David Reed SMITH

1826 - 1911  (85 years)

• Name	David Reed SMITH  [1, 2]
  Birth	Jun 1826	Nova Scotia   [3, 4]
  Birth	17 Jun 1826	Selma, Hants County   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	David Smith  [3]
  Residence	1891	Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Methodist
  Residence	1901	Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Methodist
  Residence	1911	Hants, Nova Scotia   [4]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Presbyterian; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	30 Nov 1911	Shubenacadie   [1, 2]
  Burial	Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I1175	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathan SMITH,   b. 13 Jun 1789, Stanley, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 Feb 1876, Selma, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachel Susannah Shey SMITH,   b. 9 Mar 1791, Falmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 Jan 1854, Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Mar 1813	Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [7]
  	Nathan married his cousin, Rachel Susannah Smith, daughter of john and Rachel (Marsters) Smith of Falmouth. Rachel was born March 9, 1791, married March 1 1813, and died in Selma Jan 6th, 1854. They had ten children. (see acount of Nathan's life, written by himself.)
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth ANDERSON,   b. 1831, Petpeswick, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 Dec 1919, Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1853  [2]
  Children	1. Annie Jane SMITH,   b. 5 May 1857, Selma, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 Nov 1941, Milford Station, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Georgina Anderson SMITH,   b. 30 Jan 1863, Nova Scotia d. 20 Apr 1951, Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Jesse Margaret SMITH,   b. 13 May 1855, Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 23 Oct 1880 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S255] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), History of the Smith Family; Author: Smith, Nathan, 1789-1876. Record for David Reed Smith https://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=62282&h=4542430459&indiv=try US, Family History Books - David Reed Smith History of the Smith Family; Author: Smith, Nathan, 1789-1876 [S224] Ancestry.com, 1891 Census of Canada, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). 1891 Census of Canada [S225] Ancestry.com, 1911 Census of Canada, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). 1911 Census of Canada [S226] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). 1901 Census of Canada [S241] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S343] Smith, Nathan, History of the Smith Family, Nathan Smith, pg. 102. The Smith Family of Hants County.