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James Reuben Smith 1850 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1850

Birth Location: Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 29 Nov 1922

Death Location: Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Smith

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Louisa Smith

Children(s): Frank Smith, Fred Smith, Lena Nickerson, Elias Smith

According to available records, James Reuben Smith was born in 1850 in Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William Smith and Elizabeth Betsey Wamboldt Smith. Following those early years, James Reuben Smith married Louisa Smith, and their family grew to include Frank Smith, Fred M. Smith, Lena May Nickerson and Elias Smith. In the later years of life, James Reuben Smith died in 1922 in Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Parents

William Smith
1808 – 1895
Birth Location: England
WS
Elizabeth Smith
1819 – 1904
Birth Location: Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Smith
1869 – 1932
Birth Location: Chelsea, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
LS

Children(s)

Frank Smith
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fred Smith
1886 – 1964
Birth Location: –
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Lena Nickerson
1891 – 1934
Birth Location: –
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Elias Smith
1875 – 1955
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1922
    Event Place: Pleasant River, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant River, Queens County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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