Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada). Ontario Marriage Index, 1858-1869 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: Ontario, Canada. Marriage Registers 1801- 1944. Microfilm. Family History Library, Salt La) Page: William Smith and Ann Campbell, 16 Aug 1860 Note: The transcription on Ancestry shows William Smith's birth as Ireland. However the transcription looked up on microfilm shows his birth place is Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Data: Text: Name: William Smith CONT Age: 30 CONT Birth Place: Ireland CONT Spouse Name: Campbell, Ann CONT Spouse Age: 20 CONT Spouse Birth Place: Tyrone, Ireland CONT Marriage Date: 16 Aug 1860 CONT Spouse Father Name: James CONT Spouse Mother Name: Jane CONT Microfilm Roll: 1030064 CONT Father Name: Thomas CONT Mother Name: Mary CONT Spouse Residence: Orangeville CONT Residence: Amaranth CONT County: Simcoe
• Source: S520 Abbreviation: Dufferin - Family History & Genealogy Message Board, Ancestry.com Title: , "," Dufferin - Family History & Genealogy Message Board, discussion list (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.dufferin/mb.ashx : accessed] ). Page: ropetc502; Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township; 6 January 2013; 6 January 2012 Data: Text: Re: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township CONT ropetc502 (View posts) Posted: 6 Jan 2013 10:34AM CONT Classification: Query CONT Surnames: SMITH, HALL, CAMPBELL CONT My SMITHs (Scotland, Caledon twp, East Garafraxa twp, Amaranth twp) were also from Amaranth but they are a different family then you are working on. I was able to do some work on your family yesterday and I am happy to say I was able to answer some of your questions. CONT CONT I found two Thomas SMITH deaths in the Orangeville Sun index in the range 1861-1871 but neither of these were yours. I did find one more Thomas SMITH from another source who I believe is the one you are looking for: CONT CONT Thomas SMITH, 82, Amaranth, Interment date: Mar. 14, 1868, Burials - St Mark's 1850-1872, Page: 4 , Book: D CONT CONT I have no other burial information for this Thomas. I do believe his wife is Mary. I found two marriage records: CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 12 Simcoe County: CONT Groom: Wm. SMITH, 30, Amaranth, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Annie CAMPBELL, , Orangeville, Tyrone, Ireland, James & Jane CAMPBELL CONT Witness: James CAMPBELL, Orangeville & Jane CAMPBELL CONT August 16, 1860 CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 10 Wellington County: CONT Groom: James SMITH, 35, Amaranth, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Matilda HALL, , Amaranth, Mono, William & Mary HALL CONT Witness: Samuel A. CARSON, Orangeville & Sarah COLAGIN, Amaranth CONT October 19, 1864 CONT CONT I cannot account for the William SMITH in the 1881 census, he might be an uncle or a cousin, because the William SMITH who married Ann CAMPBELL died in 1880. CONT CONT Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville CONT SMITH - Annie SMITH 1869-1940. Mary SMITH wife of George SAXTON 1866-1931 CONT William SMITH 1823-1880. His wife Annie CAMPBELL 1832-1907. Natives of County Tyrone, Ireland. CONT Thomas SMITH 1862-1887. Jean SMITH 1868-1931. CONT CONT Now the surprise newspaper article that explains what happened to brothers John and James SMITH. CONT CONT Shelburne Free Press, May 24, 1888, DEAD: James Smith, of Lot 12, Con 1, Amaranth, died on Sunday, May 13th, after a long illness. He was a brother of John Smith, the victim of what is known as the Shelburne "murder case," which occurred in January, 1882. A son of the deceased was tried for the murder, but was acquitted. It is the general opinion that James Smith knew all about the murder, and was credited with planning it. If such was the case, he died without telling his secret. CONT CONT Using Ancestry there is a death record for John SMITH who died: January 21, 1882 in Dufferin - cause of death - Murder (shot in the head). WEBTAG Name: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.dufferin/1057/mb.ashx

1. ↑ Source: #S38 Page: Thomas Smith, household, Ameranth Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Image 4, page 4, C-1082-1083 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: I believe Thomas Smith to be the father of Elizabeth Smith who married George Colgan. The family's lived next door to each other in the 1851 and 1861 census. Data: Text: William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26. CONT John Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30. CONT James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28. CONT Thomas Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.
2. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: Thomas Smith, household, Amaranth township, Wellington county, image 4, page 4, Roll: C-1082-1083 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: Thomas and his son's are still living next door to George Colgan's family. The census show that William Smith married Annie during the past year. Data: Text: Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed. CONT William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married. CONT Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married. CONT John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single. CONT James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.
