 1864 - 1924 (59 years)
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| Name |
George Alpheus Smith |
| Born |
7 Dec 1864 |
Westbrook, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
4 Jul 1924 |
Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Buried |
Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada |
| Person ID |
I08701 |
Family Tree | Byers Side of My Family |
| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
James Smith, b. 4 Jun 1837, Kingston, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Feb 1916 (Age 78 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth "Elinor" Gates, b. 3 Oct 1842, Kingston, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Jul 1916 (Age 73 years) |
| Married |
29 Dec 1863 |
Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F2961 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Susannah Minerva Wagar, b. 1867, Wagarville, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Sep 1953, Parham, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
25 Dec 1888 |
Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada |
- Hinchinbrooke Township, Ontario
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| Children |
| + | 1. Mina Amelia Smith, b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 29 Jul 1975 (Age 85 years) [Natural] |
| | 2. George Alpheus Smith, b. 18 May 1891, d. 26 Sep 1959, Verona, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) [Natural] |
| + | 3. Susie "Myrtle" Smith, b. 13 May 1893, Parham, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Dec 1987, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years) [Natural] |
| + | 4. Amos "Gordon" Smith, b. 6 Jan 1895, d. 17 Feb 1973 (Age 78 years) |
| | 5. Bertha Luella Smith, b. 13 Dec 1896, d. 1899 (Age 2 years) [Natural] |
| | 6. James L. Smith, b. 1898, d. Bef 1989 (Age < 91 years) [Natural] |
| + | 7. Lydia Elizabeth "Ellen" Smith, b. 2 Feb 1899, Parham, Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Jun 1981, Parham, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) |
| + | 8. Harold Edward Smith, b. 7 Jan 1901, Parham, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 Sep 1989, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) |
| | 9. Florence Iva Smith, b. 27 Dec 1903, d. 1995 (Age 91 years) |
| + | 10. Hiram James "Jamie" Smith, b. 23 Dec 1905, d. 10 Nov 1976 (Age 70 years) [Natural] |
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| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F2962 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 7 Dec 1864 - Westbrook, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 25 Dec 1888 - Central Frontenac Township, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 4 Jul 1924 - Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Parham Village Cemetery, Parham, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada |
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| Photos |
 | Children of George Alpheus Smith and Susannah Minerva Wagar and spouses
Amos ”Gordon” (1895-1973), Lydia Elizabeth ”Ellen” (1899-1981), Harold Edward (1901-1989), Helen Botting (wife of George Alpheus Smith), Florence ”Iva” (1903-1995), Susie ”Myrtle“ (1893-1987), Mina Amelia (1889-1975), Cassie Steele (wife of Harold), Evelyn Topping (wife of Gordon)
Kneeling up front Tip Wagar (husband of Mina), Guy Wagar (husband of Iva) and last on the right, C. Stanley Ball (husband of Myrtle) |
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| Notes |
- The Late George A. Smith
George A. Smith, one of Parham's most prominent residents, and a man known throughout the entire district, who died on July 4th in Belleville, was born in Westbrook in 1864, a son of the late James Smith, being the eldest of a family of eleven children. He has been a resident of Parham for the past thirty-five years. He was county constable, township clerk and treasurer, having been clerk for twenty-five years and only missing two meetings during that time. He was also in the fire insurance business and a prominent buyer of cheese and pulpwood.
Mr. Smith was a Methodist in religion and the funeral took place Sunday at 10 a.m., from the Methodist church to Parham cemetery under the auspices of the Oddfellows and the Orange lodge, the Rev. Mr. Moyse officiating. He is survived by his wife and eight children, Mina and George, Parham; Myrtle, Odessa; Gordon and Jamie, Smith's Falls; Ellen, Calabogie; Harold, Webster, N.Y.; Iva, Belleville, and two sisters, Annie and Eliza, Verona, and five brothers, Frank, Odessa; William, Kingston; Alonzo, British Columbia; Overton and Victor, North Dakota.
Many floral offerings were received from friends.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
FRONTENAC CHEESE BOARD
Regrets Death of G. A. Smith - Sales - On Thursday
The late George A. Smith, of Parham, for many years a member and buyer of the Frontenac Cheese Board, was remembered by his associates at the meeting of the board on Thursday afternoon. On motion of L. W. Murphy and Reeve Hamilton, the secretary, William Pillar, was instructed to send a letter of condolence to his bereaved family. The late Mr. Smith attended a meeting of the board two weeks ago, and though complaining of illness then, his death came as a shock to the board members.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
At the general hospital here this morning, Mr. George A. Smith of Parham, Frontenac County passed away. Deceased was 59 years of age and was one of the prominent residents of Frontenac County, having been for 25 years Clerk of Hinchinbrooke township. By occupation he was a cheese buyer and insurance agent. Mr. Smith was in religion a Methodist. he was a member of the Mayflower Lodge, I.O.O.F. No. 297, of Parham and a member of Tichborne Orange Lodge. A widow, four sons and four daughters survive. The sons are George A. Jr., of Parham, Harold of Webster, N.Y., Gordon and Jamie of Smith's Falls. The daughters are Mrs. T. E. Wager of Parham, Mrs. S. Ball, of Odessa, Mrs. W. R. Wager of Calabogie and Miss Ivy [sic] of Belleville. The body, after being prepared for burial by the Belleville Burial Company was shipped to Parham for interment.
[Source: From the Scrapbook of Mrs. Madeline Howes (Wagar)]
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