Mary
Ann Smith, 24 Mar 1880 in Simcoe, Norfolk County (age 28)
Died:
22
Oct 1929 in Windham Township, Norfolk County (age 78)
Buried:
Oakwood
Cemetery, Simcoe
Mary
Ann Smith, daughter of
Laurence "Laurie" Smith and Mary Christie
Born:
8
Jan 1852 in Townsend Township, Norfolk County
Married:
John
Leask, 24 Mar 1880 in Simcoe, Norfolk Coutny (age 28)
Died:
29
Dec 1935 in Windham Township, Norfolk County (age 83)
Buried:
Oakwood
Cemetery, Simcoe
Their Children:
Mildred
Isabelle Leask married Thomas Storey
Mary
Christie Leask. Taught music in Victoria, British Columbia.
Frederick
Abram Leask married Sadie M. Welsby, then Bertha Hare
Notes:
The
1881 Census says John was born in Scotland, but his parents had
settled in Windham before he was born. The 1901 Census, 1911 Census,
and their cemetery stones report different birth dates for both John
and Mary Ann. John's obituary says he was born in Windham Township
and lived his entire life there as a farmer. Mary Ann's parents
married in 1814 in Shetland Islands, Scotland and immigrated to Port
Dover the same year; yet the 1880 Census claims Mary Ann was born in
Scotland. Her marriage record says she was born in Townsend
Township, where her family settled. Mary Ann moved to Windham
Township when she married and lived there the rest of her life.
Source: John
Cardiff of Simcoe, Norfolk County.
Contributed:
15 Feb 2009
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