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William Rufus Smith (1818 - 1901)

William Rufus Smith
Born in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 25 Jan 1842 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 82 in Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotiamap
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Biography

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William Rufus Smith was born on October 10, 1818 in Fort Lawrence, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, son of Robert Smith (1796–1877) and Deborah C Travis (1790–1863).

His siblings were:

William (23) married Eliza Thompson (25) (born on December 23, 1816 in River Philip, Cumberland; daughter of Richard Thompson and Elizabeth (Read) Thompson) on January 25, 1842 in River Philip, Cumberland.[1] Their known son was Thomas Read Smith (1846–1920).

In 1871, William R (52) was living in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia. [2]

William died on February 17, 1901 in Oxford, Cumberland, aged 82. He was buried in Oxford Pine Grove Cemetery, Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.[3] [4]

Sources

  1. "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2GQ-FYG : 1 February 2020), William Rufes Smith, 1842.
  2. "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DH-58P : 7 April 2022), William R Smith, River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  3. "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK99-1H3L : 8 March 2021), W R Smith in entry for Thomas R Smith, 08 Dec 1920; citing Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 85, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214286534/william-rufus-smith: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for William Rufus Smith (10 Oct 1818–17 Feb 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214286534, citing Oxford Pine Grove Cemetery, Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Sandra (contributor 48206823).

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Smith-282070 and Smith-62164 appear to represent the same person because: Same DOB - same parents >> same person
posted by Jeffrey Ward