George Smith (1812 - 1882)

Born 27 May 1812 in Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Son of Christopher Smith and Deborah (Foster) Smith

Husband of Anne Wiggington — married 26 Oct 1839 in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1882 at age 70 in Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Biography

Christopher and Deborah Smith and family arrived on Prince Edward Island in 1817, on the Valiant.

Their first son, Christopher, died young, and their second son was George, who married Ann Wigginton. They had the following children: Deborah, Christopher, Elizabeth, Matthew, Sara, George, Jane, Isaac, Prince, and Henry. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ History of Crapaud, Prince Edward Island, compiled by the Crapaud Women's Institute. There was one son named George, a son named Isaac who died young, and a second son Isaac born on Prince Edward Island

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGB6-HQP : accessed 27 February 2016), Christopher Smith in entry for Isaac Smith, 29 May 1815; citing OSMOTHERLEY,YORK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 550,545. Is this the baptism record for George Isaac Smith, or did he have a younger brother named Isaac?

• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-KPYQ : 20 February 2021), George Smith and Ann Wigginton, 24 Oct 1839; citing , Prince Edward Island, Canada, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,091.

• Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #141917105 in Crapaud People's Cemetery, Crapaud, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNW-LVN : 2 March 2021), Gorg Smeith, Lot 29, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Gorg Smeith, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 58.7 cM segment on chromosome 6, consisting of Susanne Hale, GEDmatch kit # UY5874816, and Arlene Mayne, her 3rd cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # ZR1083417, and KMC, half her 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # M495538. (Arlene and KMC are 3rd cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestor is Christopher Smith, the 3x great grandfather of Susanne Hale and 2x great grandfather of Arlene Mayne and 3x great grandfather of KMC.