3. ↑ Source: #S520 Page: ropetc502; Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township; 6 January 2013; 6 January 2012 Data: Text: Re: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township CONT ropetc502 (View posts) Posted: 6 Jan 2013 10:34AM CONT Classification: Query CONT Surnames: SMITH, HALL, CAMPBELL CONT My SMITHs (Scotland, Caledon twp, East Garafraxa twp, Amaranth twp) were also from Amaranth but they are a different family then you are working on. I was able to do some work on your family yesterday and I am happy to say I was able to answer some of your questions. CONT CONT I found two Thomas SMITH deaths in the Orangeville Sun index in the range 1861-1871 but neither of these were yours. I did find one more Thomas SMITH from another source who I believe is the one you are looking for: CONT CONT Thomas SMITH, 82, Amaranth, Interment date: Mar. 14, 1868, Burials - St Mark's 1850-1872, Page: 4 , Book: D CONT CONT I have no other burial information for this Thomas. I do believe his wife is Mary. I found two marriage records: CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 12 Simcoe County: CONT Groom: Wm. SMITH, 30, Amaranth, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Annie CAMPBELL, , Orangeville, Tyrone, Ireland, James & Jane CAMPBELL CONT Witness: James CAMPBELL, Orangeville & Jane CAMPBELL CONT August 16, 1860 CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 10 Wellington County: CONT Groom: James SMITH, 35, Amaranth, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Matilda HALL, , Amaranth, Mono, William & Mary HALL CONT Witness: Samuel A. CARSON, Orangeville & Sarah COLAGIN, Amaranth CONT October 19, 1864 CONT CONT I cannot account for the William SMITH in the 1881 census, he might be an uncle or a cousin, because the William SMITH who married Ann CAMPBELL died in 1880. CONT CONT Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville CONT SMITH - Annie SMITH 1869-1940. Mary SMITH wife of George SAXTON 1866-1931 CONT William SMITH 1823-1880. His wife Annie CAMPBELL 1832-1907. Natives of County Tyrone, Ireland. CONT Thomas SMITH 1862-1887. Jean SMITH 1868-1931. CONT CONT Now the surprise newspaper article that explains what happened to brothers John and James SMITH. CONT CONT Shelburne Free Press, May 24, 1888, DEAD: James Smith, of Lot 12, Con 1, Amaranth, died on Sunday, May 13th, after a long illness. He was a brother of John Smith, the victim of what is known as the Shelburne "murder case," which occurred in January, 1882. A son of the deceased was tried for the murder, but was acquitted. It is the general opinion that James Smith knew all about the murder, and was credited with planning it. If such was the case, he died without telling his secret. CONT CONT Using Ancestry there is a death record for John SMITH who died: January 21, 1882 in Dufferin - cause of death - Murder (shot in the head). WEBTAG Name: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.dufferin/1057/mb.ashx
4. ↑ Source: #S38 Page: Thomas Smith, household, Ameranth Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Image 3, C_11756; Page: 3; Line: 43 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: I believe Thomas Smith to be the father of Elizabeth Smith who married George Colgan. The family's lived next door to each other in the 1851 and 1861 census. Data: Text: William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 26. CONT John Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 30. CONT James Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 28. CONT Thomas Smith, born in Ireland, Church of England, widowed, age 71.
5. ↑ Source: #S39 Page: Thomas Smith, household, Amaranth township, Wellington county, image 4, page 4, Roll: C-1082-1083 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Note: Thomas and his son's are still living next door to George Colgan's family. The census show that William Smith married Annie during the past year. Data: Text: Thomas Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 74, male, widowed. CONT William Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 34, male, married. CONT Annie Smith, born in Ireland, married during this year, Church of England, age 28, female, married. CONT John Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 42, male, single. CONT James Smith, farmer, born in Ireland, Church of England, age 35, male, single.
6. ↑ Source: #S520 Page: ropetc502; Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township; 6 January 2013; 6 January 2012 Data: Text: Re: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township CONT ropetc502 (View posts) Posted: 6 Jan 2013 10:34AM CONT Classification: Query CONT Surnames: SMITH, HALL, CAMPBELL CONT My SMITHs (Scotland, Caledon twp, East Garafraxa twp, Amaranth twp) were also from Amaranth but they are a different family then you are working on. I was able to do some work on your family yesterday and I am happy to say I was able to answer some of your questions. CONT CONT I found two Thomas SMITH deaths in the Orangeville Sun index in the range 1861-1871 but neither of these were yours. I did find one more Thomas SMITH from another source who I believe is the one you are looking for: CONT CONT Thomas SMITH, 82, Amaranth, Interment date: Mar. 14, 1868, Burials - St Mark's 1850-1872, Page: 4 , Book: D CONT CONT I have no other burial information for this Thomas. I do believe his wife is Mary. I found two marriage records: CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 12 Simcoe County: CONT Groom: Wm. SMITH, 30, Amaranth, Co. Tyrone, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Annie CAMPBELL, , Orangeville, Tyrone, Ireland, James & Jane CAMPBELL CONT Witness: James CAMPBELL, Orangeville & Jane CAMPBELL CONT August 16, 1860 CONT CONT County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 10 Wellington County: CONT Groom: James SMITH, 35, Amaranth, Ireland, Thomas & Mary SMITH CONT Bride: Matilda HALL, , Amaranth, Mono, William & Mary HALL CONT Witness: Samuel A. CARSON, Orangeville & Sarah COLAGIN, Amaranth CONT October 19, 1864 CONT CONT I cannot account for the William SMITH in the 1881 census, he might be an uncle or a cousin, because the William SMITH who married Ann CAMPBELL died in 1880. CONT CONT Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville CONT SMITH - Annie SMITH 1869-1940. Mary SMITH wife of George SAXTON 1866-1931 CONT William SMITH 1823-1880. His wife Annie CAMPBELL 1832-1907. Natives of County Tyrone, Ireland. CONT Thomas SMITH 1862-1887. Jean SMITH 1868-1931. CONT CONT Now the surprise newspaper article that explains what happened to brothers John and James SMITH. CONT CONT Shelburne Free Press, May 24, 1888, DEAD: James Smith, of Lot 12, Con 1, Amaranth, died on Sunday, May 13th, after a long illness. He was a brother of John Smith, the victim of what is known as the Shelburne "murder case," which occurred in January, 1882. A son of the deceased was tried for the murder, but was acquitted. It is the general opinion that James Smith knew all about the murder, and was credited with planning it. If such was the case, he died without telling his secret. CONT CONT Using Ancestry there is a death record for John SMITH who died: January 21, 1882 in Dufferin - cause of death - Murder (shot in the head). WEBTAG Name: Smith and Colgan family's of Amaranth township URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.canada.ontario.dufferin/1057/mb.ashx