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Smith Family (Eigg Mountain Settlement History)

(See Smith Family(Arisaig))

(See Smith Family(Dunmaglass))

(See Smith Family(PleasantValley))

 

Donald Smith arrived 1780/1781

John Smith married Margaret Gillis

Alexander Smith married to Mary MacDonald (b. 1796-d. February 28, 1873) d/o D and M MacDonald born and died at Arisaig NSVS

Mary Smith (b. 1822)

Donald Smith (b. 1827) lived at Malignant Brook married Isabella MacGillivray (b. 1840) lived at Pleasant Valley d/o Donald and Flora MacGillivray married February 27, 1867 at Georgeville NSVS

John Smith (b. May 1870)

Alexander Smith (b. 1874)

Colin Smith (b. 1875)

Margaret Smith (b. 1840)

Angus Smith (b. 1842)

Angus Smith (b.1796-d. December 23, 1883) probate file A-763 page 133/522 Antigonish Estate File 1885-1886 last will and testament page 86/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 married Christina “Christy” MacDonald (b.1813-d. February 24, 1873) d/o D and M MacDonald born and died at Arisaig NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 4

1881 Census Arisaig District # 102

John Smith (b.1832) New Brunswick

Donald Smith (b.1834)

Margaret Smith (b.1837)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 121

1901 Census Arisaig District # 27

1911 Census Arisaig District # 37

William Smith (b.1841)

Mary Smith (b.1845)

Ann Smith (b. April 19, 1847)

Isabella Smith (b. 1851)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 121

1911 Census Arisaig District # 38

1921 Census Arisaig District # 3

Joseph A Smith (b.1852) married Mary Ross (b. 1862) received half of his father’s land in will

1891 Census Arisaig District # 121

1901 Census Arisaig District # 27

1911 Census Arisaig District # 37

1921 Census Arisaig District # 26

Christie Ann Smith (b. February 13, 1887)

Margaret Mary Smith (b. April 15, 1888)

Angus Smith (b. 1890)

Mary Jane Smith (b. March 3, 1892)

Catherine Smith (b. September 26, 1893)

Patrick Smith (b. September 1, 1895)

Mary Smith (b. January 23, 1898)

Catherine Agnes Smith (b. December 22, 1899)

William Smith (b. April 12, 1902)

Elizabeth Ann Smith (b. January 27, 1905)

Viola Smith (b. 1908)

In 1921 census Joseph and Mary were living with their children Catherine, William, Elizabeth and Viola. In 1935 Joseph and Mary are on the voters list.

 

Alexander B Smith (b. October 19, 1854-d. 1946) bookkeeper married Sarah MacDonald (b. 1874) received half of father’s land in will.

1891 Census Arisaig District # 121

1901 Census Arisaig District # 28

1911 Census Arisaig District # 38

1921 Census Arisaig District # 3

Christy Smith (b. 1897)

Katie Ann Smith (b. 1900)

Angus D Smith (b. 1902)

Catherine Smith (b. 1903)

Isabella Smith (b. 1906)

William Smith (b. 1909)

Ronald Smith (b. 1912)

 

Elizabeth Smith (b. March 2, 1856)

 

Alexander Smith married Mary MacDonald (b. 1795-d. February 28, 1873)

Mary Smith (b. 1824-d. January 17, 1876) born and died at Moidart NSVS

Donald Smith (b. 1829) born Arisaig married Isabella MacGillivray (b 1831) born Pleasant Valley d/o Donald and Flora MacGillivray married February 27, 1867 at Georgeville NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 10

John Smith (b. May 6, 1870) born at Moidart NSVS

Alexander Smith (b. 1874)

George Colin Smith (b. 1875)

Margaret Smith (b. 1827)

Angus Smith (b. 1829) unsound mind

 

Allan Smith married Catherine MacAdam

Mary Smith (b. 1837-d. June 22, 1928) obit born Arisaig married Alexander (Ban) MacDonald (b. 1832-d. August 22, 1905) born Moidart son of John and Janet MacDonald married January 22, 1867 at Arisaig NSVS

 

Dunmaglass Smith Family

 

John Smith (b.1787 –d. October 29, 1875) born Scotland Eigg Mountain married Ann (Nancy) Grant (b.1787-d. September 24, 1875) born Scotland died at Eigg Mountain NSVS

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 2 # 68

Sarah Smith (b.1846)

 

 

Donald Smith arrived 1780/1781

Angus Smith married

 

Ronald or Ranald Smith married Catherine MacDonald (b.1821)

Ann Smith (b. 1841) married Hugh MacIsaac (b. 1833) s/o Donald MacIsaac married June 17, 1865 at Georgeville NSVS

Alexander Smith (b. 1842-d. before 1891) born Moidart lived at Brown’s Mountain NSVS married Isabella MacGillivray (b.1844) born Mountain Glen d/o John and Margaret MacGillivray married January 25, 1871 at Lismore, Pictou County NSVS

1891 Census Arisaig District # 22

Catherine Smith (b. April 6, 1872) born at Summerville  NSVS

Margaret Catherine Smith (b. June 25, 1873) born at Summerville NSVS

Christy Smith (b. May 29, 1875) born at Summerville NSVS

Sarah Ann Smith (b. November 1, 1876) born at Summerville NSVS

Ronald Smith (b.1879)

John Smith (b.1881)

Donald Smith (b.1883)

Catherine Smith (b.1885)

Donald Smith (b.1843)

