https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/71e1fce014140dd9078519d89c520a81.pdf f76626ea467044b0a8d5b0c25faf013a PDF Text Text WILLIAM SMITH::: born 1768 d. Oct. 8th. 1843. postmaster,of Fort Erie: 1829-1830 & 1831. • 1e was an active Merchant, Magistrate, and it was from him that the land for he also served as Warden st. Paul's Anglican Church was purchased. of Bertis : 1840. Mrs. Smith was o:~ F:::--ench origin, and her husband v1as connected with ;;3 orne large ol cl fur c omy;ani es. HOME OF WM. SMITH: : : lot 4 1st. con. N.R. On an old mB.p early 1800's William smith's home is marked just south of the creek by ST. Paul 1 s Anglican Church. This old brick home stood on the hill overlooking the Niagara River until 1979 when it was removed. It has been known historically as the home of the Reeve of Fort Erie in the 60 1 s P. Kempson. t···to This property went from the Crown to John Warren 1796. 1821: J. ohn Warren to Wm. Smith. 18~-5. Willed to the ·wife and children of WM. Smith. 1853. In trust to Peter T. Kempso:g.~ • TM.s :Lnforma.tion points to the Kempson home being also t~~ t- of VJilliiarn Smith and farnily , an.d not tb.e yeJ..lovf brick horne on Cori. & Smith st. that was not built f:H1::: 1391.', 1855: inf. from Richard Radcliffe::: II Immediately adjoining this( the horne of Peter T. r:empson) ": -2s tl1e resiclence of 1-'Ir,s. ,Sn1i. th over 80 yrs, anc1 her t11ree c1aug11ters. There is no mention of this house , next to the church on an 1858 ("map of the village. ~:here v:ras indeed a large two story flame h'Ouse the t stood on the hill just south of t 11.e small stream that runs by the south side of st. Pauls G:1~irch. Perhaps when Peter T. KemiJso:r. got the pro})erty, she built a new home for her and her tlu·ee sp:Ln,ster daughters. It was a much later style then Peters house next door • • �'The 'Na terloo farm of • ~7i1li a.m .Smith extended from the riverfront r u nni n g west ,along t he b ord er of the Gilmore farm which was situate d on the south side of Gilmore Road. It ran west to Erf.te S t . later called Cocession Rd. In k821 (regt 1838) W m. Smith purchased part of lot 4, in the ist . 2nd. & 3 and part of lot five in t h e 4th. all in the Township of Bertie containing by admeasurement , 170 ac r es mote or less. At the ti me of Fort Erie's Centennial an article came out sayi n g that the ye llow brick house on t he west side of Concession was the Srni th home. If he aquired his propert y j_n 1821, which is verified by t he regt. r s cords this could no t be tnue; for this house was not built till 1870. It is certain hovrnver that his grandson John Shaw lived here, for it was he who sold it to Thomas Bovm in 1888. The continuation of Henrietta fr om the west of Concession , L=· named Smith .S treet after t he fam:'._ly. ( no. 36 concrnssion S t) 'rhe logical plac e for the Smith home is that on the river front which was kn own for many years as the Kempson h ouse. It is marked • on an early 1800 ma.p as being the Srni th h ome. Also in 1853 this home and the property nearby was left in trust for Peter T; "iempson M.D . AftBr William's death in 18D,3 a ll t he proper t y i ncluding the "Na terloo farm went to his wi dow l·!Jary ,Smi t h durin g her li fe time, and then it was devided be t ween her childrx>n; except for the t wo older boys David William 8.c. George who were pr e viously provi d ed for. S t. Paul's F ort Erie :: : On 23rd. of April 1821 a deed of l and fronting on the ri ver roa-d of a. width of 87 ft. by 200 ft. i ::.1 ,_-'_e pth, was executed by William Smith merchan't: conveying it at a lJri ce of 200 :;;:iounds s t e rling to th e Trustees of St. Paul's to be used f or a site for a Church and Ceme ter y, and for no other pur p oses what soever, par t of the Smi t h farm V.J8B later .s old" to a Thomas Hawks. 10 on t he sout h sicJ.e of Henri e tta 6, 7, 8,9, &, 1 0 on t he north side Of Henrie tt e. al l par t of l1.0 lots ov..rn &d by thw wj_ d ow .S mith. V:Ll l a ge lots6,7, 8,9, • 8~ \ �• WIJ.Jl,IAM SMITH::: lot 4 con 1. tns. lot Bertie .west side of Niagara Blvd. as marked on Village Map of Fort Erie As Dr. Kempson•s lot. Book C. page 110 Reg office Welland. Pat .. Aug. 24, 1796 Crown to John Warren 1400.cres .. lot 4 con l.N.R. Lease Sept. 6. 1796. John Warren to Hugh Gilmer: 440 acres Lot 4, con. l B. & s. 1816 Hugh Gilmer .a53 acres. Nov. 23. Mortgage held & wife Isabelle to John Warren by William Smith. :1 • B. & S. Nov. 20, 1838 • John Warren to William Smith: 170 acres, pt. of #4 • con 1, 2, 3: beginning at the distance of 5chs. from the north east of lot# 4 Con. 1., and at the distance of i ch • . from the Niagara River., thence west to the west end.of the said lot # 4 con 3, thence south 7 chs. 50 links more or less; thence east to 1 ch. of said river, to the place of the beginning: excepting and·recerving and allowance· for three streets or roads on lot 4 Con 1. ; agreeable to the plan of,' the village of Waterloo. etc. etc. probate od!: will Reg Feb.12, 1845 ( 2098 ) • B.& S. Sept. 9, 1853 1167 Aug. 31, 1869 Vvilliam Smith willed all his property to his wife for her use and the education of their children. ~l1-.l,,.,,;._J \John Franc \s: Ellen Haria: E:j.izabeth Theresa:Mary Ann Jane: Henriette Amelia: Executor brother Charles Smith. Widow Smith and her children to William Alexander Thomson::: in trust for Peter Kempson. deed of Trust to Peter Tertius Kempson M.D. later Reeve of Fort Erie. �• SHI ~CH: : : WILLIAM SMI TH b• d. marr : Mary bur: S t . Pa ul ' s Ce metery Fort Erie. Children of William &: Ma r y Smith::: D~ vid William b . marr ; bur: George b. John Francis marr : bur ; b. dentist. Marr ; Elizabeth Martha Au gusta. Oct . 11 , 1850. bur: Ellen l1aria b. • marr ; 'Nm . And erson of Buffalo Apr. 7, 1836. bur : Elizabeth Theresa b . never mai?r; bur: Mary Anne Jane b. n ever marr: .·, bur: Henri et ta, Amelia Q;t_i,_Jt . .r a.1~. · never marr: j_., 822 · Cl1 i· -)P"' • _[. ·_ ccWa • 1 a• 1820 bur: brother Ch2,rles Smith of c:iiu ebec • Chippa wa:~enriet ta Archange Smith: Bur • Oct . 5th. 1820 . -· � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. 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