Born in Chèverie, West Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Foster Malcolm Burgess
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Winnifred Clare Burgess
Died
at age 68
in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Biography
Gertrude Ellen Smith, daughter of Captain Samuel J Smith & Alida Connors, was born 26 February 1870 in Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
In the 1871 census Gertude Smith (age 1) was in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia.[2]
1871: Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia Name Status Sex Age Birth Place Samuel Smith Married M 33 N S Alida Smith Married F 30 N S Harlan Smith M 7 N S Winnifred Smith F 4 N S Gertude Smith F 1 N S
In the 1881 census Gertie Smith (age 11) was in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia.[3]
1881: Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia Name Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Samuel Smith Married M 43 Master Mariner Nova Scotia Alida Smith Married F 40 Nova Scotia Harly Smith M 16 Farmer Nova Scotia Winnie Smith F 13 School Nova Scotia Gertie Smith F 11 School Nova Scotia Samuel Smith M 7 School Nova Scotia
Gertruce E Smith (age 20 or 25), daughter of Samuel J. & Alida, married Foster M Burgess (age 22) on 2 October 1890 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, or Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts.[4][5] Foster was born on 8 Dec 1869 in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia. He was the son of Capt John Grant Burgess and Mrs. Hannah (Malcolm) Burgess.
In the 1900 census Gertrude E Burgess (age 30) was the wife of Foster Burgess in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[6]
1 Jun 1900: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Foster Burgess M White 31 Married Head Canada English Gertrude E Burgess F White 30 Married Wife Canada English Clare W Burgess F White 9 Single Daughter Canada English Julie M Armstrong F White 28 Single Lodger Canada English Edna R Armstrong F White 17 Single Lodger Canada English
In the 1911 census Gurtrude Burgess (age 32) was a widowed sister on Maine St, Nova Scotia.[7]
1911: Maine St, Nova Scotia Name Sex Age Relation Status Birth Date Birth Place Occupation Winifred Dexter F 33 George Dexter M 16 Ida Smith F 69 Gurtrude Burgess F 32 Sister Widowed Feb 1879 Nova Scotia Miliner Clare Burgess F 20
In the 1921 census Gertrude Burgess (age 55) was the widowed head of household at 84 Main St, Kings, Main St, Nova Scotia.[8]
1 Jun 1921: 84 Main St, Kings, Main St, Nova Scotia Name Sex Age Relation Status Birth Place Occupation Gertrude Burgess F 55 Head Widowed Nova Scotia Merchant Winifred Dexter F 51
Gertrude Ellen Burgess, daughter of Captain Samuel J Smith & Alida Connors, wife of Foster Burgess, died (age 68 years, 11 months and 17 days) on 8 February 1939 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Death: "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955", citing Digital film/folder number: 004092701; Image number: 262, FamilySearch Record: QK99-PQKP FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DC6Q-3MH, Gertrude Ellen Burgess death 8 Feb 1939 (age 68), daughter of Samuel J Smith & Alida Connors, wife of Foster Burgess, in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- ↑ 1871 Census: "Canada Census, 1871", citing Page: 6; Line: 11; Digital film/folder number: 004396320; FHL microfilm: 2229127; Image number: 264; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03148-9, FamilySearch Record: M48Y-XV2 FamilySearch Image: S3HT-69D3-Y11, Gertude Smith (1) in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in N S.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "Canada Census, 1881", citing Volume: 15; Page: 27; Affiliate Publication Number: e008122276; Digital film/folder number: 004463053; FHL microfilm: 1375810; Image number: 376, FamilySearch Record: MVXM-CL2 FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GV9-35G, Gertie Smith (11), School, in Kempt, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", citing Digital film/folder number: 004279733; FHL microfilm: 001415228; Record number: 148; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: N4S7-HRT FamilySearch Image: S3HY-65S9-LY8 Image number 00289, Gertruce E Smith (20) marriage to Foster M. Burgees (22) on 2 Oct 1890 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", citing Page: 309; Digital film/folder number: 007011933_003_M99N-2RX; FHL microfilm: 002435997; Image number: 85, FamilySearch Record: Q2ZT-YF4Y FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-JDL9, Gertrude E Smith (25) marriage to Foster M Burgess (22) on 2 Oct 1890 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 44; Digital film/folder number: 004114443; FHL microfilm: 1240673; Image number: 365; Sheet number: 19; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00680-4, FamilySearch Record: M9YH-9FW FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6F99-9NK, Gertrude E Burgess (30), wife, in household of Foster Burgess (31) in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Canada English.
- ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada", Year: 1911; Census Place: 26 - Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Page: 28; Family No: 296, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8947 #8096061, Gurtrude Burgess (32), widowed sister, Miliner, in household of Winifred Dexter (33) on Maine St, Nova Scotia. Born in Nova Scotia.
- ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census of Canada", Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Census Place: 46, Kings, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 10; Line Number: 33, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8991 #8804214, Gertrude Burgess (55), widowed, Merchant, head of household at 84 Main St, Kings, Main St, Nova Scotia, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.
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Michele Britton
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Michele Britton
Smith-76021 and Smith-888 do not represent the same person because: Is there any evidence for the marriage to Burgess? Or evidence that they both share the same sibling group?
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Michele Britton
Hi Doug, What is the source of this information?
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Rejected matches › Ellen (Smith) Porter (1500-1569) › Trudy M. (Smith) Carroll › Gertrude Alma (Solander) Simmons (1890-1977) › Gertrude (Smith) Woodward (1869-1927) › Gertrude Smith (abt.1892-) › Gertrude Ellen (Harris) Smith (abt.1856-1939) › Rosa Gertrude Smith (1872-1906) › Gertrude C. (Uhlig) Smith (abt.1894-1979) › Gertrude Lilian (Smith) Collins (1889-1980) › Emma Gertrude (Smith) Merritt (1864-1968) › Gertrude Hitchcock (Diehl) Smith (1862-) › Edith Gertrude (Irving) Smith (1904-) › Gertrude M. (Smith) Devereaux (1911-2012) › Gertrude Smith (1874-1950) › Gertrude C (Smith) Gelder (1852-1927) › Lillian Gertrude (Smith) Donnelly (1898-1932) › Gertrude (Bassett) Wolf (1889-aft.1922) › Annie Gertrude (Runnels) Smith (1890-1934) › Gertrude I. (Smith) Summa › Gertrude May Smith (1879-1925)
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