Mary Smith (b.1844)

John Smith (b. September 1, 1846)

Catherine Smith (b.1847)

Angus Smith (b.1848-d.January 27, 1898)  last will and testament page 376/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 married Christina “Christy” MacDonald (b.1846)

1891 Census Arisaig District # 21

Angus McArthur (b. 1883) living with them in 1891

Malignant Brook/Pleasant Valley Smith Families

 

John Smith (b. 1805-d. 1884) born Scotland pioneer last will and testament page 81/471 Antigonish Will Book 1883-1905 married Ann “Nancy” MacDonald (b. 1811-d. 1890) died at Pleasant Valley Obit

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 67

1881 Census Arisaig District # 120

Catherine Smith (b. 1841-d. 1923) US

Flora Smith (b. 1842-d. September 15, 1869) died at Goldenville NSVS

Hugh Smith (b. 1843-d. 1924) received half of farm from father married Isabella “Bell” Smith (b. 1845-d. 1920) d/o John Smith, Cross Roads married February 1873 at Antigonish

1881 Census Arisaig District # 113

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 60

1901 Census Maryvale District # 72

1911 Census Maryvale District # 60

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 66

John Angus Smith (b. November 3, 1973-d. 1928) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS farm servant

1901 Census Maryvale District # 72

1911 Census Maryvale District # 60

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 66

Flora Smith (b. 1875)

Dougald Smith (b. 1878)

Donald Smith (b. August 15, 1883) SMAR

Mary Jane Smith (b. 1886)

1901 Census Maryvale District # 72

Ann Smith (b. 1848) Pleasant Valley married Norman MacDonald (b. 1836) born Scotland s/o Donald and Margaret MacDonald married January 20, 1869 at Georgeville

Charles Smith (b. 1849-d. 1917) received  half of farm from father/stonecutter immigrated 1885 (1910 US Census) worked as a carpenter in a shipyard in New York married Sarah MacDonald (b. 1857) married July 27, 1887 at Halifax NSVS

Mary Smith (b. 1851) married Peter MacKenzie

 

A record at St. Margaret’s, Arisaig: “John Smith Malignant Brook’s children 4 in number died the month of August, 1847” SMAR

 

 

Ronald Smith pioneer arrived 1842 – MacLean Vol. 1 page 114

 

 

Ronald Smith “Gow” (b. 1797) born Scotland married Christy MacIsaac (b. 1799-d. 1882)

Donald Smith (b. 1827-d. 1904) born Scotland married Mary MacDonald (b. 1839) born South River married November 28, 1865 at St. Andrews NSVS

Moved to Antigonish by 1881 – Donald was a stone mason

 

John Smith (b. 1828 Scotland) arrived in Canada in 1850 1901 census married Flora MacDonald (b. 1834) married 1865 at Georgeville

1871 Census Arisaig District Division 1 # 61

1881 Census Arisaig District # 122

1891 Census Malignant Brook District # 40

1901 Census Maryvale District # 73

1911 Census Maryvale District # 75 Flora living with son Ronald

Flora Ann Smith (b. 1867) servant girl

Mary Bell Smith (b. 1868) servant girl married Allan MacIsaac US

Ronald Smith (b. June 10, 1870-d. 1941) last will and testament page 251/539 Antigonish Will Book 1925-1956 born at Pleasant Valley NSVS lumberman married Catherine (b. 1851)

1911 Census Maryvale District # 75

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 65

John Smith (b. 1906) left half the farm in his father’s will

Ann Smith (b. 1907)

Dan Smith (b. 1910-d. 1964) left half the farm in his father’s will

Florence Smith

Alexander Smith (b. November 16, 1872) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS farm servant immigrated 1895 by rail (1910 US Census and 1922 US Naturalization Record) lineman/telephone company married Mary Agnes MacKinnon (b. 1882) immigrated 1908 (1910 US Census) domestic d/o Angus MacKinnon and Margaret MacGillivray Arisaig married November 17, 1909 at Boston

 

 

 

 

Archibald Smith (b. 1834 Scotland-d. 1917) mason married Ann MacDonald (b. 1838-d. March 15, 1915) NSVS married 1871 at Georgeville

1901 Census Maryvale District # 47

1911 Census Maryvale District # 50

John Angus Smith (b. June 3, 1871) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS

Mary Smith (b. April 8, 1873) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS

Hugh A Smith (b. October 25, 1874) born at Pleasant Valley NSVS married Mary (b. 1865)

1911 Census Maryvale District # 50

1921 Census Maryvale Sub-District # 17 # 51

Mary Smith (b. 1908)

Dougald MacPherson (b. 1903) adopted son

John MacDonald (b. 1889)

Hugh Smith married Ellen MacDonald

Alexander Smith (b. 1836) born at Arisaig NSVS married Mary Ann MacDonald (b. 1842) born at West River married January 16, 1866 at Ohio

 

 

John Smith Sr. born Moidart, Scotland (b. ? dead by 1858) married Mary (b.1751-1858) [Mary’s dates are from her death notice in the Casket (she was indicated as a widow) and do not square with the idea she was a Mooney …this might have been son John’s wife]

John Smith Jr. [not mentioned in MacLean]

Hugh …left the Mountain? [MacLean, p.158]

Charles …left the Mountain? [MacLean, p.158]

Mary …married William Col? [probably not] [MacLean, p.158]

Annie …married William Col? [probably not] [MacLean, p.158]