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F Isabella (Isobel) Smith

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Kent County Marriages extracted from the marriage registers of the Western District 1786-1856, by the Kent branch of the OGS:
Marriages by Rev. William Griffes, Wesleyan Methodist Minister, 1838-1851:
Alexander McDonald & Isabella Smith, of Howard, 18 Mar. 1841, lic. Witnesses: Stephen Kenny, Caroline Kenny.

Headstone Morpeth Cemetery, Morpeth, ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
McDonald, Margaret J., dau Alexander and Isabella, d. Mar 19, 1845, ae 1 y, 2 m, 10 ds.

1861 personal census, Howard Twp., Kent Co., ON, 1-6&5[order reversed], line 42-50,1-3:
Alexander McDonald, Farmer, born U.C., E. Methodist, 40, Married;
Isabella, born Scotland, C. of S., 30, Married;
Miles, born U.C., 18, Single;
Robert, born U.C., 17, Single;
Randel, born U.C., 15, Single, attended school;
William, born U.C., 13, Single, attended school;
Lawson, born U.C., 12, Single, attended school;
Lucinda, born U.C., 9, Single;
Elsia, born U.C., 8, Single;
Isabel, born U.C., 6, Single;
Polly, born U.C., 4, Single;
Alexander, born U.C., 1, born in 1860.

1871 personal census, Howard Twp., Kent Co.(Bothwell), ON, A1-17:
McDonald Alexander, M, 54, born Ontario, C P, origin: Scotch, Farmer, Married;
Isabella, F, 48, born Scotland, N C M, Married;
William, M, 23, born Ontario, N C M, Farmer;
Lawson, M, 21, born Ontario, N C M, Farmer;
Lucinda, F, 19, born Ontario, N C M;
Elcy, F, 17, born Ontario, N C M;
Isabella, F, 16, born Ontario, N C M;
Polly, F, 12, born Ontario, N C M, going to school;
Alexander, M, 10, born Ontario, N C M, going to school;
Mary Ann, F, 7, born Ontario, N C M, going to school.

1881 personal census, Howard Twp., Kent Co., ON, 1-25,26, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
McDonald Alexander, M, 67, born Ont, Married, origin: Scotch, Farmer;
Isabel, F, 56, born Scotland, Married, Presb. Church, origin: Scotch;
Lawsin, M, 28, born Ont;
Elay, F, 25, born Ont; Polley, F, 22, born Ont; Alexander, M, 20, born Ont;
Mary Ann, F, 18, born Ont;
Hattie, F, 9, born Ont;
McKay Lucinda, F, 26, born Ont, Married, origin: Scotch;
Alexander, M, 5, born Ont, student;
Angus, M, 3, born Ont.

Headstone Morpeth Cemetery, Morpeth, ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
McDonald, Alexander, b. Aug 6, 1816, d. Nov 18, 1912;
Isobel McDonald, b. June 23, 1823, d. Aug 14, 1887;
Lawson McDonald, d. Dec 22, 1931 ae 79 y, 2 m, 7 ds.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, published in 1904, pages 529-531:
"Alexander McDonald... "This most highly respected resident of Howard Township was born in that township, on the river Thames, August 6, 1816, a son of Randall and Polly (Hubbell) McDonald, who were among the very first settlers in the County of Kent...
... Here Mr. McDonald grew to sturdy manhood, and on March 18, 1841, he was married to Isabella Smith, who was born in Scotland, June 23, 1823, daughter of Robert and Isabel Smith, highly esteemed residents of the County of Kent. The young couple settled at first on a farm near Thamesville, but he later sold this farm and took charge of the old homestead farm for some years, in 1857 purchasing his present home. Looking about the fertile fields, enjoying the fruits of his productive orchards and noting his comfortable buildings, surrounded with all the conveniences of modern life, it seems scarcely possible that when Mcr. McDonald moved here it was but a bit of wild land still in the state of nature. It was his patience and energy that reclaimed this land, cultivaed and improved it, and made a comfortable home for his wife and large family. Mrs. McDonald died here August 14, 1887. She was a most worthy Christian woman, devoted to her duties and a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church. Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McDonald, two dying in childhood. Of the others we have the following record--Miles, born in the old home in Howard, in 1842, married Mary Roberson, and they lived on his farm near Morpeth; their children are Katie, Arthur, John, Fred and Jennie. Robert, born in 1843, married Fannie Brush, a Canadian and first settled in Thamesville, where he engaged in hotel-keeping, but in 1878 he went to Gonzales County, Texas, where he died in 1900; he left a wife and eight children. Randall, born in 1845, married Mary Whitsel, daughter of George Whitsel, pioneer, and they reside in Chatham, their two children are Alexander and Marry A. Williams, born in 1846, married Annie McQuarry, of Chatham Township and they reside at Ridgeton, where they have a fine home; their children are Herbert, Bertha, Margaret, Ernest, Minnie, Hattie and Alexander. Lawson, unmarried, resides at the old home. Lucinda, born in 1851, married George McKay, and they live in Detroit, Michigan; their children are Hattie, Alexander, Angus, Harry, Millie and Vern. Elsie, born in 1856, married David Barclay, son of Mrs. Janet Barclay, an old pioneer resident, and they have two children, Lawson and Nettie. Isabel, born in 1858, is a widow of James Simmington, who settled in the Northwest of Canada and left children - Walter, William, Edward, James, Percey, Mary and Edith. Polly, born in 1861, in December 1882 married David Kelly, who was born in 1853 in the State of New York, a son of Patrick and Elizabeth Kelley, natives of Ireland, and they now reside in Thamesville, where he is now a merchant; their children are Annabel, born in 1884, James, 1887; Orvin, 1889; Maude, 1891; Irene, 1894; and Walter, 1900 - all bright students at school. Alexander, born in 1863, married Anna Street of Howard, and they now reside in the Northwest, where he is engaged in the livery business; their chldren are Myrtle, Lille, Marie, Jessie and Letha. Mary A., born in the present family home in 1865, married first Al Wood, who died in Bay City, Michigan, leaving two children, Verenice and William. She married (second) Fred Spencer of Chatham, and they have one daughter, Hattie L.
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Isabella (Isobel) Smith 1823-1887