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• Occupation: Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; owner/operator of Smith Grocery Store
• Residence: Oct 1974, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Obituary: 14 Oct 1974, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle Herlad

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AMHERST - Edsel McLean Smith, 47, of 69 Hickman Street, died Saturday in the Highland View Regional Hospital.  Born in Shinimicas, he was a son of the late Guy W. and Carrie (Mills) Smith.  Owner and operator of the Smith Grocery Store on Hickman Street, he was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 10.  Surviving him are a son, Darryle, at home; two sisters, Dorothy (Mrs. Victor Aminsson) East Amherst; Mrs. Jen Carman, Waltham, Mass.; two brothers, Reginald, Waltham; Joseph, Marlborough, Mass.   Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, the former Betty Fields of Amherst.  The body is at Furlong's Funeral Home, where funeral service will take place Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Malcolm Cogswell officiating.  Burial will be in Shinimicas.

[posted to NSCumber mailing list by Gerry Mattinson 17 Aug 2012]

Edsel — Mary Fields. Mary (daughter of Lewis Watson Fields and Ethel Louisa Teed) was born CA 1927, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 23 Jul 1971, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Shinimicas Cemetery, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 24 Jul 1971, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle Herald

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AMHERST - Mrs. Mary E. (Betty) Smith, 44, wife of Edsel M. Smith, of Amherst and formerly of Shinimicas, died Friday in the Halifax Infirmary.  Born in Amherst, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Fields.  Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Darrlye, at home; one sister, Doris (Mrs. Victor Patterson), Bowmanville, Ont.; two brothers, Lewis, Oshawa, Ont.; Charles, Amherst; one half brother, Gordon Brown, Newcastle, Ont.  The body is at Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst, where funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. H.G. Mackenzie officiating.  Burial will be in Shinimicas cemetery.

[posted NSCumber mailing list by Gerry Mattinson 17 Aug 2012]

Lewis married Ethel Louisa Teed 21 Sep 1925, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ethel was born CA 1898, Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
he 29, moulder; she 27 spinster

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• Census: 1871, , Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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!SOURCE 1 1881 CENSUS

Census:
1 in 1871 census

William married Elizabeth Beharrell 20 Nov 1890, Head of Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Elizabeth was born 10 Dec 1872, Head of Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 4 Mar 1906, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]