Joseph SMITH

1870 - 1956  (86 years)

• Name	Joseph SMITH
  Birth	1870	Baker Settlement, Lunenburg, NS   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Jan 1956	Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS   [2]
  Burial	Hemford Community Cemetery, Hemford, NS
  Person ID	I79116	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	John SMITH,   b. 15 Jun 1825, Lunenburg County, NS d. 1910, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann MOSHER,   b. 9 Dec 1833, New Elm, Lunenburg, NS d. 1901, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1860	Simpson's Corner, Lunenburg, NS   [3]
  Family ID	F862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna SILVER,   b. 20 Jan 1875, Hemford, Lunenburg, NS d. 4 Jul 1934, Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Sep 1897	West Northfield, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Children	1. Lorne SMITH,   b. 16 Oct 1898, Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS d. 15 Dec 1902, Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS (Age 4 years)   2. Vera SMITH,   b. Feb 1903, Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS d. Abt 16 Nov 1978, Nineveh, Lunenburg, NS (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F30287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1901 and 1911 Censuses, a Joseph SMITH, b. Apr 19, 1871 (or thereabouts) lives directly between the houses of John SMITH 1825 and George SMITH 1861 [1901 Census] or Lewis SMITH 1876 and said George SMITH. So it seems certain that he must belong to the family of either John SMITH 1822 or David Freeman SMITH 1834. The problem is that there is no Joseph b. abt 1871 in either family. In the family of David SMITH, there is a Joseph Gates SMITH b. 1878 who does not appear after 1881, and an Allison SMITH b. 1872; but Allison is well known and the DOB of the missing Joseph, 1871/1872, is supported by two Census entries. So it would appear that this is the wrong family. In the family of John SMITH, while there is no Joseph SMITH, there is Josephine SMITH (at least according to the LDS transcription of the 1881 Census) born at exactly the right time. So I think that either the Census-taker or the transcriber made an error in the sex of the child born in that household abt 1871, and “Josephine” is actually Joseph. [Bob H] In the 1901 and 1911 Censuses, a Joseph SMITH, b. Apr 19, 1871 (or thereabouts) lives directly between the houses of John SMITH 1825 and George SMITH 1861 [1901 Census] or Lewis SMITH 1876 and said George SMITH. So it seems certain that he must belong to the family of either John SMITH 1822 or David Freeman SMITH 1834. The problem is that there is no Joseph b. abt 1871 in either family. In the family of David SMITH, there is a Joseph Gates SMITH b. 1878 who does not appear after 1881, and an Allison SMITH b. 1872; but Allison is well known and the DOB of the missing Joseph, 1871/1872, is supported by two Census entries. So it would appear that this is the wrong family. In the family of John SMITH, while there is no Joseph SMITH, there is Josephine SMITH (at least according to the LDS transcription of the 1881 Census) born at exactly the right time. So I think that either the Census-taker or the transcriber made an error in the sex of the child born in that household abt 1871, and “Josephine” is actually Joseph. [Bob H]

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] 1881 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Bridgewater, Div 3, family #147. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1956 - Page: 1225. [S9179] Parish Register, St. Paul's Lutheran Church--Bridgewater, abstracted by Joe Whitby. [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1897 - Book: 1829 - Page: 193 - Number: 123.